NSW Blues become First Ever T20 Champions League Winner
NSW Blues defeated Trinidad & Tobago in the first ever Champions League T20 by 41 runs. Brett Lee was the hero in this win of NSW Blues. Lee who was in tremendous form thorought the tournament shined in all the departments in the final. The win has added another feather in NSW’s cap. But the start of the match was a different story. After winning the toss T&T selected to bat first, as they had successfully chased some good targets earlier. They were surely favorite in the final. With the likes of Pollard they could chase any target. Starting to bat first NSW Blues saw a good start. Opener Warner gave a good start to the Blues. But wickets started falling at regular intervals. Though skipper Katich gave some resistance, he was not to last long. Soon the Blues were reduced to 83 at the cost of six wickets in eleven overs. So it looked doubtful whether they can make hundred or not. But then came Brett Lee to the crease. He took the challenge thrown by T&T. First he settled down and then started beating the T&T bowlers like anything. He smashed 48 runs from just 31 deliveries which gave the Blues a formidable score of 159.Brett Lee smashed five huge sixes in his innings. He got good support from Smith who himself made 33 runs.
Skipper Daren Ganga however was not much worried over this target. But in bowling also, Lee took the charge. He got opener Perkins bold in the second ball of his first over. In his second over he removed Simmons. Trinidad kept losing wickets at regular intervals against the pace and spin attack of the Blues. But when the danger man Pollard came to the crease then it seemed that T&T could grab a win. He smashed three huge sixes. But Hauritz finally got him caught near the boundary. Lee was the fielder. After Pollard there was little resistance left for Trinidad and they finally got all out for 118.It was a great match. Brett Lee won the Man of the Match and Player of the series award.
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