Charged-up Lions stun sloppy Mumbai
Sachin Tendulkar the batsman nearly made up for Sachin Tendulkar the captain, but a charged-up Lions side completed a feel-good underdog win in a tense finish to kick off the Champions League T20
10/09Result
1st Match, Group B (D/N), Champions League Twenty20 at Johannesburg, Sep 10 2010
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![Lions]( "Lions")
186/5 -
![Mumbai Indians]( "Mumbai Indians")
177/6 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
10/09Result
1st Match, Group B (D/N), Champions League Twenty20 at Johannesburg, Sep 10 2010
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![Lions]( "Lions")
186/5 -
![Mumbai Indians]( "Mumbai Indians")
177/6 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Lions reclaim lost loyalties
Initially Mumbai had the crowd's support, but by the end, by the sheer weight of their performance, the Lions were on the path to winning back the hearts their home fans
'We were a family out there' - Alviro Petersen
It was, unarguably, by any measure reasonable or unreasonable, the biggest win in the hitherto limping Lions franchise's history, and Alviro Petersen knew it
David mugs Goliath
Mumbai's visiting superstars are brought crashing to earth. A home team supporter soaks it all up
Pressure's on Mumbai - Petersen
Alviro Petersen has said the favourites tag will weigh heavily on the star-studded Mumbai Indians when they take on his low-profile side