Mongia takes Chandigarh to title triumph

The Chandigarh Lions warmed up for the bigger prize with a six-wicket win over the Chennai Superstars in the ICL 20-20 domestic tournament final in Hyderabad. G Vignesh (48 from 32 balls) and Hemang Badani (51 from 42) scored the bulk of Chennai's disappointing 136 after they chose to bat, and Dinesh Mongia's team overhauled it in the final over. After stemming Chennai's innings with 2 for 16 from four overs, Mongia, the Chandigarh captain, slammed 61 from 48 balls to help his side home.

Chennai had Chandigarh in trouble at 21 for 3 but Mongia and Gaurav Gupta added 84 in ten overs. Mongia hit seven fours and two sixes during his innings and Gupta finished unbeaten on 43 to guide Chandigarh to victory.

The second season of the ICL starts on October 10. There will be 41 matches played across four venues, with plenty of hype surrounding the ninth team, the Dhaka Warriors.