Telugu Warriors win Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2015 for the first time as Akhil scored 33 runs off 22 deliveries while Sudhir Babu made 34 off 36. After a brilliant start by sachiin Joshi and Prince, it was easy for Warriors to chase down the relatively low target.

Telugu Warriors 136/3 after 18.1 Overs: Telugu Warriors claim Celebrity Cricket League 2015 title as they beat Chennai Rhinos by 7 wickets. The winning runs was hit by Akhil for a boundary of Jeeva.

Telugu Warriors 123/3 after 17 Overs: Enough of ones and twos for Warriors as Akhil plunders a biggie maximum in the crowd’s direction. With this the scoreline moves to 121/3 with Akhil batting at 19. There was a good fightback by Rhinos bowlers but the total is proving too less for defending. Telugu Warriors need 10 runs off 18 balls

Telugu Warriors 114/3 after 16 Overs: Vikraanth is bowling to sudheer Babu and except for a single run off second delivery, it is good over so far. Another two runs of last two deliveries sum up the 16th over, Telugu Warriors need  19 runs in 24 balls

Telugu Warriors 110/3 after 15 Overs: Akhil opens his arms as he takes Rhinos bowler Vishnu right from the first delivery. He takes nine runs of this 15th over. The home side needs 23 runs in 30 balls.

Telugu Warriors 101/3 after 14 Overs: Ashok is handed the ball by Rhinos captain and he is handling the pressure situation well by giving off six runs in the over. Telugu Warriors need 32 runs in 36 balls

Telugu Warriors 95/3 after 13 Overs: Akhil is the new man in for Telugu Warriors. And the thirteenth over by Vishnu is good stuff as he gives just two runs off it.

Telugu Warriors 93/3 after 12 Overs: Third wicket down for Telugu Warriors as Raghu departs after making 11 off 12 deliveries. But Sudhir ends the over with huge six to narrow down the winning gap.

Telugu Warriors 84/2 after 11 Overs: Jeeva has been successful bowler from Rhinos side picking up the only two wickets fallen so far. He removed both in-form opening batsmen Sachiin Joshi and Prince to give Rhinos a glimmer of hope in the finals.

Telugu Warriors 75/2 after 10 Overs:At the end of 10 overs, Telugu Warriors posts 75 runs needing 58 off the next 60 deliveries, which is very gettable target. Sudhir Babu and Raghu are batting at 13 and 8 respectively.

Telugu Warriors 69/2 after 9 Overs: There is disappointment for Telugu warriors fan as the departed batsman and co-owner of the side Sachiin Joshi got out. He was entertaining the crowd with his explosive batting. Sudheer hits a massive six in his first over. Meanwhile Telugu Warriors lose another wicket in form of Prince. He is removed by Jeeva who picks up his second wicket. Prince ct Bharath b Jeeva 12(15)

Telugu Warriors 53/1 after 7 Overs: Telugu Warriors reaches 50 as there was another introduction of new bolwer by Rhinos in form of Jeeva. Sachiin Joshi was let off the hook by Chennai fielder. But the next delivery by Jeeva helps him get dangerous Sachiin Joshi caught by Shanthanu. This is first wicket to fall for Chennai Rhinos. Sachiin Joshi ct Shanthnu b Jeeva 37(24)

Telugu Warriors 43/0 after 5 Overs: Sachiin Joshi is on fire as he blasts Chennai Rhinos’ hapless bowlers in the title clash match. He is batting with more than strike rate of 150 at the moment. There is very little scope for Chennai bolwers Arya, Vishnu and Vikraanth with Joshi in murderous mood.

Telugu Warriors 21/0 after 3 Overs: Vishnu is pretty expensive in his only over giving 12 runs while Arya maintains economy of 4.5 runs per over. Both Sachin and Prince are coming off great forms in this tournament. They are anticipating well and picking up good areas to send the ball flying.

Telugu Warriors 16/0 after 2 Overs: Telugu Warriors gets off to a flying start as their dynamic opening batsmen Prince and Sachiin Joshi are hitting Chennai Rhinos bowlers around the park.

After being invited to bat first by Telugu Warriors, Chennai Rhinos managed to get 132 runs at the loss of five wickets. Telugu warriors will have to chase down the target of 133 in 20 overs to claim Celebrity Cricket League 2015 title. The final match is being played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.

Chennai Rhinos 132/5 after 20 Overs. Akhil picks up Jeeva’s wicket in last over as Chennai Rhinos finish with the score of 132 at the end of 20 overs. Prithvi remained the highest scorer for Chennai with unbeaten 31 off 25 deliveries.

Chennai Rhinos 124/4 in 19 Overs: No last over fireworks for Chennai Rhinos as they pick up eight runs off Nandkishore’s over. Brilliant owrk by the Warrior’s bowler.

Chennai Rhinos 116/4 in 18 Overs: Prithvi reaches in his twenties with the help of three boundaries. With the strike rate of 129.41, Prithivi will have to clobbber hard in order to take Chennai Rhinos cross 150-run total. Projected Score 128(6/over) 130(7/over) 132(8/over)

Chennai Rhinos 107/4 in 17 Overs: Nandakishore displays good death over bowling as he keeps the Chennai Batsmen to singles. At this rate, Chennai Rhinos should reach 125 runs, but that is surely not going to challenge Warriors in any manner. Projected Score 125(6/over) 128(7/over) 131(8/over.

