Hyderabad Heroes beat Mumbai Champs for fifth spot

Panchkula, Dec 15 (UNI) Hyderabad Heroes defeated Mumbai Champs by 25 runs in a classification match to decide fifth and sixth positions in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 Championship at the Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium here today.

The winners were presented a cheque of Rs 1 crore. Abdul Razzaq was declared Man of the Match as he slammed unbeaten 67 runs off 33 balls with seven huge sixes.

In the absence of regular captain Inzamam ul Haq, Hyderabad Heroes were skippered by Ambati Rayadu. Mumbai Champs have won only one match from total of six encounters they had played in the tournament.

Mumbai Champs captain Brian Lara's continued to disappoint the spectators as he was again dismissed cheaply.

Hyderabad Heroes won the toss and elected to bat. Abdul Razzaq remained unbeaten on 67 which came off 33 deliveries. Chris Harris made unbeaten 49 runs off 32 balls. Their fourth wicket partnership realised 120 runs as Hyderabad Heroes scored 179 runs for 3.

Shashank Nag (35) and Nicky Boje (15) also gave a good performance by putting on 50 runs for the first wicket stand. Mumbai's Ranjeet Khirid (3-29) claimed all the three wickets of Hyderabad Heroes which fell today.

Mumbai Champs started their chase with Subhojit Paul (1) and Vikram Solanki (45).

However, heavyweights like legendary batsman from West Indian Brian Lara and Nathan Astle (13) failed to rise to the occasion.

Mumbai Champs could score 154 for six. Shreyas Khanolkar topscored with 51 runs off 39 balls. Brian Lara (15) was dismissed by Khaleel. It was Lara's highest individual score in the ICL.

Hyderabad Heores Azhar Mehmood's (2-28) and Nicky Boje (1-16) restricted Mumbai Champs innings.

HYDERABAD HEREOS:- Shashank Nag lbw Ranjeet Kirid 35 Nicky Boje b Ranjeet Kirid 15 Ambati Rayudu c Kiran Powar b Ranjeet Kirid 4 Abdul Razzaq not out 67 Chris Harris not out 49 Extras (b 1, lb 4, nb 2, wd 2) 9.

Total (for three wickets in 20 overs) 179.

Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-58, 3-59.

Bowling Mervyn Dillon 4-0-32-0 Rakesh Patel 3-0-26-0 Ranjeet Kirid 4-0-29-3 Nathan Astle 4-0-36-0 Suyash Burkul 2-0-23-0 Avinash Yadav 3-0-28-0 MUMBAI CHAMPS: Subhojit Paul b A Razzaq 3 Vikram Solanki c A Rayudu b S Shahubuddin 45 Shreyas Khanolkar run out (Khaleel) 51 Brian Lara st I Khaleel b Nicky Boje 15 Nathan Astle c S Nag b A Mahmood 13 Kiran Powar c Shekhar Reddy b A Mahmood 0 Ranjeet Kirid not out 11 Mervyn Dillon not out 3 Extras (lb 8, nb 1, wd 4) 13.

Total (for six wickets in 20 overs) 154.

Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-60, 3-93, 4-137, 5-138, 6-138.

Bowling Abdul Razzaq 4-0-35-1 Azhar Mahmood 4-0-28-2-0 Syed Shahubuddin 2-0-24-1 Inder Shekhar Reddy 2-0-21-0 Nicky Boje 4-0-16-1 Chris Harris 4-0-22-0 UNI