Chennai Superstars won the inaugural Indian Cricket League Twenty20 Championship beating Chandigarh Lions by 12 runs in a keenly contested final in Panchkula on Sunday.
Batting first after losing the toss, the Chennai Superstars made 155/8 in their stipulated 20 overs, largely due to useful contributions from their two Aussie imports -- opener Ian Harvey making 36 off 31 balls and captain Stuart Law making 34 off 28 balls. In reply, the Chandigarh Lions could muster only 143/8. Tejinder Pal Singh top scored with 35 off 33 balls while South African all-rounder Andrew Hall was left unbeaten at 30 off 27 balls.
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Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical review of the tournament:
Highest totals:
| Total | Overs | For | Opposition | Date |
| 219-4 | 20.0 | Chandigarh Lions | Mumbai Champs | 09 Dec 07 |
| 187-3 | 20.0 | Mumbai Champs | Kolkata Tigers | 10 Dec 07 |
| 181-5+ | 20.0 | Mumbai Champs | Chandigarh Lions | 09 Dec 07 |
| 180-9+ | 20.0 | Kolkata Tigers | Mumbai Champs | 10 Dec 07 |
| 179-3 | 20.0 | Hyderabad Heroes | Mumbai Champs | 15 Dec 07 |
| 178-4+ | 19.2 | Delhi Jets | Chennai Superstars | 12 Dec 07 |
Lowest totals:
| Total | Overs | For | Opposition | Date |
| 74+ | 15.3 | Kolkata Tigers | Chennai Superstars | 14 Dec 07 |
| 81+ | 17.3 | Chandigarh Lions | Kolkata Tigers | 02 Dec 07 |
| 88+ | 18.5 | Mumbai Champs | Hyderabad Heroes | 01 Dec 07 |
| 115+ | 16.2 | Hyderabad Heroes | Kolkata Tigers | 12 Dec 07 |
| 119+ | 18.5 | Mumbai Champs | Chennai Superstars | 03 Dec 07 |
| 121-6 | 20.0 | Hyderabad Heroes | Mumbai Champs | 01 Dec 07 |
| 124 | 19.3 | Kolkata Tigers | Chandigarh Lions | 02 Dec 07 |
(Note: + batted second)
Highest aggregate in a match:
| Runs-Wkts | Overs | Team1 | Team2 | Date |
| 400-9 | 40.0 | Chandigarh Lions | Mumbai Champs | 09 Dec 07 |
| 367-12 | 40.0 | Mumbai Champs | Kolkata Tigers | 10 Dec 07 |
| 352-10 | 39.2 | Chennai Superstars | Delhi Jets | 12 Dec 07 |
Lowest aggregate in a match:
| Runs-Wkts | Overs | Team1 | Team2 | Date |
| 205-20 | 37.0 | Chandigarh Lions | Kolkata Tigers | 02 Dec 07 |
| 209-16 | 38.5 | Mumbai Champs | Hyderabad Heroes | 01 Dec 07 |
Largest margin of victory:
| Margin | Winner | Loser | Date |
| 7 wkts | Hyderabad Heroes | Chennai Superstars | 09 Dec 07 |
| 6 wkts | Chandigarh Lions | Hyderabad Heroes | 05 Dec 07 |
| 6 wkts | Delhi Jets | Chennai Superstars | 12 Dec 07 |
| 93 runs | Chennai Superstars | Kolkata Tigers | 14 Dec 07 |
| 53 runs | Kolkata Tigers | Hyderabad Heroes | 12 Dec 07 |
Narrowest margin of victory:
| Margin | Winner | Loser | Date |
