New South Wales won the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 cricket title, beating Trinidad & Tobago by 41 runs in the final in Hyderabad last night. In the title showdown featuring top two teams of the tournament, it was a battle between Caribbean flair and Australian professionalism and in the end, New South Wales had the last laugh with Brett Lee as their star performer.Earlier put into bat, New South Wales fumbled and faltered in their innings to slump to 83 for six in the 12th over before finding a messiah in Lee, whose whirlwind 48 off 31 balls, along with Steven Smith's 33, guided them to 159 for nine. For Trinidad & Tobago, Rampaul tookm 3 wickets.Trinidad & Tobago's chase never gathered momentum and Kieron Pollard's 26 off 15 balls last ditch attempt was not enough as the Caribbeans side folded for 118 in 15.5 overs.After his batting heroics, Lee was in the thick of action again, claiming two quick wickets to reduce Trinidad & Tobago to 21 for three in the first eventful 14 balls. Clark claimed 3 wickets.Brett Lee of New South Wales has bagged both the Man of the Match and Man of the Series awards of the championship.
News On AIR | October 24, 2009 9:07 AM
New South Wales win Champions LeagueTwenty20 title