New South Wales Blues defeats Diamond Eagles by 53 runs - 2009 Champions League Twenty20

New South Wales Blues defeated Diamond Eagles by 53 runs in their first match of the Champions League Twenty20 2009. New South Wales won the toss and chose to bat first. They scored 144/6 in their 20 overs. Skipper Simon Katich scored a fifty and was out for 53(41). In reply, New South Wales Blues who boasts a strong bowling attack started off well. Diamond Eagles finished the match with 91/9 in 20 overs. Stuart Clark is the pick of the bowlers picking up 3 wickets for 12 runs. Brett Lee finished with 1/14 from 4 overs and Moises Henriques picked up 2 wickets for 13 runs from 3 overs.

New South Wales Blues: 144/6 (20 overs); Simon Katich 53(41), Moises Henriques 27(19), Shadley van Schalkwyk 2/22 (3 overs)
Diamond Eagles: 91/9 (20 overs); Ryan McLaren 40(37), Stuart Clark 3/12 (4 overs), Moises Henriques 2/13 (3 overs)
Toss: New South Wales won the toss and chose to bat first.
Result: New South Wales Blues won the match by 53 runs.
Player of the match: Simon Katich 53(41)

Match Updates

Diamond Eagles

Over 20: Last over of the match coming up. Moises Henriques will bowl the over. He is 1/11 from 2 overs. Ninth wicket down for Diamond Eagles. McLaren falls for 40. Henriques gets his second wicket. Victor Mpitsang is the new man in. 2 runs and a wicket in the over. New South Wales Blues wins the match by 53 runs.
Diamond Eagles: 91/9 (20 overs); Ryan McLaren 40(37), Thandi Tshabalala 8*(14), Victor Mpitsang 0*(1), Moises Henriques 3-0-13-2

Over 19: Lee to bowl his final over. Tshabalala gets a single off the first delivery. McLaren hits a four off the fourth delivery. 7 runs from the over. 56 runs required from 6 deliveries. Lee finishes with 1/14 from 4 overs.
Diamond Eagles: 89/8 (19 overs); Ryan McLaren 40*(36), Thandi Tshabalala 6*(10), Brett Lee 4-1-14-1

Over 18: Clark into his final over. 64 runs required from 1 balls. Tshabalala is off the mark with a single off the first delivery. McLaren gets a single off the second. 2 runs for Tshabalala off the fourth ball. 1 run off the last ball of the over. 5 runs from the over. Stuart Clark finishes with 3/12 from 4 overs. 63 runs required from 12 balls.
Diamond Eagles: 82/8 (18 overs); Ryan McLaren 35*(32), Thandi Tshabalala 4*(8), Stuart Clark 4-0-12-3

Over 17: Brett Lee comes back. McLaren hits a four off the final delivery. 6 runs from the over.
Diamond Eagles: 77/8 (17 overs); Ryan McLaren 34*(31), Thandi Tshabalala 0*(3), Brett Lee 3-1-7-1

Over 16: Stuart Clark comes back. Another wicket goes down. Clark gets three wickets. Dillon du Preez is out for 7. 3 runs and a wicket from the over. 74 runs required from 24 balls.
Diamond Eagles: 71/8 (16 overs); Ryan McLaren 29*(28), Dillon du Preez 7*(6), Stuart Clark 3-0-7-3

Over 15: Henriques comes back. And gets his first wicket in the match. Shadley van Schalwyk is out for 3. Dillon du Preez is the new man in. He hits a four off the fourth delivery and is off the mark. 7 runs from the over. 77 runs required from 30 balls.
Diamond Eagles: 68/7 (15 overs); Ryan McLaren 28*(26), Dillon du Preez 5*(2), Shadley van Schalkwyk 3(14), Moises Henriques 2-0-11-1

Over 14: Doug Bollinger comes back to bowl his final over. Just a single from teh over. 84 rusn required from 36 balls.
Diamond Eagles: 61/6 (14 overs); Ryan McLaren 26*(24), Shadley van Schalkwyk 3*(12), Doug Bollinger 4-0-21-0

Over 13: Nathan Hauritz to bowl his final over. van Schalkwyk gets a single off the first delivery. McLaren takes a single off the second delivery. Just 2 runs from the over. Hauritz finishes with 1/13 from 4 overs. Diamond Eagles are 60/6 from 13 overs. They require 85 runs from 42 balls.
Diamond Eagles: 60/6 (13 overs); Ryan McLaren 25*(21), Shadley van Schalkwyk 3*(9), Nathan Hauritz 4-0-13-1

