Former Pakistan pacer Shabbir Ahmed sparkled with a hat-trick as Chennai Superstars claimed the inaugural ICL twenty20 tournament defeating  Chandigarh Lions by 12 runs in the final on Sunday.

The Lions, chasing 156 for victory, could manage only 143/8 as a late onslaught by Andrew Hall (30) and Sarabjit Singh (27) failed to save them at the Tau Devi Lal stadium.

The winning team got richer by Rs 3.9 crore while the runners-up pocketed Rs 1.9 crore.

Shabbir sent back   opener Hamish Marshall (3), Dinesh Mongia (21) and Chetan Sharma in successive deliveries to complete his hat-trick.

Earlier, a quick-fire 33 by Law helped the Superstars put up a fighting total on the board.

Meanwhile, Marvan Atapattu’s 75  powered Delhi Jets to a five-wicket win over Kolkata Tigers in the third-place play-off.

Brief scores: Chennai Superstars: 155/8 in 20 overs (Harvey 36, S Law 34, D Tuffey 2-32) bt Chandigarh Lions: 143/8 in 20 overs (TP Singh 35, Hall 30 n.o., Sarabjit Singh 28; Shabbir Ahmed 4-23, Harvey 2-26).
Kolkata Tigers:141/7 in 20 overs (Deep Dasgupta 28, SS Singh 33) lt to Delhi Jets:142/5 in 19.1 overs (Attapattu 75 n.o., SA Ali 25; Eklak Ahmed 2-31).