Auckland aces knocked out!

Somerset 126 for 6 (Snell 34*, Hildreth 34) beat Auckland 125 for 7 (Vincent 47*) by four wickets Steve Snell, who was in the anonymity of Minor Counties cricket last month, proved the unlikeliest of heroes for Somerset with a game-turning late cameo which ended Auckland's Champions League hopes after a last-ball thriller in Hyderabad. Snell, only making the trip to India because Somerset's two preferred wicketkeeper-batsmen Craig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler were tied up with the England Twenty20 team, concocted a 24-ball 34 that proved the difference in a low-scoring encounter. Via: http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/content/current/story/533166.html

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Champions League T20 - 2011 fixtures

Date	Match Details	Time			Venue		D/N
		GMT	IST	Your Time	Ground	City
Sep 23 - Fri	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Warriors, 1st Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Sep 24 - Sat	Cape Cobras v New South Wales, 2nd Match	10:30	16:00	16:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Sep 24 - Sat	Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, 3rd Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Sep 25 - Sun	Warriors v South Australia, 4th Match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Sep 25 - Sun	TBC v TBC, 5th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Sep 26 - Mon	Mumbai Indians v TBC, 6th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Sep 27 - Tue	TBC v South Australia, 7th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Sep 28 - Wed	New South Wales v TBC, 8th Match	10:30	16:00	16:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Sep 28 - Wed	Chennai Super Kings v Cape Cobras, 9th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Sep 29 - Thu	TBC v Royal Challengers Bangalore, 10th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Sep 30 - Fri	Mumbai Indians v Cape Cobras, 11th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Oct 01 - Sat	South Australia v TBC, 12th Match	10:30	16:00	16:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Oct 01 - Sat	TBC v Warriors, 13th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Oct 02 - Sun	Mumbai Indians v New South Wales, 14th Match	10:30	16:00	16:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Oct 02 - Sun	Chennai Super Kings v TBC, 15th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Oct 03 - Mon	Royal Challengers Bangalore v TBC, 16th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Oct 04 - Tue	Cape Cobras v TBC, 17th Match	10:30	16:00	16:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Oct 04 - Tue	Chennai Super Kings v New South Wales, 18th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Oct 05 - Wed	Warriors v TBC, 19th Match	10:30	16:00	16:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Oct 05 - Wed	Royal Challengers Bangalore v South Australia, 20th Match	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Oct 07 - Fri	TBC v TBC, 1st Semi-final	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Oct 08 - Sat	TBC v TBC, 2nd Semi-final	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Oct 09 - Sun	TBC v TBC, Final	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai

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Trinidad & Tobago ready for Ruhunu test

No matter how low West Indian cricket may sink but the presence of a team from the Caribbean always lends a dash of exuberance. Trinidad and Tobago are no exception. After setting the 2009 Champions League on fire on this very ground, T&T are keen to make up for their absence from the tournament last year. To play in the qualifiers may not be appealing for T&T, who were the finalists in 2009. But skipper Daren Ganga is not disturbed. Via: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/clt20/top-stories/Trinidad-Tobago-ready-for-Ruhunu-test/articleshow/10033761.cms

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IPL franchises preferred by players for Champions League

The IPL franchises have emerged as clear winners when it comes to players deciding between playing for them or their home sides in the upcoming Champions League Twenty20. Eight players were originally nominated for two squads and were given 48 hours to decide which team they would play for before the final squads were announced today.

Brad Haddin, Doug Bollinger and Brett Lee have all chosen to play for their respective IPL franchise over New South Wales; Warriors have lost Jacques Kallis and Davy Jacobs to IPL teams; Trinidad & Tobago will be without the services of Dwayne Bravo, who will play for Chennai Super Kings, and Kieron Pollard, who is in the Mumbai Indians squad; and Aiden Blizzard has chosen Mumbai over the South Australia Redbacks.

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