Bradman Cup 20:20 Tournament 2005-06
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The Bradman Cup 20:20 Tournament was a cricket competition played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in India. This is Karnataka's home ground. It represented the first time twenty-over-a-side cricket was played professionally in India. The competition was a season opener, and sees six teams, including the visiting New South Wales Blues and hosting Karnataka State Cricket Association XI compete over three days.
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[edit] The matches
[edit] Zone A qualifying matches
[edit] Karnataka XI v Bradman World XI (20 August)
Karnataka XI (2pts) beat Bradman World XI (0pts) by 33 runs
The Bradman World XI, with 11 internationals - 7 of them current - got a nasty surprise as the hosting Karnataka State's XI racked up 137 runs in 20 overs, taking advantage of Shoaib Malik's no-balls. There were three run outs in the last over, while Bharat Chipli top scored for Karnataka with 48. In reply, two inexperienced spinners in Vinay Kumar and Chandra Ragavendra shared six wickets between them, as the Bradman XI collapsed from 72 for 4 to 104 all out. Ragavendra took three for 15 from his four overs. Cricinfo Scorecard
[edit] Bradman XI v Chemplast (20 August)
Bradman XI (2pts) beat Chemplast (0pts) by seven wickets
Three Indian internationals - Hemang Badani, Sanjay Bangar and Lakshmipathy Balaji - turned out for the Chemplast team, but it was Mahendra Singh Dhoni who stole the show. Badani made 47 before being run out by Shoaib Malik, who took two for 16, while Ajay Kudva saw the innings home with 24 not out from number eight. Setting a target of 132, the Chemplast bowlers were faced with the might of Dhoni, who slashed six sixes in a stunning 91 not out - the highest score of the competition. Despite Balaji taking three for 21, the Bradman XI cruised home with 13 deliveries to spare, but with a negative net run rate after two matches they had no hope of qualifying for the final. Cricinfo scorecard
[edit] Chemplast v Karnataka XI (21 August)
Chemplast (2pts) beat Karnataka XI (0pts) by five wickets
Chemplast won the last match, but by too small a margin to threaten Karnataka's place in the final. After the Chemplast bowlers had shared out the wickets, with only Balachandra Akhil passing 20 with his unbeaten 51. Slow left arm bowler Ramakrishnan Ramkumar got excellent figures of 4-0-13-2. Karnataka got wickets at regular intervals, but six wides from NC Aiyappa was just too much, and Chemplast won with five balls to spare. However, to win the group and qualify for the final, Chemplast would have required to chase down the target in 16 overs - instead of the 19.1 they used. Cricinfo scorecard
| Bradman Cup - Zone A | ||||||
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| Team | Pld | W | L | NRR | Pts | |
| 1 | Karnataka | 2 | 1 | 1 | +0.75 | 2 |
| 2 | Chemplast | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.35 | 2 |
| 3 | Bradman XI | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.41 | 2 |
[edit] Zone B qualifying matches
[edit] Air India v Cricket Association of Bengal (19 August)
Air India (2pts) beat Cricket Association of Bengal (0pts) by seven wickets
Early wickets stopped the Bengal side from getting up a big target, as they were forced to consolidate after losing opener Subhomoy Das for a duck and former India international Rohan Gavaskar for 4. Former India wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta put the team back on track with four fours and a knock of 30, while Air India's Suresh Raina - who made his ODI debut two weeks previously - took three for 13. Air India were set a target of 119 to win, and Ranadeb Bose looked to set up an unlikely victory with two early wickets. However, Dinesh Karthik and Sridharan Sriram paired up for 92 runs as Air India cruised to the target with 15 deliveries to spare. Cricinfo scorecard
[edit] Air India v New South Wales (19 August)
Air India (2pts) beat New South Wales (0pts) by seven wickets
Another seven-wicket win sent Air India into the final, rendering the last group stage match on the following morning rather pointless. Only New South Wales Blues wicket-keeper Daniel Smith - with only two List-A games under his belt - passed 20 for New South Wales, the other players being uncomfortable with the Indian conditions, as they made 97 for 9. Suresh Raina continued to take wickets, ending with two for 12 from four overs, and also hit an unbeaten 57 to guide Air India home with five deliveries to spare - the final score 100 for 3 after 19.1 overs, a rather low run rate for Twenty20 cricket. Cricinfo scorecard
[edit] Cricket Association of Bengal v New South Wales (20 August)
Cricket Association of Bengal (2pts) beat New South Wales (0pts) by 23 runs
NSW Blues went winless in the competition after failing to chase 135 against Bengal - the highest score amassed in the group. 19-year-old Manoj Tewari slashed 55 after a testing opening spell from Doug Bollinger, yielding only nine runs from four overs. However, the other bowlers were taken for runs, Subhomoy Das repairing his duck in the last game with 45 now. No New South Wales batsman passed 25, and they never really settled - Saurasish Lahiri taking four for 11 and running out Grant Lambert as New South Wales were all out for 111. [1]
| Bradman Cup - Zone B | ||||||
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| Team | Pld | W | L | NRR | Pts | |
| 1 | Air India | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0.60 | 4 |
| 2 | CA of Bengal | 2 | 1 | 1 | +0.17 | 2 |
| 3 | New South Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.77 | 0 |
[edit] Final
[edit] Karnataka XI v Air India (21 August)
Air India won by six wickets and won the Bradman Cup
Air India recorded their third victory in the Cup, from three matches, as they inflicted defeat on the Karnataka XI. Despite a good start from Gaurav Dhiman and Robin Uthappa, the Karnataka innings was stifled, with Sridharan Sriram bowling a maiden over to end with one wicket for 11 runs in four overs. The Karnataka innings was halted by rain, but eventually finished with Karnataka having scored 117 for 5, and under the Duckworth-Lewis method, Air India were set 121 to win in 17 overs. Naman Ojha and Suresh Raina hit out well with a partnership, however, and despite three wickets from Chandra Raghavendra, Air India won with an over to spare.
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