Harbhajan doubtful for 1st test

Harbhajan Singh,a terror for Aussies was doubtful for 1st test between Australia and India due to injury.According to reliable sources he himself noted that he was not cent percent fit to play.Before few days ago,Ricky Pointing stated the danger caused by Bajji in before series and how dreadful he is for them.The injury was caused during Champions Trophy itself.We all know what happened during 2007 T20 world cup when Sehwag hided his injury before selection.This time everybody is talking about this series and importance of Bajji in this series.But it was quit disappointment for Indian fans.Bajji took 357 wickets in 85 tests with average 0f 31.62.His best of 15 wickets in a match was against Australia.

Chennai trashed Warriors in final

Chennai Super Kings 132 for 2 (Vijay 58, Hussey 51*) Warriors 128 (Murali 3-16, Ashwin 2-16) by 8 wickets

Davy Jacobs had started off imperiously and catapulted Warriors to 45 in the sixth over. Then R Ashwin got one to turn quickly towards the leg stump, Jacobs went for the reverse sweep, but was trapped in front.After Jacobs fell, Muttiah Muralitharan suffocated the Warriors with his skill, and L Balaji maintained the pressure with a disciplined spell in the middle, keeping the Warriors to 128, which was never going to be enough.Ashwin continued to tease them with his variations and Muttiah Muralitharan came on in the 10th over to harass them with his ability.

He kept his doosras to a minimum, and ripped offbreaks across at varying pace. Success came in the 14th over: Mark Boucher, who has fallen most to Muralitharan than any other bowler in his career, was bowled, and Justin Kreusch was beaten by the dip and flicked straight to midwicket.

The only chance for Warriors after that effort was take early wickets. They didn't. M Vijay and Michael Hussey shut them out of the contest with assured knocks. Both play spin well. Vijay used his feet to repeatedly drive inside out while Hussey, as ever, worked the angles. There was a brief moment at the end when Vijay and Suresh Raina fell in quick succession and all wondered, 'Hold on, do we have a twist here?' The equation jumped from a comfortable 26 from 31 deliveries to 13 from 12. However, Hussey and Dhoni calmly escorted Chennai home. A score of 128 wasn't enough to test Chennai. Jacobs' wicket was the key.

Warriors through to finals

Warriors 175 for 6 (Jacobs 61, Ingram 46, Harris 3-16) beat South Australia 145 for 7 (Ferguson 71, Tsotsobe 2-16) by 30 runs

Southern Redbacks comprehensively defeated by 30 runs.

Warriors captain Davy Jacobs' blistering 61 and his 105-run second-wicket stand with Colin Ingram (46), Warriors posted a challenging 175 for six and then restricted South Australia to 145 for seven. Earlier, opting to bat, Jacobs led from the front with the quick-fire half-century and together with Ingram set the tone for the competitive score with the century plus second-wicket partnership that came off just 72 balls. Jacobs' quick-fire 41-ball innings was decorated with 10 boundaries and a six, while Ingram struck three fours and a six during his stay.

Nicky Boje came up with a short little seven-ball 22 run unbeaten cameo in the end to take Warriors beyond the 170-run mark. Medium-pacer Daniel Harris pulled South Australia back into the match with figures of three for 18 from his four overs, while Shaun Tait scalped two victims for 37.South Australia's chase never got going as they lost wickets upfront to find themselves in a precarious position and eventually fell short by 30 runs. Callum Ferguson fought a losing cause for South Australia with a quick-fire 71 that came off just 49 balls but his heroics were not enough to take his side into the summit clash.

