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CSK decimate KKR to lift CLT20 Title
CSK defeat KKR comfortably riding on Suresh Raina's Ton
Suresh Raina hammered one of the best T20 hundreds ever seen in world cricket. Feel sorry for KKR who piled up 180 in the finale, riding on their 14-match winning streak. KKR's bowling looked lackluster without Sunil Narine who was banned from bowling in the final. Raina brutalized KKR bowling attack but with such perfection, he launched 8 resounding sixes in his unbeaten 109 off 62 balls.
The beauty of the sixes he hit over long off and long on against spinners cannot be described in words. Great use of the feet, high backlift, ball meeting the middle of the bat, perfect follow-through, it was totally copybook style.
Earlier, Kolkata got off to a blistering start thanks to openers Uthappa 39(32) & Gambhir, 80(52) who fired after a long time. Manish Pandey 32(19) & Yusuf Pathan 20(9) finished off the innings with a late flourish to take Kolkata to 180/6 in 20 overs.
Pawan Negi had a dream finale as he picked up 5 wickets for just 22 runs in his 5 overs whereas Ashish Nehra was having a nightmare, he was hit around the park going for 54 runs in his 4 overs.
Earlier, Kolkata got off to a blistering start thanks to openers Uthappa 39(32) & Gambhir, 80(52) who fired after a long time. Manish Pandey 32(19) & Yusuf Pathan 20(9) finished off the innings with a late flourish to take Kolkata to 180/6 in 20 overs.
Pawan Negi had a dream finale as he picked up 5 wickets for just 22 runs in his 5 overs whereas Ashish Nehra was having a nightmare, he was hit around the park going for 54 runs in his 4 overs.
In reply, CSK lost Dwayne Smith in the 1st over, but after that it was just Raina going all over the distance again and again. He murdered the KKR bowling like a butcher, getting to 50 off just 27 balls, duly accompanied by Brendon McCullum 39(30) nurturing together a partnership of 118 runs off 74 deliveries. Raina was unstoppable and a treat to watch as he raced from 50 to 100 with some towering sixes of the spinners. He completed his 100 off 59 balls.
In the end Dhoni sealed the title with a six, CSK getting home in 18.3 overs, thus ending Chennai's trophy drought after 3 years.
In the end Dhoni sealed the title with a six, CSK getting home in 18.3 overs, thus ending Chennai's trophy drought after 3 years.
Pawan Negi was named Man of the Match for his five wicket haul whereas Suresh Raina bagged the Player of the Tournament award for his consistent performances.
Sunil Narine banned from bowling
Narine reported for suspect action again
West Indies Mystery spinner Sunil Narine has been banned from bowling in the final, this comes off as a big blow to Kolkata Knight Riders one night before the Champions League T20 finale against Chenai Super Kings.
Narine had been reported for 3 of his deliveries in the previous match against the Dolphins, warning him that another complaint against his action might bar him from bowling in the final. This time though, umpires Rod Tucker, S Ravi and Vineet Kulkarni, had noted in their written complaint that several of the 24 deliveries Narine bowled against Hurricanes were suspect. "It was 3 deliveries in the last match. But this time all his 4 overs were reported," an official privy to the complaint said.
Narine is the 4th bowler to be reported for suspect action in the CLT20 after Mohd Hafeez & Adnan Rasool of Lahore Lions and Dolphins' Prenelan Subrayen. But he is the only one off them to be reported twice.
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Another Mystery Spinner reported for Suspect Action
Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine becomes the latest Suspect
Another Mystery Spinner, this time from the west Indies, Sunil Narine has been reported for suspect action during KKR's Champions League T20 victory against Dolphins(SA) on Monday. According to the report published by ESPNCricinfo, Narine was reported by the umpires Anil Chaudhary, Chettihody Shamshuddin & 3rd umpire Kumar Dharmasena. However, as per CLT20 rules & regulations, the 26-year-old can seek an official assessment.
The Off Spinner has been the leader in the team's bowling attack & grabbed 3 more wickets to take his total wickets tally to 11 from 4 games on Monday. KKR registered their record-13th consecutive win.
Narine's name is now on the "warning list" where if he is reported again for bowling with a suspect action during the course of the tournament, he will be barred from bowling in the remaining games.
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