| 6 runs | Chennai Superstars | Kolkata Tigers | 01 Dec 07 |
| 7 runs | Mumbai Champs | Kolkata Tigers | 10 Dec 07 |
| 8 runs | Chandigarh Lions | Delhi Jets | 30 Nov 07 |
| 12 runs | Chennai Superstars | Chandigarh Lions | 16 Dec 07 |
Highest individual scores:
| Runs | Balls | Batsman | For | Vs | Date |
| 75* | 56 | MS Atapattu | Delhi Jets | Kolkata Tigers | 16 Dec 07 |
| 74* | 48 | Imran Farhat | Chandigarh Lions | Hyderabad Heroes | 05 Dec 07 |
| 70 | 26 | CL Cairns | Chandigarh Lions | Mumbai Champs | 09 Dec 07 |
| 67* | 33 | Abdul Razzaq | Hyderabad Heroes | Mumbai Champs | 15 Dec 07 |
| 64* | 43 | MS Atapattu | Delhi Jets | Chennai Superstars | 12 Dec 07 |
| 64 | 39 | SN Khanolkar | Mumbai Champs | Kolkata Tigers | 10 Dec 07 |
| 63* | 55 | IJ Harvey | Chennai Superstars | Hyderabad Heroes | 09 Dec 07 |
| 63 | 41 | IJ Harvey | Chennai Superstars | Mumbai Champs | 03 Dec 07 |
| 61 | 46 | MD Mishra | Delhi Jets | Kolkata Tigers | 08 Dec 07 |
Highest strike-rate in a match: (Minimum 25 runs)
| SR | Batsman | Runs | Balls | For | Vs | Date |
| 278.57 | PA Nixon | 39* | 14 | Delhi Jets | Mumbai Champs | 07 Dec 07 |
| 269.23 | CL Cairns | 70 | 26 | Chandigarh Lions | Mumbai Champs | 09 Dec 07 |
| 238.46 | HK Badani | 31* | 13 | Chennai Superstars | Hyderabad Heroes | 09 Dec 07 |
| 225.00 | KR Powar | 27* | 12 | Mumbai Champs | Kolkata Tigers | 10 Dec 07 |
| 212.50 | R Sathish | 51 | 24 | Chennai Superstars | Kolkata Tigers | 14 Dec 07 |
| 203.03 | Abdul Razzaq | 67* | 33 | Hyderabad Heroes | Mumbai Champs | 15 Dec 07 |
| 200.00 | Abdul Razzaq | 40* | 20 | Hyderabad Heroes | Chennai Superstars | 09 Dec 07 |
Most sixes in a match:
| 6s | Batsman | For | Vs | Date |
| 7 | CL Cairns (70) | Chandigarh Lions | Mumbai Champs | 09 Dec 07 |
| 7 | Abdul Razzaq (67*) | Hyderabad Heroes | Mumbai Champs | 15 Dec 07 |
| 5 | Imran Farhat (74*) | Chandigarh Lions | Hyderabad Heroes | 05 Dec 07 |
| 4 | IJ Harvey (63) | Chennai Superstars | Mumbai Champs | 03 Dec 07 |
| 4 | PA Nixon (39*) | Delhi Jets | Mumbai Champs | 07 Dec 07 |
| 4 | CD McMillan (58*) | Kolkata Tigers | Delhi Jets | 08 Dec 07 |
| 4 | CD McMillan (50) | Kolkata Tigers | Hyderabad Heroes | 12 Dec 07 |
| 4 | S Abbas Ali (57) | Delhi Jets | Chandigarh Lions | 15 Dec 07 |
Fastest half-century:
| Batsman | For | Vs | Date | |
| Off 17 balls | CL Cairns (70) | Chandigarh Lions | Mumbai Champs | 09 Dec 07 |
| Off 22 balls | R Sathish (51) | Chennai Superstars | Kolkata Tigers | 14 Dec 07 |
| Off 23 balls | CD McMillan (58*) | Kolkata Tigers | Delhi Jets | 08 Dec 07 |
| Off 25 balls | KR Powar (54) | Mumbai Champs | Chandigarh Lions | 09 Dec 07 |
