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Chennai Super Kings' chances for a semifinal berth in the Champions League Twenty20 suffered a blow as they slumped to their second consecutive defeat in the tournament with a six-wicket loss at the hands of Highveld Lions in Cape Town on Tuesday.

It was yet another disappointing loss for our team. More than the loss, I feel gutted looking at the margins of these defeats — a 52-run loss to the Daredevils and a seven-wicket defeat to Auckland with 14 balls remaining. Gautam Gambhir writes.

What has added to their woes is the mediocre performance of the likes of Kallis and Gambhir. The reason I say this is because they are technically more equipped to handle pace and bounce than any other batsman in the squad. Sourav Ganguly writes.

A narrow 14-run defeat has not been an ideal start for the former champions Chennai Super Kings and they will look to make amends in their bowling when they taken on impressive Highveld Lions, in Cape Town tomorrow.

A narrow 14-run defeat has not been an ideal start for the former champions Chennai Super Kings and they will look to make amends in their bowling when they taken on impressive Highveld Lions, on Tuesday. Match reckoner

Shane Watson could be ordered to return midway through the ongoing Champions League T20 by Australia's cricket board, which wants him to take a break after his stellar performance in the recent World Twenty20.

Defending Champions Mumbai Indians got off to a quiet start, setting a target of 158 against the Highveld Lions at the Wanderers here on Sunday.

Sydney Sixers relied on a superb all-round show from Moises Henriques and a couple of stunning catches as they thumped Chennai Super Kings by 14 runs in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match in Johannesburg today.

Injuries ravaged his body but Brett Lee says he never thought of cutting down pace and he wants to pass on this "never say die attitude" to the next generation before quitting cricket completely.

Young Indian batsman Unmukt Chand drew lavish praise from his Delhi Daredevils skipper Mahela Jayawardene, who said the teenager showed a lot of maturity in his 40-run knock that proved crucial in the team's win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Johannesburg.

Delhi Daredevils beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 52 runs in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match in Centurion today.

All eyes will be on Sachin Tendulkar and skipper Harbhajan Singh as defending champions Mumbai Indians take on local team Lions in their opening Champions League Twenty20 here on Sunday.

With CLT20 kicking off in South Africa, both South Zone and the East Zone were depleted as they geared up for their Duleep Trophy semifinal starting in Visakhapatnam on today.

Jacques Rudolph led Titans' dominant all-round display with a 59-ball 83 to propel the home team to a convincing 39-run win over Perth Scorchers in the Champions League Twenty20 opener in Centurion today.