Somerset Sabres are into the next round after Sussex Sharks lost in a “super over” eliminator on Tuesday. Seeing a match between Deccan Chargers and Trinidad & Tobago, it appeared that Deccan, with Adam Gilchrist making 51 off 36 balls, were heading for the win that would put Somerset out, but the IPL champions collapsed in the closing overs chasing 150 and were
beaten by three runs.
Despite Deccan’s departure, the fact that two of the three Indian teams recovered from losing their opening matches to reach the second round allayed Modi’s nightmare state of this tournament proving popular.
The IPL offshoot featuring 12 teams from seven countries, and suggested that England
could stage next year’s tournament.
It started with a poor opening night when the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Cape Cobras was watched by less than 1 per cent of the Indian TV audience and crowds
in the grounds have been sparse unless an IPL side is playing, but Modi can now begin planning for the future.
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