Diamond Eagles beat Somerset CCC by 5 wickets - Champions League Twenty20

Diamond Eagles beat Somerset CCC by 5 wickets in the league match at the Champions League Twenty20 2009. Somerset won the toss and chose to bat first. Brilliant bowling by the Diamond Eagles pace bowlers restricted Somerset to 132 runs in their 20 overs. Cornelius de Villiers picked up 4 wickets for 17 runs in his four overs. Jandre Coetzee picked up 2 wickets for 24 runs. In reply, Diamond Eagles reached the target losing 5 wickets with 8 balls to spare.

Somerset CCC: 132/8 (20 overs); Wes Durston 57(32), Cornelius de Villiers 4/17 (4 overs), Jandre Coetzee 2/24 (4 overs)
Diamond Eagles: 133/5 (18.4 overs); Morne van Wyk 47(41), Ryan Bailey 29(24), Alfonso Thomas 2/20 (3.4 overs)
Result: Diamond Eagles won by 5 wickets with 8 balls to spare.
Player of the match: Cornelius de Villiers 4/17 (4 overs)

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