So there you are! Kings XI Punjab would be feeling unlucky as they had a decent score behind them, but the rains made it easy for Delhi only because they didn't lose any wickets in their chase. But Vettori was the man for the Daredevils. His 3-15 from three overs effectively put paid to Punjab's chances. And Sehwag's 38 from 16 balls was the icing on the cake. Delhi Daredevils have beaten Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets (D/L Method) Next up is Kolkata Knight Riders up against Deccan Chargers. Will McCullum do it again for KKR?Over 5: It could be over in this over itself. Chawla into the attack. Sehwag will go after him for sure. Fifty up for Delhi. Sehwag and Gambhir are doing it in singles. Two more and Delhi are through as Sehwag goes for SIX! Delhi Daredevils have announced themselves in the IPL with a resounding 10-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab.
Runs: 1,2,1,1,1wd,6
Over 4: Delhi now only need 13 from 18 balls. VRV into the attack and Gambhir slashes him first ball for a single. Sehwag is eyeing the offside, but top-edges it, the ball lands safely in the boundary. Yuvraj seemed to slip while going for the catch. Gambhir gets two next ball, and the chase is down to single figures. Gambhir gives the charge but only gets one. Dot ball, finally. Shoulders drop in the KXIP camp.
Runs: 1,1,2,1,0,0
Over 3: Delhi need 54 from 6 overs. Sehwag plays and misses, and Sangakkara also misses. Only one bowler can bowl a maximum of two overs. Sehwag goes for SIX! A short-arm jab goes all the way over midwicket. Effortless stuff. He nicks next, and goes over Sangakkara for FOUR!. Delhi have raced to 41-0
Runs: 1,1b,1,6,0,4
Over 2: So Sehwag on strike. And he gets the first ball over the boundary for SIX! Yusuf Abdulla bowls down the legside, and Sehwag pivots and the ball sails over the ropes. He takes the next full-toss and hits it over mid on for FOUR! Abdulla needs to calm down. Sehwag gets another FOUR! but oh dear. The rain has descended again. Delhi had raced to 24-0 in the second over, but it doesn't look good at the moment.
The covers are coming off, and we can get a game. Eight minutes from now folks. It's a 6-over game. Delhi need 30 from 25 balls.
Sehwag gets FOUR of them from the last ball, he drives straight and VRV Singh runs over the ball down the ground.
Runs: 6,4,1wd,0,0,4,4
Over 1: Now then. Delhi have Sehwag and Gambhir out in the middle. KXIP are starting with Pathan with Sangakkara standing up to the stumps. Gambhir can't give the charge now. Gambhir is away, you can't stop him like that. He makes room and hits it over the offside field for FOUR! Good improvisation. He gets it through midwicket next, another FOUR! Flicks it with disdain.Runs: 0,1wd,0,4,0,4,0
So there we have it. KXIP started off on a bright note with Karan Goel and Ravi Bopara going great guns, but Delhi introduced Daniel Vettori at the right time. Vettori had figures of 3-0-15-3 and some good fielding efforts, particularly from Manoj Tiwary lifted them back in the game. Delhi chase 105, but it could be tricky if Punjab's spinner, Piyush Chawla, and other bowlers can hit the areas from the word go.
Over 12: Salvi to bowl the last over. Irfan is on strike. Salvi has got his line right but KXIP have reached 100, although they could have had more. Pathan has skied it, but it lands safely between the fielders. AB de Villiers pulls off a fabulous save at the ropes. Tiwary's run out is backed up by de Villiers. Pathan is gone off the final ball! KXIP have managed 104-7 from their 12 overs.
Runs: 0,2,2,2,2,0
Over 11: There's confirmation of the Yuvraj shot, 101m. He seems to have seen it, and launches Vettori into the midwicket stand for another SIX! But Mahela calls for a horrendous run and Yuvraj is RUN OUT! It was risky right from the outset, and Vettori whips off the bails. And Mahela is OUT too! He wanted to clear the ropes, but manages to hit it straight to compatriot Dilshan at long off. And Delhi have another one! Piyush Chawla is run out! What an effort from Manoj Tiwary. He dives full length and hits the stumps direct. KXIP have lost three wickets for the same score. Poor Chawla didn't even face a ball there.
Yuvraj run out (Karthik) 16 (11b)
Jayawardene c Dilshan b Vettori 6 (6b)
Chawla run out 0 (0)
Runs: 1,6,W,0,W,W
Over 10: Jayawardene is in the business with a beautiful shot! He works it down to the fine leg boundary for FOUR! What a shot. Classy Mahela is away. Punjab need some big ones here, and Yuvraj is the key. They seem to have lost the momentum with those quick wickets. McGrath on the sidelines likes what he has seen from Delhi. He says he's never been dropped from the side. Well well. Nannes, meanwhile, brings out a sharp bouncer. But Yuvraj has the last word, he smashes the next one down the ground for MAXIMUM! Whoa! Look at that one go.
