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The second season of the Celebrity Cricket League got off to an exciting start
It was all about movie magic and exciting sporting action at the opening of the Celebrity Cricket League-II. The season got off to a thrilling start with the first match — Mumbai Heroes v/s Telugu Warriors — ending in a draw. The packed Sharjah International Stadium witnessed some breathtaking cricketing moments when top celebrities from the Bollywood and Tollywood film Industry battled it out on the field.
The opening ceremony started off with a power-packed performance by Dhinka Chika Devi Sri Prasad and Atif Aslam, which was followed by the founder and managing director of CCL, Vishnuvardhan Induri, declaring the start of CCL season II .
The toss was won by the Telugu Warriors captain, Venkatesh, who elected to bat. The Tollywood team lost an early wicket with the dismissal of Tarakratna who was bowled by Sunny Singh, after which Akhil Akinneni went on to hit a half century, before being dismissed by Suniel Shetty, the captain of Mumbai Heroes.
The Telugu Warriors set a target of 167 runs for the Mumbai Heroes to chase. The Bollywood team too lost an early wicket with Angad Bedi being bowled by Akhil for a duck. But an impressive 104-runs partnership between Varun Badola and Raja Bherwani saw them through. The match ultimately ended in a nail-biting tie. The high-drama match even had actor Salman Khan biting his nails in anxiety.
The audiences, who were at the edge of their seats throughout the match, couldn’t have asked for a better opening match with both the teams earning a point each. The Man of the Match title was shared by Varun Badola and Akhil Akinneni.
The second match in Sharjah had the Chennai Rhinos and Mumbai Heroes fighting it out on January 14. Mumbai Heroes won the toss and decided to bat first. They lost a very early wicket with, AS Bedi retiring hurt having scored 1 run. Raja Bhelwani and Sunny Singh added 50 in 25 balls for the Mumbai Heroes fourth wicket; leading them to win their second match in Season II of the Celebrity Cricket League. Raja Bhelwani’s 50 in 37 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes won him the Man of the Match.
The Chennai Rhinos put in a tough fight, but at the end it was the better team for the day that won. The Chennai Rhinos team was supported by team owner Gangaprasad, Sharath Kumar, Radhika Sharath Kumar and actresses Seiya Goutham, Madhushalini and Sonia Agarwal. With such an exciting start, CCL-II promises a lot more real life showbiz drama in the days to come.