Over 12: Steven Smith comes into the attack. He is a leg spinner. McLaren hits the first delivery towards square leg and gets two runs. An appeal for LBW off the third delivery, but not out says the umpire. McLaren hits a SIX off the fourth delivery. First Six off the innings for Diamond Eagles. He gets a double off the fifth delivery. Another four off the last delivery. Good over for Diamond Eagles, 14 runs from the over. 87 runs required from 48 deliveries.
Diamond Eagles: 58/6 (12 overs); Ryan McLaren 24*(20), Shadley van Schalkwyk 2*(4), Steven Smith 1-0-14-0

Over 11: Nathan Hauritz to continue. He is 1/7 from 2 overs. van Schalkwyk is off the mark with a single off the first delivery. McLaren gets a single off the second. 4 runs from the over. 101 runs required from 54 deliveries.
Diamond Eagles: 44/6 (11 overs); Ryan McLaren 10*(14), Shadley van Schalkwyk 2*(4), Nathan Hauritz 3-0-11-1

Over 10: Doug Bollinger into his third over. McLaren gets a single off the second delivery. Ryan Bailey is run out for 8 runs. Sixth wicket dow for Diamond Eagles. Shadley van Schalkwyk is the new man in. McLaren hits a four off the last delivery. 5 runs from the over. 105 runs required from 60 deliveries.
Diamond Eagles: 40/6 (10 overs); Ryan Bailey 8(10), Ryan McLaren 8*(12), Shadley van Schalkwyk 0*(0), Doug Bollinnger 3-0-20-0

Over 9: Nathan Hauritz to continue. 3 runs from the over. 110 runs required from 11 overs.
Diamond Eagles: 35/5 (9 overs); Ryan Bailey 8*(8), Ryan McLaren 3*(8), Nathan Hauritz 2-0-7-1

Over 8: Doug Bollinger comes back. He is 0/10 from 1 over. Ryan Bailey gets a single off the second delivery. A leg bye off the fifth delivery. Bailey hits a four off the last delivery. 6 runs from the over. 113 runs required from 12 overs.
Diamond Eagles: 32/5 (8 overs); Ryan Bailey 7*(6), Ryan McLaren 1*(4), Doug Bollinger 2-0-15-0

Over 7: Spin comes in play. Nathan Hauritz to bowl his first over in the tournament. Ryan Bailey is the new man in for Eagles. He is off the mark with a single off the second delivery. Fifth wicket down for Diamond Eagles. Dean Elgar is out for 2. Ryan McLaren is the new man in. 4 runs and a wicket from the over.
Diamond Eagles: 25/5 (7 overs); Dean Elgar 2(5), Ryan Bailey 2*(3), Ryan McLaren 1*(1), Nathan Hauritz 1-0-4-1

Over 6: Stuart Clark into his second over. Elgar hits the first delivery to the third man and gets a single. He is off the mark. Another wicket goes down. Clark is on fire. Boeta Dippenaar departs for 7. Four wickets down for Diamond Eagles and they are in deep trouble now. Second wicket for Clark.
Diamond Eagles: 22/4 (6 overs); Dean Elgar 1*(4), Boeta Dippenaar 7(14), Stuart Clark 2-0-4-2

Over 5: Moises Henriques into the attack and he replaces Brett Lee. Dippenaar hits a four off the fifth delivery. 4 runs from the over. 126 runs required from 15 overs.
Diamond Eagles: 19/3 (5 overs); Dean Elgar 0*(2), Boeta Dippenaar 5*(9), Moises Henriques 1-0-4-0

Over 4: 1 run and a wicket from the over. Good start from Stuart Clark. 130 runs required from 16 overs.
Diamond Eagles: 15/3 (4 overs); Dean Elgar 0*(2), Boeta Dippenaar 1*(3), Stuart Clark 1-0-1-1

Over 3.1: Stuart Clark comes into the attack. And he strikes the very first ball. Morne van Wyk is out for a duck. Three wickets down for Diamond Eagles and this is a perfect start for New South Wales Blues.
Diamond Eagles: 14/3 (3.1 overs); Morne van Wyk 0(5), Dean Elgar 0*(0), Stuart Clark 0.1-0-0-1

Over 3: Dean Elgar is the new man in. Wicket maiden for Brett Lee. 131 runs required from 17 overs.
Diamond Eagles: 14/2 (3 overs); Morne van Wyk 0*(4), Dean Elgar 0*(0), Brett Lee 2-1-2-1