Runs: 1,4,1,0,1wd,0,6
Over 9: Four more overs to go. Vettori to continue. Who said spinners didn't have a role in T20? Harbhajan, Kumble, Warne all did well last night, and Vettori is following suit. Sangakkara gets a FOUR! Sweeps fine and away from the fieldsman. He's top-edged the next one and is OUT! He tried the same shot but Dirk Nannes judges it really well. Vettori has his second wicket. Mahela replaces Sangakkara in the middle. Delhi have pulled it back here.Sangakkara c Nannes b Vettori 8 (11b)
Runs: 1,1,4,W,1,0
Over 8: Nannes back into the attack and starts with a precious dot ball. There is swing in the air, if only they can make use of it. Yuvraj is in the middle and gets off the mark. Two runs off the last 10 balls. Delhi are doing a good job. Nannes finishes off a good over. Three from it. Runs: 0,1,0,0,1,1
Over 7:
Vettori gets a wicket off his first ball. He gets Bopara plumb in front. OUT! Dinesh Karthik has borrowed Peter McGlashan's radically designed face mask. Vettori has started off brilliantly just when Delhi started to panic. Wow! Dot balls on the trot. Single off the last ball, one run and a wicket! KXIP 68-2
Bopara lbw Vettori 22 (16b)
Runs: W,0,0,0,0,1
Over 6: Goel starts the sixth over with another SIX! But the rain is beginning to return. Goel charged the bowler and went straight, full swing of his arms and it's gone miles. Dot ball, and the next one is banged in short and Goel goes for it and gets another SIX! Not as big as the previous two, but six runs all the same. Goel is on fire here. KXIP may not even need the belligerence of Yuvraj today. KXIP are well on their way to their targeted score. But that's it. Goel is OUT! He goes for another one, but manages to hit it straight to Vettori at mid off. Brilliant knock from Goel.
Goel c Vettori b Yo Mahesh 38 (21b)
Runs: 6,0,6,1,1wd,1,W
Over 5: Ravi Bopara gets into the act. SIX He pulls it off the front foot here, Sangwan is under pressure. But oh dear! Bopara skies it miles into the air, and Sehwag completely makes a mess of it. Bopara has a life, and he gets another one! He drills it straight to Sangwan, and he puts it down. Delhi have been erratic. Swing and a miss to finish the over. KXIP have 52-1 in five overs.
Runs: 1,6,1,2,1,0
Over 4: Goel is going for everything now, and have a look at that one. He smashes Yo Mahesh out of the park over midwicket. SIX! That's gone 111 metres! Ravindra Jadeja hit 96m last night, this has beaten him with quite a bit. What a shot. Sehwag needs to get his spinner, Vettori, in. KXIP 41-0 Runs: 1,1,1,6,1,0
Over 3: Pradeep Sangwan, left-armer replaces left-armer. Robin Jackman is at the KXIP dug-out, trying to find out what score they're looking at. While Bopara launches Sangwan into the stands. SIX! Supreme timing, Mark Nicholas reckons. Shastri says KXIP are looking at a score above 100. Good enough I say as the batsmen steal another single. There's some bounce for Sangwan there, landing it right will do the trick for the bowlers. The rain has spiced up the wicket. Goel skies one down the leg side, but only gets two.
Runs: 1,6,0,1,0,2
Over 2: There is Aavishkar Salvi. Shastri says his action is modelled on McGrath's. The Australian would be a proud spectator in the stands. But Karan Goel thrashes him down the ground for FOUR off the first ball, and follows it up with a cracking cover drive. FOUR MORE! It's a 12-over game so expect plenty of risks from the batsmen. Bopara is off the mark. Eleven off the second over. KXIP 21-0
Runs: 4,4,1,0,1,1
Over 1: Dirk Nannes starts off with a wide, way down the off side. Karan Goel spanks one through the point region for Punjab's first FOUR of the innings. Been a mixed over this one, wayward if you like. Nine runs off the first over and Punjab are away. The umpire lost count of the balls, and Nannes finishes with seven in his over.
Runs: 1wd ,1lb,1wd,0,4,0,1,1,1
Toss and comments: Virender Sehwag of Delhi Daredevils has won the toss and put Kings XI Punjab in. He says the team is in form and we have news that Aavishkar Salvi, the former Indian player, has been included in their line-up. Yuvraj Singh doesn't mind losing the toss. "We have Yusuf Abdulla from South Africa, Sangakkara and Jayawardene, and Ravi Bopara from England," he says.
We have a 14-over game at Newlands folks.
Here are the teams:
Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, David Warner, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ab de Villiers, Tillakeratne Dilshan, Manoj Tiwary, Avishka Salvi, Pradeep Sanwgan, Yo Mahesh, Dirk Nannes.
Kings XI Punjab: Taruvar Kohli, Karan Goel, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Yuvraj Sigh (capt), Yusuf Abdullah, Ravi Bopara, Vikramjeet Malik, Piyush Chawla, VRV Singh, Irfan Pathan.
Interesting choice from Delhi, picking Dirk Nannes ahead of McGrath, and Aavishkar Salvi, remember this bowler? He played for India in a couple of ODIs in Bangladesh a few years ago. Karthik will keep wickets, De Villiers expected to star with the bat. They have Dilshan and Warner as well. The English duo is not in, Collingwood and Shah will have to wait for their IPL debut.
Punjab, however, have included their England import, Ravi Bopara, but we have rain in the air again. Oh dear!
We have a 12-over match on our hands now and Dirk Nannes has the ball in his hands. Ravi Bopara is on strike.
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