It was a thoroughly clinical and professional performance by the New South Wales Blues. In a contest between flair and professionalism, the latter came up trumps tonight. And it was all about one man, Brett Lee. He did the job with the bat, he got the first break through and if that was not enough, he was responsible to drive the final nail in the TT coffin when his catch...

Hyderabad, Oct 23(ANI): New South Wales’s success in the ongoing mega-rich Champions League is being given to skipper Simon Katich, who is believed to be the brain behind the Blues’ revolutionary tactics. One of the main tactics used by Katich was to unsettle opposition bowlers by using the combination of right hand and left hand batsmen at crease. He made it sure...

Hyderabad, Oct 23(ANI): With the mega-rich Champions League on the verge of conclusion, Australian champions New South Wales (NSW) are perplexed with the “mind-boggling” money which they will earn out of it. NSW, who defeated Victoria in the semi-finals, have already been guaranteed a pay cheque of 1.3 million dollars for merely reaching the decider. But, more is up...

Pitch: The normal hardness is there, it looks a bit drier than the normal ones although it will not inhibit strokeplay. The grass have been cut very low today, there will be a consistent pace on this says Ian Bishop. Spinners will not get too much turn, it will not be lightning quick as well for the seamers. Hello and welcome to the summit clash of this inaugural...

That is another win for Trinidad and this one is the one that matters quite a lot. It was a clinical batting display from them. They got the runs at a good rate and kept up the rate despite losing wickets. Dwayne Bravo had not fired well enough in this tournament with the bat and he decided to do it today. Superb effort and T&T storm into the finals. PRESENTATON Darren...

Victoria’s New South Wales Blues mean that their run in the Champions League is cut short at the semi final stage. It was a clinical performance by the Blues. They batted well and then their experiment with opening the bowling with Hauritz clicked on a turning wicket at Kotla. They literally steam rolled their country mates to enter the finals with a thump. New South...

New Delhi, Oct. 21 (ANI): New South Wales takes on Victoria in the first semi-final of the Champions League tournament here tonight. Here are some interesting facts related to the two teams. In the 262 official matches between NSW and Victoria in the past 117 years, the closest the teams have gone to playing on neutral territory has been a Sheffield Shield match on the...

Preview: Ground Reality: The first semi-final of the Champions League will take place at the Feroze Shah Kotla in Delhi, and it is a ground that only bowlers have enjoyed so far in the tournament. Only once has a team crossed the 150-mark here in 14 innings across 7 matches, and the trend is expected to continue for the semi-finals also. The match will be played between...

Sydney, Oct 20(ANI): New South Wales (NSW) have shown interest in signing two Indian batsmen –Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik and big-hitting West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard for this summer’’s domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament. The decision comes against the backdrop of NSW’s success in the Champions League being held in India, where they...

Hyderabad, Oct.19 (ANI): Former Australian opener Justin Langer has said that his Somerset side did not deserve to reach the semi-finals of the Twenty20 Champions League after their six-wicket defeat to New South Wales. Somerset’s top order failed to fire as they limped to 111-7 – a total the Blues eased past with 49 balls to spare. Departing skipper Langer...