| Off 26 balls | Abdul Razzaq (67*) | Hyderabad Heroes | Mumbai Champs | 15 Dec 07 |
Most runs off an over:
| Runs | Sequence | Batsmen | Bowler | For | Vs | Date |
| 27 | (1 6 4 1 4 4n 6) | Abdul Razzaq & Inzamam-ul-Haq | R Sathish | Hyderabad Heroes | Chennai Superstars | 09 Dec 07 |
| 25 | (4 4 1 6 6 4) | DM Benkenstein & PA Nixon | ABL Yadav | Delhi Jets | Mumbai Champs | 07 Dec 07 |
| 24 | (6 4 6 6 2 0) | CD McMillan | Abbas Ali | Kolkata Tigers | Delhi Jets | 08 Dec 07 |
| 22 | (2 6 6 1 1 6) | HK Badani & IJ Harvey | Abdul Razzaq | Chennai Superstars | Hyderabad Heroes | 09 Dec 07 |
| 22 | (6 w 4 0 1 4 6) | G Vignesh & IJ Harvey | SJ Srivastava | Chennai Superstars | Delhi Jets | 12 Dec 07 |
(no=no ball, w=wide)
Most runs in the tournament:
| Mts | Runs | Hs | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | |
| IJ Harvey (Chennai Superstars) | 7 | 266 | 63* | 44.33 | 123.72 | 0 | 2 |
| MS Atapattu (Delhi Jets) | 6 | 235 | 75* | 58.75 | 128.41 | 0 | 2 |
| CD McMillan (Kolkata Tigers) | 7 | 215 | 58* | 35.83 | 138.70 | 0 | 2 |
| S Abbas Ali (Delhi Jets) | 7 | 206 | 57 | 34.33 | 129.55 | 0 | 1 |
| Abdul Razzaq (Hyderabad Heroes) | 6 | 181 | 67* | 90.50 | 163.06 | 0 | 1 |
| Imran Farhat (Chandigarh Lions) | 7 | 177 | 74* | 29.50 | 128.26 | 0 | 1 |
| MD Mishra (Delhi Jets) | 7 | 162 | 61 | 23.14 | 118.24 | 0 | 1 |
| TP Singh (Chandigarh Lions) | 7 | 150 | 47 | 21.42 | 98.03 | 0 | 0 |
Highest strike-rate in the tournament:
| SR | Batsman | Mts | Runs | Hs | Avg | 100 | 50 |
| 183.01 | KR Powar (Mumbai Champs) | 4 | 97 | 54 | 32.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 173.68 | PA Nixon (Delhi Jets) | 4 | 66 | 39* | 66.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 169.73 | R Sathish (Chennai Superstars) | 7 | 129 | 51 | 25.80 | 0 | 1 |
| 163.06 | Abdul Razzaq (Hyderabad Heroes) | 6 | 181 | 67* | 90.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 158.42 | CL Cairns (Chandigarh Lions) | 7 | 141 | 70 | 23.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 150.00 | Inzamam-ul-Haq (Hyderabad Heroes) | 5 | 141 | 44* | 47.00 | 0 | 0 |
Most sixes in the tournament:
| 6s | Batsman | Inns |
| 13 | Abdul Razzaq (Hyderabad Heroes) | 6 |
| 12 | CD McMillan (Kolkata Tigers) | 7 |
| 11 | CL Cairns (Chandigarh Lions) | 7 |
| 9 | IJ Harvey (Chennai Superstars) | 7 |
| 8 | R Sathish (Chennai Superstars) | 6 |
| 8 | Imran Farhat (Chandigarh Lions) | 7 |
| 8 | S Abbas Ali (Delhi Jets) | 7 |
| 7 | HK Badani (Chennai Supestars) | 7 |
Best bowling in a match:
| Figures | Bowler | Team | Vs | Date |
| 6-21 | T Kumaran | Chennai Superstars | Mumbai Champs | 03 Dec 07 |
