CLT20: Semifinal 1: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Hobart Hurricanes scoreboard

Hyderabad: Scoreboard after the reigning IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Hobart Hurricanes by 7 wickets in the first semifinal of 2014 CLT20 played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad on Thursday.

CLT20: Narine reported again, suspended from bowling in final

Hyderabad: In a major blow to Kolkata Knight Riders just after winning the semifinal against Hobart Hurricanes, their Caribbean off-spinner Sunil Narine was today reported for the second time for a suspect illegal bowling action and he will not be eligible to bowl in the CLT20 final on
Saturday, the organisers of the tournament said.

“Kolkata Knight Riders player Sunil Narine will not be eligible to bowl in the Oppo CLT20 final following a report on his suspected illegal bowling action,” a media advisory from CLT20 said.

“Mr Narine was reported for a second time in as many matches over a suspected illegal bowling action during this evening’s Oppo Champions League Twenty20 semi-final game against the Hobart Hurricanes at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad,” it said.

The organisers said that after all video evidence of the match was taken into account, on-field umpires Rod Tucker and S Ravi along with third umpire Vineet Kulkarni felt that there was a flex action in Narine’s elbow beyond the acceptable limit when bowling during the match.

“Under the CLT20 Suspected Illegal Bowling Action policy, if a player receives a report while on the warning list, the player shall be suspended from bowling for the remainder of the tournament and from bowling in any matches organised by the BCCI until such date as he is cleared.

“Mr Narine is suspended from bowling, but may continue to be selected to play in matches, however he will not be entitled to bowl,” the advisory said.

“The team will be advised to send the player to the SRMC (Sri Ramachandra Medical College) for testing as per the testing protocol set by the ICC. SRMC is accredited by the ICC as a testing center for suspected illegal bowling action.”

Narine was first reported on September 29 during the Kolkata Knight Riders match played against the Dolphins on the same ground here by on-field umpires Anil Chaudhary and Chettithody Shamshuddin along with third umpire Kumar Dharamsena.

The West Indian took 1/24 from his quota of four overs in KKR’s semifinal win over Hobart Hurricanes by seven wickets here today to book a berth in the final to be played in Bangalore on Saturday.

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Hyderabad: Chennai Super Kings stormed into their second Champions League T20 final with a crushing 65-run victory over Kings XI Punjab here today

Chennai bowlers wreaked havoc to dismiss Punjab for 117 in 18.2 overs after Dwayne Bravo hammered 67 balls off 39 balls and took his team to an imposing 182 for seven in the second semifinal at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Mohit Sharma (2/14), Ashish Nehra (2/9), Pawan Negi (2/28) and Suresh Raina (2/10) did the damage as Punjab’s batting came a cropper.

2010 Champions Chennai now face reigning IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the final on Saturday.

The contest between Chennai and Punjab was billed as the battle of two batting heavyweights. Chennai lived up to the expectation but Punjab failed miserably.

It became a one-side affair when Punjab collapsed to 61 for seven in the 11th over, needing an improbable 122 runs off the last 54 balls.

Wickets kept on falling regularly after Punjab lost opener Virender Sehwag in the first over. Glenn Maxwell too fell cheaply, ending his lean run in the competition.

It was an unexpected batting collapse from Punjab, who came into the match as the only unbeaten side alongside Knight Riders.

Earlier, Bravo got good support from Faf du Plessis (46 off 33) to take Chennai to a challenging score.

Parvinder Awana (4/30) and Akshar Patel (2/30) were the pick of the Punjab bowlers. Awana’s hat-trick almost went unnoticed in the innings.

Punjab had things under control for the first six overs after skipper George Bailey decided to put the opposition in.

Fast bowlers Anureet Singh and Awana impressed with the new ball against a dangerous Chennai batting unit.

A quick incoming delivery rattled the stumps of Dwayne Smith (14) while his opening partner Brendon McCullum (6) played to rash shot to be caught at mid-wicket off Thisara Perera.

Raina (6) started his innings with a delightful drive through the cover before he pulled a sharp catch to Bailey at mid-on, leaving Punjab at 41 for three in six overs.