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Pollard, Warner find place in All-Star XI

October 20, 2009 16:14 IST

Eye-catching performances by the big-hitting duo of Trinidad and Tobago's Kieron Pollard and New South Wales' David Warner earned them selection in the updated list of the Champions League [ Images ] Twenty20 [ Images ] All-Star XI.

The second edition of All-Star XI was updated after the completion of Monday night's league stage, with Delhi's Dirk Nannes [ Images ] and Victoria's Andrew McDonald forcing their way into the team.

Pollard is one of the standout players of the tournament. His match-winning 54 from 18 balls against New South Wales in the league stage is considered the best performance of the US $6 million event so far.

He leads the championship with a strike rate of 203.39, and along with Royal Challengers [ Images ] Bangalore's Ross Taylor [ Images ] cleared the boundary 11 times.

NSW Blues opener Warner also played some of the most explosive innings in the league stage. The left-hander smashed a 41-ball 63 against Trinidad & Tobago and followed it up with a whirlwind 40 from 16 balls against Somerset to help NSW book a semi-final appointment against the Victorian Bushrangers.

Tuesday's selection is the second of three that will occur before the final All-Star XI is named after the final on October 23. The eleven will next be updated after the semi-finals.

The full CLT20 All-Star XI: Virender Sehwag [ Images ] (Delhi Daredevils [ Images ]), David Warner (NSW Blues), JP Duminy [ Images ] (Cape Cobras), Ross Taylor (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Jacques Kallis [ Images ] (RC Bangalore), Kieron Pollard (Trinidad & Tobago), Denesh Ramdin [ Images ] (Trinidad & Tobago) wk, Dwayne Bravo [ Images ] (Trinidad & Tobago), Andrew McDonald (Victorian Bushrangers), Dirk Nannes (Delhi Daredevils), Anil Kumble [ Images ] (RC Bangalore).