Over 2.4: Brett Lee into his second over. 1 leg bye off the second delivery. Second wicket down for Diamond Eagles. Adrian McLaren is out for 11. 132 runs required from 17.2 overs with 8 wickets in hand.
Diamond Eagles: 13/2 (2.4 overs); Adrian McLaren 11(9), Morne van Wyk 0*(2), Brett Lee 1.4-0-2-1

Over 2: Doug Bollinger to share the new ball with Brett Lee. Morne van Wyk is the new man in for Diamond Eagles. McLaren hits a four off the third ball over toward the long-leg boundary. He hits another four off the fourth ball. 10 runs from the second over. 133 runs required from 18 balls.
Diamond Eagles: 12/1 (2 overs); Adrian McLaren 11*(7), Morne van Wyk 0*(0), Doug Bollinger 1-0-10-0

Over 1: Rossouw is off the mark with a single towards mid-on off the second delivery of the over. McLaren gets a single off the third delivery and is off the mark. First wicket for New South Wales. Rossouw is out for 1. Brett Lee gets his first wicket of the tournament. Diamond Eagles are 2/1 after 1 over. They require 143 runs from 19 overs.
Diamond Eagles: 2/1 (1 over); Rilee Rossouw 1(5), Adrian McLaren 1*(1), Brett Lee 1-0-2-1

The players are back on the field. Brett Lee has the new ball and will bowl the first over for New South Wales blues. Rilee Rossouw and Adrian McLaren will open the batting for Diamond Eagles.

Eagles require 145 runs from 20 overs.

New South Wales Innings

Over 20: Dillon du Preez to bowl the final over. Steven Smith is bowled for 10 runs. Brett Lee is the new man in. And he is run out of the first delivery. 2 wickets in 2 balls. Daniel Smith is the new man in. 7 runs from the over. New South Wales are 144/6 from 20 overs..
New South Wales Blues: 144/6 (20 overs); Ben Rohrer 22*(15), Steven Smith 10(8), Brett Lee 0(0), Daniel Smith 0*(1), Dillon du Preez 4-0-32-1

Over 19: Ryan McLaren comes back to bowl the penultimate over of the innings. Steven Smith hits a four off the fifth delivery. 10 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 137/4 (19 overs); Ben Rohrer 16*(12), Steven Smith 10*(7), Ryan McLaren 3-0-30-0

Over 18: van Schalkwyk comes back. Henriques hits his third six in the match off the second delivery. Henriques is out for 27 off the fourth delivery. 8 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 127/4 (18 overs); Moises Henriques 27(19), Ben Rohrer 15*(11), Steven Smith 1*(2), Shadley van Schalkwyk 3-0-22-2

Over 17: Dillon du Preez comes back. Rohrer hits a six off the fourth delivery. He follows up that with a four off the next delivery. 14 runs from the over. New South Wales are 119/3 after 17 overs.
New South Wales Blues: 119/3 (17 overs); Moises Henriques 20*(16), Ben Rohrer 14*(10), Dillon du Preez 3-0-26-0

Over 16: van Schalkwyk to continue. 5 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 105/3 (16 overs); Moises Henriques 18*(14), Ben Rohrer 3*(6), Ryan Bailey 3-0-9-1

Over 15: Tshabalala comes back to bowl his final over. Henriques gets a double off the first ball. He hits a six off the second delivery. He hits his second six of the match off the last delivery. 100 comes up for New South Wales 16 runs from the over. Tshabalala finishes with 0/33 from 4 overs.
New South Wales Blues: 100/3 (15 overs); Moises Henriques 17*(11), Ben Rohrer 1*(3), Thandi Tshabalala 4-0-33-0

Over 14: Ben Rohrer is the new man in. 1 run and a wicket from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 84/3 (14 overs); Moises Henriques 2*(6), Ben Rohrer 0*(2), Shadley van Schalkwyk 2-0-14-1

Over 13.4: van Schalkwyk comes back. He has given 13 runs in his first over. Henriques gets a single off the third delivery. Katich departs. That's a big wicket for Diamond Eagles. Simon Katich departs for 53. Three wickets down for NSWB.
New South Wales Blues: 84/3 (13.4 overs); Simon Katich 53(41), Moises Henriques 2*(6), Shadley van Schalkwyk 1.4-0-14-1

Over 13: Ryan Bailey to continue. David Warner is bowled by Bailey for 23. Second wicket goes down for New South Wales Blues. Moises Henriques is the new man in. 2 runs and a wicket in the over.
New South Wales Blues: 83/2 (13 overs); David Warner 23(31), Simon Katich 53*(40), Moises Henriques 1*(3), Ryan Bailey 2-0-5-1

