Chandigarh Lions
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| Chandigarh Lions | |||
| Coach: |  Balwinder Sandhu |
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| Captain: |  Chris Cairns |
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| Founded: | 2007 | ||
| Home Ground: | N/A | ||
| Official Website: | Chandigarh Lions | ||
Chandigarh Lions are a team playing in the Indian Cricket League. They were one of the six founding teams and were the runners-up in the inaugural Twenty20 Championship, which was won by Chennai Superstars. The team represents the Punjab state capital Chandigarh, and the captain is Chris Cairns, the former New Zealand all-rounder [1] [2].
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[edit] History
[edit] 2007
The team competed in the first edition of the Indian Cricket League's Twenty20 championship, finishing runners-up to the Chennai Superstars. Their results were as follows;
| Match number | Date | Opponent | Result | Man of the Match |
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| 1st Match | 30 November | Delhi Jets | Lions won by 9 runs | Daryl Tuffey (Lions) |
| 2nd Match | 2 December | Kolkata Tigers | Tigers won by 43 runs | Darren Maddy (Tigers) |
| 3nd Match | 5 December | Hyderabad Heroes | Lions won by 6 wickets | Imran Farhat (Lions) |
| 4rd Match | 8 December | Chennai Superstars | Heroes won by 4 wickets | Ian Harvey (Superstars) |
| 5th Match | 9 December | Mumbai Champs | Lions won by 38 runs | Chris Cairns (Lions) |
| Semi-final | 15 December | Delhi Jets | Lions won by 4 wickets | Abbas Ali (Jets) |
| Final | 16 December | Chennai Superstars | Superstars won by 12 runs | Shabbir Ahmed (Superstars) |
[edit] Current Squad (March 2008 Roster)
- Chris Cairns (New Zealand) (C.)
- Andrew Hall (South Africa)
- Lou Vincent (New Zealand)
- Daryl Tuffey (New Zealand)
- Matthew Elliott (Australia)
- Dinesh Mongia
- Sarabjeet Singh
- T.P. Singh
- Rajesh Sharma
- Ishan Malhotra
- Chetan Sharma
- Manish Sharma
- Love Ablish
- Bipul Sharma
- Karanveer Singh
- Amit Uniyal
- Harpreet Singh
- Gaurav Gupta
[edit] Coach
The coach for the Chandigarh Lions is former Indian international Balwinder Sandhu.
[edit] Lions TV Promotion
- Publicity for Indian Cricket League appeared on Indian television channels. The official promotion video of Chandigarh Lions was Chandigarh Lions - Khelo Te Tashan Naal
[edit] References
- ^ Rediff staff. "ICL announces team lists", Rediff, November 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
- ^ Cricinfo staff. "IPlayer roster for six teams finalised", Cricinfo, November 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
[edit] External links
- Chandigarth Lions- Chandigarth Lions in ICL Twenty20 Tournament
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