Cricket: "Dilshan Helps Delhi Score Hattrick Wins"

Match No 14: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils

Delhi Dare Devils had won 3 matches on trot when they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore with 6 wickets at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth. It was really disappointing for the Bangalore with good high class players.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat first. They lost kallis of the first ball when Nannes yorked him. Uthappa followed him soon when he was out in the very next over off Nehra. Then Taylor and Captain Pietersen played brilliantly and took the score to 72 in 9 overs without further loss. But 3 balls later Pieterson, when he looked settled tried to charge vettori and was cleaned up. There on Taylor, Kohli and Boucher gave ample support and Royal Challengers Bangalore scored a reasonable 149 for 7 of their alloted 20 overs. For Delhi Nehra was the stike bowler with 2 wickets against his name.

Delhi started their chase quiet disastrously when they lost Sehwag for 7 and score reading 11 for 1 in 1.4 overs. Then came the super cool Dilshan. He along with Gambhir tried to consolidated sehwag wicket with a cautious plan. Gambhir was out in 6th over for a slow paced 16 with one four. Then with the help of De Villiers, Dilshan moved the score. But two qucik wickets of DeVilliers and Karthik gave the advantage again to Bangalore. Dilshan and Manhas had other plans and blasted the Banglaore Bowlers to all parts of the park and chased down the target in 19.2 overs. Dilshan was unconquered with 67 of 47 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes and Manhas undefeated on 23 of 13 balls with 3 fours. For Bangalore stike bowler was Pankaj Singh with 2 wickets against his name.

Man of the Match was awarded to TM Dilshan for his match winning knock of 67 from 47 balls.

Scorers: Delhi Daredevils 150 for 4 (Dilshan 67*) beat Bangalore Royal Challengers 149 for 7 (Pietersen 37, Nehra 2-34) by six wickets

Cricket: "Gibbs and Ojha Make it 3 in a row for Deccan Chargers"

Hyderabad Deccan Chargers are in Supreme form here in IPL Season 2. They defeated Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in a edge of the seat thriller at Kingsmeat, Durban.

Hyderabad Deccan Chargers won the toss and rightly elected to bat first. Gilchrist and Gibbs gave them the dream start by scoring 63 in less than 7 overs. Gilchrist was more severe in both scoring 35 of 20 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes. But he was caught behind off bravo soon later. Then came DR Smith, he was promoted up the order to move the score board rapidly. With Gibbs he lived up to the expectations when both scored 60 of exactly 6 overs before smith was out for 35 of 22 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes. Gibbs tried to move the scoreboard, but he was running out of partners at other end and Deccan Chargers ended up scoring 168, atleast 20 to 30 short of what they were capable. For Mumbai Indians Bravo and Malinga were the strike bowlers who took 3 wickets a piece.

Mumbai indians started their chase with a shock when they lost jayasuriya for 1 in second over with 4 on the board. They came the $950,000 baby "Duminy", he with tendulkar blasted the Deccan chargers bowlers to all parts of the ground. At half time they were 86 for 1. They were ahead in all respects untill the strategy break. Then cupid stuck and mumbai started loosing wickets. First was tendular who was foxed by Ojha. Tendulkar hit 36 of 27 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Wickets kept falling and the pressured kept on haunting mumbai indians and they tamely surrendered with the exception of Duminy who stuck a gritty 47 of 40 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. Mumbai Indians finished with 156 on the board and lost by 12 runs. For Deccan Chargers Ojha, RP singh and Edwards who took 3,2 and 2 wickets respectively.

Man of the Match was awarded to PP Ojha for his match winning 3 for 21 of 4 overs.

Scores: Deccan Chargers 168 for 9 (Gibbs 58, Bravo 3-34, Malinga 3-19) beat Mumbai Indians 156 for 7 (Duminy 47, Ojha 3-21) by 12 runs