Chennai Superstars win ICL

Chennai Superstars won the inaugural edition of the rebel ICL championship beating Chandigarh Lions by 12 runs in a tough final match. As usual, Chennai Superstars played as a team with contributions from all the members. This time, its the bowling of Shabbir Ahmed which did the trick. His hat trick was the turning point of the match. The Chandigarh Lions fell at regular intervals which hampered their run chase. Chennai Superstars was the best team in the tournament and its good that the same team has won the championship and also the prize money of $1 million.

Man of the Match was given to Shabbir Ahmed for his brilliant bowling performance while the Man of the Series went to Ian Harvey. He is the tournament's highest run getter and also the leading wicket taker.

ICL finalists confirmed

Indian Cricket League, the rebel league, inspite of its absence of recognition by the ICC, has been started and there were sell out crowd for all the matches. All the foreign and local players played their part to keep the tournament exciting. The 6 teams played each other in a round robin format from which 4 teams for the semi finals were decided. Mumbai Champs and Hyderabad Tigers missed the semi final berth. The semi finals were evenly contested from both the teams but everyone knows the best team would go through to the next round.

The finalists are Chennai Superstars and Chandigarh Lions. They are the best teams in the tournament so far and hence it will be a fitting finale with both the best teams vying for the trophy. Lets wait and watch who will win the tournament. There were many positives from the tournament, said Kapil Dev