Chandigarh Lions v Kolkata Tigers, ICL, Gurgaon

Jhunjhunwala and Nechim power Tigers' win

Cricinfo staff

March 26, 2008

Kolkata Tigers 165 for 7 (Jhunjhunwala 62, Klusener 38, Hall 3-37) beat Chandigarh Lions 143 (TP Singh 34, Nechim 4-27, Adams 3-22) by 22 runs
Scorecard

	Abu Nechim's 4 for 27 helped the Tigers post an important win © ICL

The Lions stumbled for the second consecutive day in a run-chase of 160-odd as they fell to a 22-run loss against the Kolkata Tigers, thus ending their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals.

The match in Gurgaon was a crunch clash, as both sides needed to win to have any chance of going through. Craig McMillan, the Tigers' captain, won the toss and his top order cashed in on the decision to bat.

The momentum was provided by Subhomoy Das right at the start; he smashed three fours before Andrew Hall had him trapped in front in the first over. Lance Klusener then joined Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, and the duo added 78 in 11.2 overs.

Klusener was run out by Dinesh Mongia for 38 from 34 deliveries but Jhunjhunwala stayed till the 20th over before he was dismissed in the same manner. He made 62 off 57 balls as the Tigers puta competitive total of 165 on the board. Hall took 3 for 37 in his four overs, while his new-ball partner Daryl Tuffey was miserly, conceding only 14 in his four overs.

Then it was over to the Tigers' pace attack; wickets fell at regular intervals as the Lions struggled in their hunt of 166. Abu Nechim scalped three as they succumbed to 69 for 6 after 12.1 overs. A 50-run stand between Manish Sharma and Tejinder Pal Singh raised hopes of an unlikely win. Upul Chandana was carted for runs as Tejinder Pal scored 34 off just 16, while Sharma took the same number of deliveries for his 23.

Andre Adams removed the duo in the 17th over, and Nantie Hayward and Nechim got rid of the tailenders as the Lions were bundled out for 143. Nechim finished with 4 for 27 off his four overs, while Adams bagged 3 for 22 off his quota. Nechim and Jhunjhunwala shared the Man-of-the-Match award.

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Matches

Chandigarh Lions v Kolkata Tigers at Gurgaon

Players/Umpires

Andre Adams

Abu Nechim

Nantie Hayward

Lance Klusener

TP Singh

Series/Tournaments

ICL 20s Grand Championship

Teams

India