T&T; beat Ruhunu by five wickets in CL T20 qualifier

September 19th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS  

Hyderabad, Sep 19 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago (T&T;) posted a five wicket win over Sri Lanka’s Ruhunu Eleven in the opening match of the Champions League qualifier at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Monday.

Chasing 139, T&T; were in a spot of bother when they lost half their side for 81 but Sherwin Ganga smashed 39 off 15 balls and Darren Bravo struck a solid 44 to take the the team home.

Ruhunu were restricted to 138 in an innings that saw five run outs. T&T; and West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul took two wickets for 17 runs.

The top three teams out of six competing in the qualifier will advance to the main stage of the competition starting Sep 23.

Brief scores: Ruhunu 138 all out in 20 overs (Dinesh Chandimal 50; Ravi Rampaul 2/17).

Trinidad and Tobago 144 for five in 18.5 overs (Darren Bravo 44 not out, Sherwin Ganga 39 not out; Janaka Gunaratne 2/20).

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