Chennai Rhinos 101/4 in 16 Overs: Finally a big over coming for Chennai Rhinos as they take ten runs off Aadarsh’s over. Jeeva is batting at 7 while Prithivi is 17 not out. They will need more such big overs.

Chennai Rhinos 91/4 in 15 Overs: Prithivi and Jeeva are the new men on crease for Chennai Rhinos as the side maintains lowly 6 runs per over in this title clash against Telugu Warriors.

Chennai Rhinos 84/4 in 14 Overs: Shanthanu will be the key here for Chennai Rhinos if they have to post a respectable total and give themselves a chance of winning the CCL 2015 title. He is batting in his 20s but a high score is the need of hour and Rhinos will look forward it from Shanthnu. But alas, he departs as Aadarsh picks up his second wicket. Shanthanu ct Akhil b Aadarsh 21(22)

Chennai Rhinos 69/3 in 12 Overs: Introduction of new bowler from Warriors captain in form of Aadarsh. And he strikes straight away for his side removing settled batsman Vikraanth. He was caught by substitute player Vishwa.  Vikraanth ct sub (Vishwa) b Aadarsh 23(25)

Chennai Rhinos 56/2 in 10 Overs: Shanthanu hits Warriors wicket-taker Samrat for a fine boundary. He looks in good touch as he moves on to individual score of 10 off 10 balls. On the other side, Vikraanth bats at 20 off 21 deliveries hitting single boundary.

Chennai Rhinos 49/2 in 9 Overs: The new batsman in is Shanthnu, who gets off to a decent start, batting at 5 off six  deliveries so far. Meanwhile Telugu Warriors all-rounder Sachiin Joshi bowls his first over.

Chennai Rhinos 43/2 in 8 Overs: OUT Vishnu departs at the score of 21. In an attempt to accelerate Chennai innings, Vishnu was caught by Akhil on Samrat’s delivery. This is second wicket lost for Chennai as Telugu takes control of the match. Vishnu ct Akhil b Samrat 21 (27)

Chennai Rhinos 38/1 in 7 Overs: Chennai Rhinos vice-captain Vikraanth (12) has now picked up up pace now as he is batting more freely at strike rate of 92.31 while Vishnu with three fours has reached 20 runs.

Chennai Rhinos 21/1 in 5 Overs: Good over for Chennai as they take seven runs of it. Vishnu is more aggressive of the two batsmen on crease. Vikraanth is taking time to settle down and play his shots later in the game.

Chennai Rhinos 14/1 in 4 Overs: Vikraanth and Vishnu will be trying to rebuild the innings after an early loss of wicket in form of Ramana. There is just one boundary coming from Vishnu’s bat.

Chennai Rhinos 6/1 after 3 Overs: Raghu of Telugu Warriors starts the bowling operation and he is successful in his first over as he gets him man OUT  as Ramana. There are couple of runs given in form of wide deliveries. Ramana ct Dharam Tej b Raghu 0(3)

 Toss: Telugu Warriors won toss, elects to bowl.

Two unbeaten sides of Celebrity Cricket League 2015, Telugu Warriors and Chennai Heroes will battle for the coveted CCL 5 title at in Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. The match will commence on 3.00 pm IST.

Chennai Rhinos ousted twice defending champions Karnataka Bulldozers with a smashing victory by eight wickets in the first semi-finals of celebrity Cricket League. After winning the toss, they invited Karnataka to bat first at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. Opener Rahul made a fine half-century for Bulldozers to take them to a score of 156 at the loss of eight wickets. In reply to 156, Chennai Rhinos was led by their star performer Vikranth who remained unbeaten at 91 to guide the side to CCL 2015 finals. He was well supported by Prithivi who made 39 important runs.

In the second semi-final, Telugu Warriors defeated Mumbai Heroes by nine wickets. With a msssive six off Mumbai Heroes bowler Sunil Shetty, Sudhir Babu took Telugu Warriors to the CCL 5 finals. They won the match by nine wickets over a strong Mumbai Heroes side. Prince was the highest run scorer for Telugu Warriors  with Bobby Deol got the sole wicket of Sachiin Joshi.

Telugu Warriors Squad: Venkatesh, Srikanth, Sachiin Joshi, Akhil Akkineni, Tarun, Raghu, Prince, Nikhil, Sudhir Babu, Samrat, Taraka Ratna, Sushanth, Naga Shourya, Dharam, Chaitanya, Aadarsh, Nanda Kishore, Vishwa, Harish and Khayyum.

Chennai Rhinos Squad: Vishal (Captain), Vikranth (Vice Captain), Jeeva , Vishnu, Rsiva , Shanthnu, Prithivi (Wk), Aarya, Srikanth, Shaam, Bharath, Jithan Ramesh, Manuday, Bose Venkat, Ramana, Sanjay, Nithin Sathyapre, Kumarsharansundar Ramu.