Raina's 94* take Chennai to finals

Chennai Super Kings 174 (Raina 94*, Vijay 41) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 123 (Pandey 52, Bollinger 3-27) by 52 runs according to D-L method
Suresh Raina's unbeaten 48-ball 94, followed by a clinical bowling display helped Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 52 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method) and qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 final. Opting to bat, Chennai rode on an 81-run second-wicket partnership between Raina and Murali Vijay to post an imposing 174 for four after a long rain-interruption reduced the match to a 17-over-a-side affair.Vijay also made a 32-ball 41. The Indian Premier League champions then came out with a disciplined bowling performance and restricted Bangalore to 123 in 16.2 overs as Manish Pandey's fighting 52 off 44 balls went in vain.Paceman Doug Bollinger scalped three wickets for 27 runs, while Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan bagged two for 38. Chennai thus became the first Indian Premier League side to enter the summit stage of the show-piece event and now take on the winner of the second semi-final between South Australia and Warriors.Chasing 176 to win, Bangalore were off to a wobbly start as they lost two quick wickets in the form of experienced Rahul Dravid (0) and Robin Uthappa (4) in the second and third over respectively. Dravid's mistimed drive off left-arm pacer Bollinger went aloft and Albie Morkel tumbled forward to pouch a nice catch.Morkel then struck in the next over when he got some away movements. Uthappa came forward half-heartedly and finally gave an easy catch to Vijay.RCB's New Zealander import Ross Taylor then decided to take an attacking strategy and cracked a superb four off Bollinger in the fourth over, but the bowler took revenge in the very next ball. Taylor went for an ambitious pull on backfoot but failed to connect it properly and Vijay took another easy catch.Virat Kohli (14) then returned to the dugout leaving RCB struggling at 37 for four. Kohli tried to flick from the leg stump but played the Lakshmipathy Balaji slower a bit early and Ravichandran Ashwin took a diving catch at midwicket.Cameron White (13) and Dillon du Preez (1) also failed to give company for long to Pandey, who was waging a solitary battle on the other end. Pandey cracked four fours and two sixes before Bollinger bowled him out in the 14th over.

Chennai beat Warriors, Both qualify for semis

Chennai Super Kings 136 for 6 (Hussey 50, Vijay 35, Kreusch 3-19) beat Warriors 126 for 8 (Jacobs 32, Ashwin 3-24)

Chennai Super Kings defeated Warriors by 10 runs in a crucial Group A match and qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament. Electing to bat, Mike Hussey (50 off 39) and Murali Vijay (35 off 27) shared a 63-run opening stand before skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni came up with a late 21-ball 31 to guide Chennai to 136 for six in their alloted 20 overs.

Chennai bowlers then rose to the occasion and restricted the Warriors to 126 for eight. With this victory, Chennai have secured a place in the first semi-final against fellow Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bangalore in Durban on Friday.Even though Warriors lost the match, they too have qualified for the last four stage, pipping Victoria Bushrangers on net run-rate. Chasing the modest 137, Warriors needed 109 to book their their place in the semis and they finally went on to score 126 for eight.Warriors will face South Australia Redbacks in the second semi-final on Saturday. For Warriors, Justin Kreusch turned out to be the hero as he first picked up three wickets for 19 and then scored valuable 25 with the bat to help his side's cause at the St George's Park.Warriors' chase never got going as they were dealt with the first blow in the fourth over in the form of Ashwell Prince. Prince fell to a one-handed blinder from Justin Kemp in the slip off off-spinner R Aswin.From there on, the home team found runs hard to come by against the Chennai slow bowlers, which eventually resulted in the dismissal of Warriors captain Davey Jacobs (32). Jacobs was pounced by Hussey at deep midwicket off left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati as the right-hander went for a slog-sweep.

The slow bowlers again came to the party as part-time spinner Suresh Raina had Colin Ingram caught by S Badrinath at the midwicket boundary. But after a fine showing with the ball, Kreusch also shone with the bat with a valuable 26-ball 25 and together with Mark Boucher (25) added 44 runs to guide Warriors into the semifinals even though the South African side lost the encounter.Needing, 46 off the last four overs, Boucher relived the pressure with two sixes off Jakati. But just when it seemed the Warriors will cruise home, Chennai picked up two wickets in a span of three balls to bring the match into balance.First Kreusch departed, stumped by Dhoni off Ashwin and then three balls later Boucher was caught at long-on by Kemp. New man in Johan Botha, somewhat, changed the complexion of the match when he struck Doug Bollinger for two boundaries in the penultimate over, but it was not to be Warriors' day as he perished in search of a non-existent double.