| 4-6 | DL Maddy | Kolkata Tigers | Chandigarh Lions | 02 Dec 07 |
| 4-23+ | Shabbir Ahmed | Chennai Superstars | Chandigarh Lions | 16 Dec 07 |
| 3-16 | A Murtaza | Delhi Jets | Chandigarh Lions | 30 Nov 07 |
| 3-16 | A Sharma | Delhi Jets | Chandigarh Lions | 30 Nov 07 |
| 3-16 | DR Tuffey | Chandigarh Lions | Delhi Jets | 30 Nov 07 |
| 3-16 | L Klusener | Kolkata Tigers | Delhi Jets | 08 Dec 07 |
Most economical bowling in a match: (Minimum 2 overs)
| Econ | Bowler | Overs | Team | Vs | Date |
| 1.66 | Shabbir Ahmed | 3 | Chennai Superstars | Kolkata Tigers | 14 Dec 07 |
| 1.75 | A Murtaza | 4 | Delhi Jets | Kolkata Tigers | 08 Dec 07 |
| 2.00 | DR Tuffey | 4 | Chandigarh Lions | Kolkata Tigers | 02 Dec 07 |
| 2.25 | JP Yadav | 4 | Delhi Jets | Mumbai Champs | 07 Dec 07 |
| 2.33 | Shabbir Ahmed | 3 | Chennai Superstars | Mumbai Champs | 03 Dec 07 |
| 2.40 | DL Maddy | 2.3 | Kolkata Tigers | Chandigarh Lions | 02 Dec 07 |
| 2.50 | KS Sahabuddin | 4 | Hyderabad Heroes | Mumbai Champs | 01 Dec 07 |
| 2.50 | CZ Harris | 2 | Hyderabad Heroes | Chandigarh Lions | 05 Dec 07 |
Bowlers sending down a maiden:
| DR Tuffey (Chandigarh Lions) | v Kolkata Tigers | 02 Dec 07 |
| AJ Hall (Chandigarh Lions) | v Hyderabad Heroes | 05 Dec 07 |
| KS Sahabuddin (Hyderabad Heroes) | v Chandigarh Lions | 05 Dec 07 |
| A Murtaza (Delhi Jets) | v Kolkata Tigers | 08 Dec 07 |
| Shabbir Ahmed (Chennai Superstars) | v Kolkata Tigers | 14 Dec 07 |
| IJ Harvey (Chennai Superstars) | v Kolkata Tigers | 14 Dec 07 |
Most wickets in the tournament:
| Bowler | Mts | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ | SR | 4W |
| T Kumaran (Chennai Superstars) | 6 | 13 | 6-21 | 11.76 | 7.28 | 9.69 | 1 |
| A Murtaza (Delhi Jets) | 7 | 12 | 3-16 | 10.83 | 4.64 | 14.00 | 0 |
| Shabbir Ahmed (Chennai Superstars) | 6 | 10 | 4-23 | 10.40 | 4.72 | 13.20 | 1 |
| NJ Astle (Mumbai Champs) | 6 | 10 | 3-26 | 16.20 | 8.10 | 12.00 | 0 |
| L Klusener (Kolkata Tigers) | 6 | 9 | 3-16 | 14.88 | 6.38 | 14.00 | 0 |
| TP Sudhindra (Delhi Jets) | 6 | 9 | 3-27 | 15.66 | 7.05 | 13.33 | 0 |
| DR Tuffey (Chandigarh Lions) | 7 | 9 | 3-16 | 18.33 | 5.89 | 18.66 | 0 |
| IJ Harvey (Chennai Superstars) | 7 | 9 | 2-12 | 20.44 | 7.31 | 16.77 | 0 |
Best economy in the tournament: (Minimum 10 overs)
| Econ | Bowler | Overs | Wkts | Avg |
| 4.64 | A Murtaza (Delhi Jets) | 28 | 12 | 10.83 |
| 4.72 | Shabbir Ahmed (Chennai Superstars) | 22 | 10 | 10.40 |
| 5.72 | M Hayward (Kolkata Tigers) | 21.5 | 5 | 25.00 |
| 5.89 | DR Tuffey (Chandigarh Lions) | 28 | 9 | 18.33 |
| 6.00 | RD Khirid (Mumbai Champs) | 16 | 6 | 16.00 |
| 6.00 | KS Sahabuddin (Hyderabad Heroes) | 10 | 3 | 20.00 |
