From correspondents in India, 11:02 PM IST

Chennai Superstars Friday lived up to their reputation and came good when it mattered the most as they virtually crushed Kolkata Tigers by 93 runs in the first semi-final of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) Twenty-20 championship.

What was supposed to be a keenly contested semi-final match became a one-sided affair with the Superstars dominating right from the beginning.

This is the biggest winning margin by any team in the tournament.

A 24-ball 51 runs, with three sixes and six fours, by player-of-the-match R. Sathish helped the Superstars accumulate 167 runs even though their entire team were bowled out in 19.5 overs.

It was an all-round performance from Satish who also bagged two Tigers' wickets for just 8 runs.

The Kolkata Tigers' batting line up failed to perform Friday, with only two batsmen A.A. Jhunjhunwala and A.S. Jain - both scoring 18 runs each - reaching double figures. Their side was bowled out for a partly 74 runs in 15.3 overs.

The Superstars became the first team to reach the finals of the ICL inaugural tournament.

The second semi-final - between Chandigarh Lions and Delhi Jets will be played Saturday.

Brief Scores: Chennai Superstars won by 93 runs.

Chennai Superstars - 167 runs all out in 19.5 overs.

Batting - R. Sathish 51 runs from 24 balls.

Bowling - S. Tarafdar 2 wickets for 28 runs.

Kolkata Tigers - 74 runs all out in 15.3 overs.

Batting - A.A. Jhunjhunwala 18 runs, A.S. Jain 18 runs

Bowling - R. Satish 2 wickets for 8 runs.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)