The Delhi Giants beat the Chandigarh Lions 2-0 on a bowl-out after both teams made 200 in a boundary-ridden game 31 of the 2008/9 ICL season in Panchkula, Chandigarh. Singhs Sarabjit and TP both scored half-centuries as the Chandigarh Lions scored 200 for eight before the Giants’ innings of 200 for four was built around [...]
Lahore Badshahs displayed a clinical all-round performance to beat Chandigarh Lions by a comfortable seven wickets in the ICL20s Indian Championship here at the Tau Devi Lal stadium on Sunday. Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, who scored a brilliant unbeaten half century, apart from taking a wicket was declared the man of the match. Scorecard – Lahore Badshahs [...]
Graeme Hick, the former England and Worcestershire batsman, has joined the Indian Cricket League. He will be a part of the Chandigarh Lions and will play their remaining matches this season. Hick had ended his 25-year county career two months ago at the end of the 2008 season. He is the second highest run-scorer in [...]
A brilliant all-round performance by the Dhaka Warriors saw them romp home to a comfortable eight wicket win over Chandigarh Lions in the ICL20s Indian Championship here at the Tau Devi Lal stadium in Panchkula on Friday. It was was clearly the efforts from the two premier spinners Mohammad Rafique (3-28) and Mosharraf Hossain (2-17) [...]
The ICL has denied rumours about Sandeep Patil being suspended due to his alleged links with the bookmakers. In an interview, ICL executive board member Kiran More has said that the players are being investigated while Patil has been simply given a break. “Sandeep (Patil) has not been suspended. Don’t mix up things. He is [...]
After suspending Chris Cairns and Dinesh Mongia the Indian Cricket League have now sacked the Mumbai Champs coach Sandeep Patil as well. The former India batsman was relieved of his duties with immediate effect. Though the official ICL release says that Patil needed a break this season, sources say that just like Cairns and Mongia, [...]
A sparkling all-round performance from TP Singh ensured two crucial points for Chandigarh Lions against Royal Bengal Tigers. TP’s unbeaten 74 and 2 for 11 boosted Chandigarh’s chances of a semi-final spot; any talk of the absence of Chris Cairns and Dinesh Mongia making a big difference was laid to rest as Chandigarh coasted to [...]
The Indian Cricket League’s Executive Board has suspended Chandigarh Lions captain Chris Cairns and Dinesh Mongia for the rest of the series, a release said on Tuesday. While Cairns claims that he needs an immediate ankle operation, sources say ICL officials were concerned about the players’ involvement with bookmakers. Another coach is expected to be [...]
Defending champions Hyderabad Heroes made their transition from home turf to the patchy greens of the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon in style, as Abdul Razzaq’s hurricane 66 not out set up a crushing nine-wicket win over Chandigarh Lions on Sunday. Razzaq creamed two sixes and seven fours in his 61-ball knock, and added [...]
Chandigarh Lions clinched the victory by eight runs in their Indian Cricket League Twenty20 championship match against Chennai Superstars in a close tie on Saturday at the Sardar Patel Stadium. In reply to 163 runs scored by Lions batting first, Superstars were able to score 155 runs in their allotted 20 overs, as the Chandigarh [...]
Sarabjit Singh starred in a last-over thriller to power the Chandigarh Lions to victory. It was a strange match, though. It was decided in the last over but it needn’t have to come to that. The Mumbai Champs ambled leisurely to 135 and Chandigarh threatened to throw away the game to Nathan Astle’s gentle medium-pace [...]
Indian Cricket League, 2008 Chandigarh Lions vs Mumbai Champs, 5th Match Lal Bahadur Stadium, Hyderabad, October 13, 2008 Match Information Toss: Chandigarh Lions (Elected to field) Match Status: Chandigarh Lions won by 2 wkts Batting: Chandigarh Lions Innings Batsmen Chandigarh Lions (137/8 in 19.4 ovs) Runs Balls 4′s 6′s 9′s SR Lou Vincent c N [...]
Chandigarh Lions dominated in the first season of the ICL, especially when the tournament matches were held at Panchkula. They are still a strong unit elsewhere as they possess names such as the charismatic Chris Cairns amongst them. Joining forces with him are Daryl Tuffey, Andrew Hall and Lou Vincent backed by good Indian talents [...]