CLT20: First Qualifier: Northern Knights vs Southern Express scoreboard

Raipur: Scoreboard after New Zealand champions Northern Knights defeated Sri Lankan T20 champions Southern Express by 7 wickets in the first qualifier of 2014 CLT20 played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur on Saturday.

With heavy downpour and soggy outfield reducing the match to 10-overs per side, Southern Express managed 92 for five in 10 overs with Kusal Perera scoring 37 off 20 balls. The target was easily surpassed by the Northern Knights with three balls to spare as Williamson led the charge with a 29-ball-52.

Southern Express innings

Kusal Perera	c Boult b Styris	37
Danushka Gunathilaka	b Boult	39
Seekkuge Prasanna	run out (Devcich/Watling)	7
Jehan Mubarak	c Watling b Boult	1
Angelo Perera	c Devcich b Southee	1
Farveez Maharoof	not out	0*
Extras	(lb 3, w 4)	7
Overs	innings break	10
Total	for 5 wickets	92
Fall of wickets	1-55 (MDKJ Perera, 5.6 ov), 2-83 (Gunathilaka, 8.2 ov), 3-85 (Mubarak, 8.5 ov), 4-91 (AK Perera, 9.4 ov), 5-92 (Prasanna, 9.6 ov)

Did not bat: Charith Jayampathi, Ishan Jayaratne, Yashodha Lanka, Sachith Pathirana, Dilruwan Perera

Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Trent Boult	2	0	12	2
Tim Southee	2	0	20	1
Scott Kuggeleijn	1	0	11	0
Scott Styris	2	0	18	1
Ish Sodhi	2	0	10	0
Anton Devcich	1	0	18	0

Northern Knights innings

Kane Williamson	b Maharoof	52
Anton Devcich	c Dilruwan Perera b Maharoof	14
Daniel Flynn	c Kusal Perera b Dilruwan Perera	14
Daniel Harris	not out	10*
Scott Styris	not out	4*
Extras	(lb 1, w 1)	2
Overs	match over	9.3
Total	for 3 wickets	96
Fall of wickets	1-41 (Devcich, 3.1 ov), 2-74 (Flynn, 7.1 ov), 3-86 (Williamson, 8.4 ov)

Did not bat: Trent Boult, Daryl Mitchell, Scott Kuggeleijn, BJ Watling, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi

Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Dilruwan Perera	2	0	11	1
Seekkuge Prasanna	1	0	14	0
Danushka Gunathilaka	1	0	19	0
Farveez Maharoof	2	0	14	2
Charith Jayampathi	2	0	18	0
Sachith Pathirana	1.3	0	19	0