Yorkshire captain, Andrew Gale, is hoping the chance to play
in the Champions League will ease some of the pain of losing in the T20 final
against Hampshire.
Following a spectacular day’s cricket at the Swalec Stadium
in Cardiff, the result went down to the final over, with Yorkshire needing 14
runs to win.
However, a fine display of bowling by Chris Wood snared
three Yorkshire wickets and ensured a Hampshire victory by 10 runs.
Despite the agony of defeat, Yorkshire do have the
consolation of a place in the qualifying phase of the Champions League, a point
emphasised by England legend, Michael Vaughan.
They face the Auckland Aces of New Zealand and Pakistan’s
Sialkot Stallions in the qualifying group in October, giving them the chance to
reach the finals stages, where they will compete against some of the best T20
teams of the world.
The competition is growing in stature each year, with the
success of T20 leading to an impressive set of domestic leagues – lead, of
course, by the megabucks IPL.
Gale believes that the chance to compete with such sides is
a fantastic opportunity, and one that they should grab with both hands, despite
the agony of their final defeat.
"I like to think we can compete with the best teams in
the world," he said. "We only lost the match in the last two or three
balls of the final and that shows we have come a very long way in a short space
of time."
"It would have been nice to spray that champagne around
but what we have achieved as a club can make us all proud. We now have a trip
to South Africa and will be playing the best Twenty20 teams in the world."
Continuing with the theme of short-form cricket, the T20 World Cup odds on Betfair should be your first stop for information on the
upcoming event.
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