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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