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Virat Kohli hit a whirlwind 70 off 36 (6 sixes and four boundaries) to take RCB close to victory

Chris Gayle's 15-ball 26 with three sixes gave RCB the momentum required to chase the huge target

Daniel Christain removed the dangerous Gayle to give Redbacks an early advantage

Shaun Tait dismissed Kohli to give the Rebacks a much needed breakthrough

Kohli and Dilshan stitched together a 100-run partnership

Tillakaratne Dilshan hammered 74 off 47 balls to keep RCB in the game

With a five-for Shaun Tait kept SAR in the game

Shaun Tait dismissed RCB skipper Daniel Vettori for eight

With a last ball six, KB Arun Karthik won the match for RCB

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Dane Vilas scored 54 off 44 balls with seven boundaries

Samuel Badree gave T&T their first breakthrough with the wicket of Richard Levi off the second ball of the innings

Opener Richard Levi walked back to the dug-out for a duck with Cape Cobras' score on zero

Herschelle Gibbs followed his opening partner back to the dug-out after contributing just two runs

Ravi Rampaul dismissed Gibbs to give T&T their second wicket in the match

Sunil Narine claimed the key wicket of Vilas

Owais Shah and Vilas added 87 runs for third wicket to help the Cobras recover from two early blows

Owais Shah remained unbeaten on 63 to set T&T a competitive score

22-year old pacer Kevon Cooper bowled Duminy for nine runs

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The Turbanator claimed the key wickets of Gayle, Virat Kohli and Daniel Vettori

RCB opener, Tillakaratne Dilshan, was bowled by his Sri Lankan teammate, Lasith Malinga, for 27

Chris Gayle was trapped LBW by MI skipper Harbhajan Singh for just 5

Mayank Agarwal was dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal for 14

RCB were tottering at 74 for five after Arun Karthik fell to Chahal

With the wickets of Mayank Agarwal and Karthik, 21-year old leg spinner Chahal gave MI important breakthroughs

Keiron Pollard got the wicket of Mohammad Kaif

Malinga removed Dilshan and Aravind to finish with figures of 2-23

Abu Nechim Ahmed dimissed Saurabh Tiwary (17 runs) and Raju Bhatkal (6 runs)

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MI lift the CLT20 2011 Trophy by beating RCB Final: RCB vs MI - 2nd inns

2011-Oct-09
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MI's top scorer James Franklin was run-out for 41

India teammates, Harbhajan Singh and Virat Kohli share a lighter moment before the Nokia CLT20 2011 final

Aiden Blizzard's needless run-out early in the innings was followed by two more l

Dirk Nannes disrupted Sarul Kanwar's stumps to send back the opener for 13

Beaten by Nannes' pace, Kanwar departed for 13 runs

Ambati Rayudu was sent back by Bhatkal for 22

RCB skipper and left arm spinner Daniel Vettori dismissed Pollard (2) and Harbhajan (0)

After sending back Rayudu, Raju Bhatkal claimed Sathish and Malinga off consecutive deliveries in the 19th over

Lasith Malinga who has done well with the bat as well, contributed 16 runs

Opting to bat first, MI set RCB a target of 140 runs Final: RCB vs MI - 1st inns

2011-Oct-09
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter anchored the Somerset innings with 62 off 46 balls

With a four-for, MI's bowling spearhead Lasith Malinga played a key role in MI's win

Somerset's prolific opener, Peter Trego, was back in the hut without scoring a run

Roelof van der Merwe returned to the pavilion after scoring 10 runs

Skipper Harbhajan Singh broke the Kieswetter-Hildreth partnership as he dismissed Hildreth

James Hildreth contributed a valuable 39 off 33 deliveries in the 83-run stand with Kieswetter

With 22 runs required off 12 balls, James Franklin dismissed Kieswetter and Jos Buttler in the penultimate over

Mumbai Indians and Malinga celebrate the fall of a Somerset wicket in a hard-fought game

Sachin Tendulkar at the Chepauk, where Mumbai Indians defeated Somerset to reach the Nokia CLT20 final

MI beat SOM, will face RCB in the final 2nd Semi-Final: SOM vs MI - 2nd inns

2011-Oct-08
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SK Yadav scored 23 n.o. in an unbroken 43-run stand with R Sathish

Aiden Blizzard was castled for 54 by Murali Kartik

Left arm spinner Murali Kartik ended Blizzard's run in the middle

Steve Kirby removed MI opener Sarul Kanwar for two runs

Ambati Rayudu departed after scoring 19 from as many deliveries

Right-arm pacer Adam Dibble celebrates the wicket of MI's Rayudu

Kiwi all-rounder James Franklin was trapped LBW for six by Roelof van der Merwe

Big-hitting MI batsman Kieron Pollard was bowled by Somerset skipper Alfonso Thomas for 24 runs

R Sathish slammed 25 off 12 balls with a six and two boundaries

Opting to bat first, MI scored 160-5 2nd Semi-Final: SOM vs MI - 1st inns

2011-Oct-08
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Chris Gayle's 41-ball of 92 blitzkrieg lit-up the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore

Chasing 204 to win Tillakaratne Dilshan was the first to depart for four runs

Pacer Patrick Cummins sent back Dilshan to give NSW an importan breakthrough early on

The Gayle - Kohli partnership for 141 runs brought RCB within sniffing distance of the mammoth target

With an unbeaten on 84 off 49, Virat Kohli powered RCB to an another unbelievable victory

