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Chennai rules as Kings with Champions success
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September 28, 2010, Tuesday
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CHENNAI Super Kings added the Champions League Twenty20 title to their Indian Premier League crown on Sunday, underlining their status as the best club team in the world in cricket's shortest format.
Chennai produced a dominant performance to beat South Africa's Warriors by eight wickets in the Champions League final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg and collect the US$2.5 million prize.
The Indian team cruised to 132-2, and a convincing win, after restricting the home favorites to 128-7.
Spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and man-of-the-tournament Ravichandran Ashwin combined for five wickets, and openers Murali Vijay and Mike Hussey made half-centuries in a near-perfect, all-around performance from Chennai in the decider.
"Winning the IPL and now the Champions League, it's a very emotional moment for us," Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said. "The senior players have really done a good job. The environment has been superb ... it can't get any better than this."
Muralitharan's superb 3-16 and Ashwin's 2-16 killed off the Warriors' hopes of posting a competitive total.
Vijay hit 58 to become competition's highest run-scorer and put on a 103-run opening partnership with Hussey, who made 51 not out. It was the Indian team's second win over the Warriors at the tournament.
Dhoni fired a four down to long-on for the winning runs.
"We're disappointed," Warriors skipper Davy Jacobs said.
"They beat us twice in the competition and they deserve to win it. We couldn't get over the line but we're still happy."
Chennai swept the awards as Ashwin's two wickets ensured he topped the wicket-takers, with 13 in six matches.
Chennai produced a dominant performance to beat South Africa's Warriors by eight wickets in the Champions League final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg and collect the US$2.5 million prize.
The Indian team cruised to 132-2, and a convincing win, after restricting the home favorites to 128-7.
Spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and man-of-the-tournament Ravichandran Ashwin combined for five wickets, and openers Murali Vijay and Mike Hussey made half-centuries in a near-perfect, all-around performance from Chennai in the decider.
"Winning the IPL and now the Champions League, it's a very emotional moment for us," Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said. "The senior players have really done a good job. The environment has been superb ... it can't get any better than this."
Muralitharan's superb 3-16 and Ashwin's 2-16 killed off the Warriors' hopes of posting a competitive total.
Vijay hit 58 to become competition's highest run-scorer and put on a 103-run opening partnership with Hussey, who made 51 not out. It was the Indian team's second win over the Warriors at the tournament.
Dhoni fired a four down to long-on for the winning runs.
"We're disappointed," Warriors skipper Davy Jacobs said.
"They beat us twice in the competition and they deserve to win it. We couldn't get over the line but we're still happy."
Chennai swept the awards as Ashwin's two wickets ensured he topped the wicket-takers, with 13 in six matches.
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