Broom sweeps Perth

Sep 26, 2013

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Jaipur: Otago Volts electrified the Champions League T20 2013 with a sizzling display with the bat as they turned on the heat against Perth Scorchers, beating the plucky young Australian state side by a comfortable 62 runs at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Wednesday.
Led by an unbeaten 117 from opener Neil Broom and aggressive knocks by Ryan ten Doeschate (66) and Derek de Boorder (45), the Kiwis piled up a CLT20 record 242/4 before restricting the Scorchers to 180/6 to continue their unbeaten run at this championship, starting with the qualifiers in Mohali last week.
Needing almost 12.5 runs from every over, the Scorchers were jolted by the quick dismissals of openers Liam Davis, Ashton Agar and skipper Simon Katich, who was run out at the bowler’s end without even having faced a ball, the wickets falling within the first nine deliveries of their reply.
Young Hilton Cartwright and veteran Adam Voges staged something of a fightback, but the decision to pack the team with spinners affected the Scorchers badly, who saw their slow bowlers mauled by Broom and ten Doeschate in particular.
Earlier, the Volts turned on the firepower.
Rajasthan Royals keeps win streak
by Rahul BanerjiRajasthan Royals took another big step towards a CL20 semifi nal berth with a clinical 30-run win over the Highveld Lions to extend their blemishless 2013 record at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Wednesday.
The result gave them eight points and a clear lead in the race from Group A, the other four teams all having dropped vital points in the Ahmedaabd washout of two days ago.
Brief scores: Rajasthan Royals 183/9 (Brad Hodge 46 n.o., Stuart Binny 38) bt Highveld Lions 153/9 (Alviro Peterson 40, Pravin Tambe 4/15).
Sunrisers up against CSK
by Surender Negi The two IPL teams in Group `B' of CLT20 this year, former cham pions Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, will face off at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here in Ranchi on Thursday evening after a win ning start to their campaigns.
Both teams registered four wicket wins in their opening matches -CSK doing it quite convincingly against the Titans here on Sunday while Sunrisers managed to edge past Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesday.
Given CSK's track record, they will enter the contest as favourites but the Sunrisers, who made it to the tournament prop er through the qualifiers, have managed to punch above their weight in their inaugural season.
CSK's spirited start in the tournament was fashioned by Suresh Raina and Michael Hussey, who have led from the front.

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