He got a couple of lifers but, Kohli slammed the NSW bowlers all over the park

Patrick Cummins who was on a hat-trick with the wickets of Gayle and Tiwary, dismissed Agarwal in his next

Although he was one of the most expensive of NSW bowlers Cummins was the only one to claim wickets and ended with a four-for

Mohammad Kaif hit the winning runs as RCB reach the target with nine balls to spare

RCB beat NSW to enter CLT20 2011 finaly M21: RCB vs NSW - 2nd inns

2011-Oct-07
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NSW opener David Warner hit his second consecutive century of Nokia CLT20 2011

NSW Blues captain Simon Katich and RCB skipper Daniel Vettori at the toss of the first semi-final of CLT20 2011

Australian southpaw Warner entertained the crowds with an unbeaten 123 including 11 sixes

Tillakaratne Dilshan claimed the key wicket of Watson and conceded only 10 runs in four overs

The dangerous Shane Watson departed for 11

Daniel Smith hammered 62 off 42 with three sixes

Despite a brilliant effort, Daniel Vettori failed to hold on to the catch offered by Daniel Smith over cover

The Warner-Smith partnership added 146 runs to the NSW total

Sreenath Aravind removed Daniel Smith's middle stump to end the wicketkeeper's explosive knock

Warner century takes NSW to 203 M21: RCB vs NSW - 1st inns

2011-Oct-07
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Virat Kohli hit a whirlwind 70 off 36 (6 sixes and four boundaries) to take RCB close to victory

Chris Gayle's 15-ball 26 with three sixes gave RCB the momentum required to chase the huge target

Daniel Christain removed the dangerous Gayle to give Redbacks an early advantage

Shaun Tait dismissed Kohli to give the Rebacks a much needed breakthrough

Kohli and Dilshan stitched together a 100-run partnership

Tillakaratne Dilshan hammered 74 off 47 balls to keep RCB in the game

With a five-for Shaun Tait kept SAR in the game

Shaun Tait dismissed RCB skipper Daniel Vettori for eight

With a last ball six, KB Arun Karthik won the match for RCB

RCB successfully chase 215 to reach the semi-final of Nokia CLT20 2011 M20: RCB vs SAR - 2nd inns

2011-Oct-05
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Daniel Harris' blistering knock of 108 off 61 balls was peppered with 17 fours and two sixes

Opting to bat first, Redbacks skipper Michael Klinger departed for seven runs

Syed Mohammad is congratulated by teammates after he picked the wicket of Klinger

With three sixes and four boundaries, Callum Ferguson hammered 70 off 43 balls

Harris and Ferguson added 114 runs for the second wicket

Ferguson was sent back in the 18th over by Raju Bhatkal

Left arm spinner and skipper, Daniel Vettori, went wicketless in RCB's final league game

Dropped by Mayank Agarwal off Dirk Nannes' bowling, Daniel Christain hit the pacer for a six off the next ball

Conceding 69 runs in four overs, pacer Sreenath Aravind was the most expensive RCB bowler

SAR set RCB a tough target of 215 M20: RCB vs SAR - 1st inns

2011-Oct-05
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Chasing 147 to win, Warriors opener JJ Smuts contributed 38 off 39 balls

Ashwell Prince (10 runs) was sent back early by pacer Steve Kirby

Colin Ingram's 25-ball 31 run featured two sixes and a boundary

20-year-old Adam Dibble claimed the key wicket of Ingram

Left-arm spinner Murali Kartik picked the wickets of JJ Smuts and Kelly Smuts

Defending 146 runs, senior pacer Steve Kirby claimed two wickets for 33 runs

Somerset skipper Alfonso Thomas sent back Thyssen and Parnell

Nicky Boje remained unbeaten on 13 as the Warriors lost to Somerset

Somerset win their last league game by 12 runs M19: WAR vs SOM - 2nd inn

2011-Oct-05
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Craig Keiswetter anchored the Somerset innings with an unbeaten 56

Peter Trego departed without opening his account in Somerset's last league game of Nokia CLT20 2011

Lonwabo Tsotsobe removed Trego to give the Warriors an early breakthrough

Roelof van der Merwe slammed a quick-fire 32 off 16 balls before returning to the dug-out

Left-arm spinner JJ Smuts picked the wicket of van der Merwe

Skipper Johan Botha was the most economical of the Warriors bowlers giving away 20 runs and picking the wicket of Hildreth

James Hidreth contributed 21 runs before being sent back by Botha

Jos Buttler hammered 30 off 23 with two sixes

Pacer Rusty Theron claimed the key wicket of Buttler

Somerset score 146 for four wickets on slowish track M19: WAR vs SOM - 1st inns

2011-Oct-05
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The Turbanator claimed the key wickets of Gayle, Virat Kohli and Daniel Vettori

RCB opener, Tillakaratne Dilshan, was bowled by his Sri Lankan teammate, Lasith Malinga, for 27

Chris Gayle was trapped LBW by MI skipper Harbhajan Singh for just 5

Mayank Agarwal was dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal for 14

RCB were tottering at 74 for five after Arun Karthik fell to Chahal

With the wickets of Mayank Agarwal and Karthik, 21-year old leg spinner Chahal gave MI important breakthroughs

Keiron Pollard got the wicket of Mohammad Kaif

Malinga removed Dilshan and Aravind to finish with figures of 2-23

Abu Nechim Ahmed dimissed Saurabh Tiwary (17 runs) and Raju Bhatkal (6 runs)

MI lift the CLT20 2011 Trophy by beating RCB Final: RCB vs MI - 2nd inns

2011-Oct-09
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