Over 12: Tshabalala comes back into the attack. Simon Katich hits a six off the first delivery. That's 50 for Simon Katich. 7 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 81/1 (12 overs); David Warner 23*(30), Simon Katich 52*(38), Thandi Tshabalala 3-0-17-0

Over 11: Ryan Bailey comes into the attack now. 5 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 74/1 (11 overs); David Warner 23*(26), Simon Katich 45*(36), Ryan Bailey 1-0-3-0

Over 10: Ryan McLaren comes back. Simon Katich hits a four off the first delivery through backward point. He moves into the forties with another four off the third delivery. A single off the fourth delivery. 9 runs from the over. New South Wales are 69/1 after 10 overs. The current run rate is 6.9 runs per over.
New South Wales Blues: 69/1 (10 overs); David Warner 22*(25), Simon Katich 43*(31), Ryan McLaren 2-0-20-0

Over 9: Tshabalala into his second over. 4 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 60/1 (9 overs); David Warner 22*(23), Simon Katich 34*(27), Thandi Tshabalala 2-0-10-0

Over 8: Mpitsang comes back. He is 1/3 in 2 overs so far. 50 comes up for New South Wales Blues. 8 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 56/1 (8 overs); David Warner 21*(20), Simon Katich 31*(24), Victor Mpitsang 3-0-11-1

Over 7: Spin comes into play. Thandi Tshabalala comes into the attack. David Warner hits the first ball of the over for a four. 6 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 48/1 (7 overs); David Warner 20*(19), Simon Katich 24*(19), Thandi Tshabalala 1-0-6-0

Over 6: Shadley van Schalkwykcomes into the attack. David Warner welcomes him with a boundary wide of mid-on fielder. He hits another four off the second delivery. Warner hits another four off the fourth delivery. 13 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 42/1 (6 overs); David Warner 15*(17), Simon Katich 23*(15), Shadley van Schalkwyk 1-0-13-0

Over 5: Ryan McLaren comes into the attack. Katich hits his fourth four of the match off the third delivery. McLaren bowls a wide off the fifth delivery. First SIX of the match. Katich sends the last delivery for a six. New South Wales are 29/1 after 5 overs. The current run rate is 5.8 runs per over. 11 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 29/1 (5 overs); David Warner 2*(12), Simon Katich 23*(14), Ryan McLaren 1-0-11-0

Over 4: Mpitsang into his second over. 2 runs from the over. New South Wales are 18/1 after 4 overs at 4.5 runs per over.
New South Wales Blues: 18/1 (4 overs); David Warner 2*(12), Simon Katich 13*(8), Victor Mpitsang 2-0-3-1

Over 3: Dillon du Preez to continue. He has given just 1 run in his first over. This is a perfect start for Diamond Eagles. First boundary of the innings for New South Wales. Katich hits a four off the third delivery. He hits another four off the fourth ball, consecutive fours for Katich. Another four off the last delivery. Good over this for New South Wales. 13 runs from the over.
New South Wales Blues: 16/1 (3 overs); David Warner 1*(7), Simon Katich 12*(7), Dillon du Preez 2-0-13-0

Over 2: Victor Mpitsang to bowl from the other end. And he strikes. Phillip Hughes is bowled for just 1 run. First wicket down for New South Wales. Simon Katich is the new man in. 2 runs and a wicket in the over.
New South Wales Blues 3/1 (2 overs); Phillip Hughes 1(4), David Warner 1*(6), Simon Katich 0*(2), Victor Mpitsang 1-0-1-1

Over 1: Phillip Hughes and David Warner will open the innings for New South Wales Blues. Dillon du Preez will bowl the first over. Just a single from the first over. Good start by Diamond Eagles.
New South Wales Blues 1/0 (1 over); Phillip Hughes 1*(2), David Warner 0*(4), Dillion du Preez 1-0-1-0

Hours of Play

First Session: 16:00-17:20
Interval: 17:20-17:40
Second Session: 17:40-19:00

Match Officials

Umpires: Billy Doctrove (West Indies) and Sanjay Hazare
TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire: Sudhir Asnani

Teams

Diamond Eagles

Adrian McLaren, Rilee Rossouw, Morne van Wyk, Boeta Dippenaar (captain), Dean Elgar, Ryan Bailey, Ryan McLaren, Dillon du Preez, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Thandi Tshabalala, Victor Mpitsang

New South Wales Blues

Phillip Hughes, David Warner, Simon Katich (captain), Moises Henriques, Ben Rohrer, Daniel Smith (wicket keeper), Steven Smith, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Stuart Clark, Doug Bollinger

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