Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 46: Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils"

Hello and Welcome to the Match No 46 of the IPL 2011 season between Deccan Chargers and Delhi Daredevils. Deccan Chargers and Delhi Daredevils are battling it out for the bottom place throughout the IPL 2011 season, todays win should charge one of the team to go for the playoffs. Lets see who will take the advantage in todays encounter.

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and opted to bowl first. For Hyderabad Deccan Chargers S Dhawan and DB Ravi Teja opened the batting, for Delhi Daredevils M Morkel opened the bowling. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers lost DB Ravi Teja early for 2 when AM Salvi took his wicket. KC Sangakkara and S Dhawan then played some nice shots to take deccan to 58 in less than 9 overs when S Dhawan was out to AB Agarkar. KC Sangakkara and JP Duminy then played some aggresive cricket and blasted Delhi Daredevil bowlers to all parts of the ground. KC Sangakkara eventullay fell for a well made 44, JP Duminy continued his big hitting and with DT Christian giving him good support hit 4 montrous sixes. JP Duminy fell to a accurate throw from AB Agarkar and was run out but made sure Hyderabad Deccan Chargers where on track. DT Christian made sure Hyderabad Deccan Chargers score above par then expected. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers scored 175 for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. For Deccan Chargers JP Duminy scored 55 and KC Sangakkara scored 44, for Delhi Daredevils AB Agarkar took 2 wickets.

In reply Delhi Daredevils opened the batting with AJ Finch and V Sehwag, for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers DW Steyn opened the bowling. Delhi Daredevils lost AJ Finch in the very first over to DW Steyn. I Sharma quickly removed NV Ojha and Y Venugopal Rao to give the edge to Hyderabad Deccan Chargers. V Sehwag had other plans, after initial overs from DW Steyn and I Sharma, I Malhotra came to bowl. V Sehwag blasted 23 runs of that over. A Mishra bowled the next over and was also murdered for another 18 odd runs and the runs flowed like river and in no time V Sehwag scored his first T20 century in 48 balls. KC Sangakkara re-introduced DW Steyn in 17 over. Soon DW Styen stuck and got V Sehwag's wicket but it was too late since V Sehwag had already done the damage. Delhi Daredevils managed to score off the reamaining runs with 4 wickets in hand and one over to spare. For Delhi Daredevils V Sehwag scored a ming blowing 119 of 56 balls, for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers DW Steyn and I Sharma took 2 wickets each.

Man of the Match is V Sehwag for his manificant Century (119 of 56 balls).

Score : Delhi Daredevils 179 for 6 (V Sehwag 119, I Sharma 2/16, DW Steyn 2/24) beat Deccan Chargers 175 for 5 (JP Duminy 55, KC Sangakkara 44, AB Agarkar 2/29) by four wickets

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 26: Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab"

Hi and welcome to the 26th match of the IPL 2011 season between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab. Delhi DareDevils are sitting last in the tabel where are Kings XI Punjab had a a recent winning streak. Lets see if Delhi Daredevils can show their dare in todays match.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and opted to bowl first. Delhi had the most explosive start in IPL history when Virender Sehwag and DA Warner blasted the hapless Kings XI Punjab bowlers to all the outer parts of the stadium. First wicket partnership was 146 of 11.4 overs, Sehwag was out trying to score a 4th consecutive six. Inspite of both the openers back in pavilion Y venugopal Rao and NV Ojha scored 47 of the last 3 overs to to score the highest total of IPL 2011 season. Delhi Scored 231 of their allotted 20 overs. for Delhi Daredevils Sehwag and DA Warner scored 77 each, for Kings XI Punjab Praveen Kumar, Chawla, Nayar and D Hussey took a wicket each.

In reply Kings XI Punjab had a initial good start from openers Gilchrist and Valthaty. Once Valthaty was out of the bowling of Irfan Pathan SE Marsh came to the crease and with Kings XL Punjab captain Gilchrist gave the same treatment what earlier warner and sehwag did. They were on their course for the chase that VR Aaron bowled Gilchrist round the wicket. Once Gilchrist was out the flood gates where open and wickets started to fall at regular intervals. SE Marsh played a lone battle and never gave up till the end. Kings XI Punjab scored 202 for 6 of their 20 overs. Delhi Daredevils have won a game after so many ages and with 29 runs. for Kings XI Punjab SE Marsh made a masterful 95 and Gilchrist 42, for Delhi Daredevils Agarkar took 2 wickets.


Man of the Match is Delhi Daredevils DA Warner for his 77

Score : Delhi Daredevils 231 for 3 (V Sehwag 77, DA Warner 77, DJ Hussey 1/19) beat Kings XI Punjab 202 for 6 (Marsh 95, Gilchrist 42, AB Agarkar 2/47) by 29 runs