Vandiar-powered Lions edge out MI in opener

Sep 11, 2010 |

Johannesburg, Sept. 10: Highveld Lions edged out IPL-3 runners-up Mumbai Indians by nine runs in the opening Group B match of the second edition of Champions League twenty20 tournament here on Friday.

Chasing Lions’ formidable target of 187 for a win, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 177 for 6 with skipper Sachin Tendulkar top-scoring with 69.

Earlier, Jonathan Vandiar and Neil McKenzie smashed blistering half-centuries as Lions posted a challenging 186 for five. Vandiar cracked a 48-ball 71 at the top to set the tone for the innings, while McKenzie blasted a whirlwind 30-ball 56 down the order to power Lions across the 150-mark.

Electing to bat first, Alviro Petersen and Jonathan Vandiar started off on a positive note but a terrible mix up between the two helped Mumbai Indians scalp the first Lions wicket in the fourth over.

Cameron then joined Vandiar and brought his first four when he smashed Lasith Malinga over mid-on. But he couldn’t stay longer as going for a big shot off Ali Murtaza he was caught by Zaheer Khan at mid-on. VB van Jaarsveld and Vandiar then joined hands and brought up the fifty in the eight over.

Vandiar stepped on the gas and smashed Harbhajan Singh for a four at point, before blasting Zaheer Khan for successive boundaries in the eighth over. The opener then hammered J P Duminy over long-on for his first six of the day in the next over.

Scores: Highveld Lions 186/5 (Jonathan Vandiar 71, Neil McKenzie 56 n.o.; Malinga 3/33) vs Mumbai Indians 177 for 6 (Sachin Tendulkar 69, J.P. Duminy 30; S. Burger 2/33).

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