On 10th September, 2010 the first match of Airtel Champions League T20 2010 played between Mumbai Indians vs. Highveld Lions the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Last year, Mumbai Indians were the finalist of the IPL 2 while Highveld Lions might not have international stars but they have players who can alter the game on their head. In the opening of the game, Mumbai Indians won the toss and to field first.
20-year old Jonathan Vandiar was the opening batsman of Highveld Lions who played good innings and scored 71 runs in 48 balls. Neil Mackenzie remained 56 not out with the Lions scoring a creditable 186 for 5 till the end of the match. Highveld Lions scored 186/5 in 20 overs while Mumbai Indians reached on 171 runs at the end of the match.
Mumbai Indians v Highveld Lions Live Scorecard CLT20 South Africa
Lions: 186/5
Mumbai: 177/6 (20/20 overs)
Lions won by 9 runs
Fall of Wickets (Highveld Lions):
Highveld Lions (Playing XI): Alviro Petersen(c), Jonathan Vandiar, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Richard Cameron, Neil McKenzie, Zander de Bruyn, Thami Tsolekile(w), Robert Frylinck, Shane Burger, Aaron Phangiso, Ethan O’Reilly
24/1 (3.3 ov) Alviro Petersen
38/2 (5.3 overs) Richard Cameron
81/3 (10.4 overs) Vaughn van Jaarsveld
145/4 (16.3 overs) Jonathan Vandiar
147/5 (16.6 overs) Shahid Afridi
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Sachin Tendulkar(c), Ambati Rayudu(w), Jean-Paul Duminy, Rajagopal Sathish, Kieron Pollard, Ryan McLaren, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, Ali Murtaza
Fall of Wickets (Mumbai Indians):
83/1 (9.5 overs) Shikhar Dhawan
89/2 (10.5 overs) Ambati Rayudu
131/3 (14.3 overs) Sachin Tendulkar
156/4 (16.6 overs) Kieron Pollard
163/5 (18.2 overs) JP Duminy,
173/6 (19.2 overs) Rajagopal Sathish
Video of Mumbai Indians vs Highveld Lions Highlights 2010 from YouTube: