MI-RR in opening ClT20 clash
New Delhi: The winners of IPl 6 Mumbai Indians will take on Rajasthan Royals, who finished third in the cash-rich tournament, in the inaugural group stage match of the Champions league Twenty20 to be played on September 21 at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. The ClT20 final will be played on October 6 at the Ferozeshah Kotla Ground here, which hosted the first Qualifier and the Eliminator of IPl 6. The Kotla will also host the second semi-final of the tournament on October 5. The first semi-final will be played at Jaipur on October 4. The opening group stage encounter will be followed by a double-header at Ranchi’s JSCA International Stadium Complex, on September 22. Brisbane Heat, the winner of Australia’s KFC T20 Big Bash league, will play Trinidad and Tobago, the domestic T20 Champion of the West Indies, in the first game. It will be followed by a duel between IPl 2013 runners-up, Chennai Super Kings and the Titans, South Africa’s domestic T20 runners-up side. Apart from Delhi, Jaipur and Ranchi, the ClT20 matches will also be played at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera (Ahmedabad) and Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.
shetty can’t contest elections
Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association has changed its eligibility rules for contesting its forthcoming elections, a move which is widely seen to prevent senior administrator Prof Ratnakar Shetty from regaining his place in its managing committee. The managing committee of MCA, at its meeting last night, has taken a decision that debars anyone who is a paid employee of its parent body Cricket Board, including the National Cricket Academy, and coaches or employees of various IPl franchisees, from the elections, a top source said. “The decision to debar such persons from contesting the elections has been taken. As for the date of the elections it will be decided once the hearing on the court case filed by Prof Shetty, which is coming up tomorrow, is over,” the source said.
Zol’s ton in India U-19’s 333/2
Dambulla: Skipper Vijay Zol continued with his brilliant form as his unbeaten century helped India reach a commanding 333 for two against Sri lanka at stumps on the opening day of the first U-19 Youth ‘Test’ match, here on Tuesday. Sri lankan captain Kusal Mendis’s decision to field backfired badly as Zol (129 batting) along with Sanju Samson (74 batting) added 169 runs for the unbroken third-wicket stand after openers Shubham Khajuria (52) and Akhil Herwardkar (71) provided a solid start with 79-run opening stand. The second-wicket partnership between Zol and Herwadkar was also fruitful one which yielded 85 runs.
Renegades re-sign Murali
Sydney: leading Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan on Tuesday re-signed for the Australian Big Bash league with the Melbourne Renegades, who also unveiled Test quicks Peter Siddle and James Pattinson as part of their team. The 41-year-old Sri lankan spin maestro was the Renegades’ leading bowler last season in the Twenty20 competition. PNS/Agencies