David Hussey all praise for Mahela Jayawardene and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-c64444 Pathan - Cricket News Update
Even after losing the game to Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 from securing an imminent win at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
The match was a nail biter, with the pendulum of the match tilting both ways as the teams fought it out to secure a place in the play-offs.
Speaking in the post match ceremony, Hussey who has been captaining the side in the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918, nursing a hamstring injury, said, “I think we were right in the game until the last three overs. Full credit to Irfan and Mahela for how they played.”
Punjab are still not out of the race for a place in the play-offs after this defeat, but would now be meeting Delhi once again in their remaining two matches, which they need to win in order to secure a spot in the play-offs.
On the other hand, Delhi became the first team to roar into the play-offs as they consolidated their number-one spot on the points table with 20 points from 10 wins after playing 14 games.
After failing to pile a daunting total on the board, Punjab were caught in a spot of bother as it was only Hussey who stood tall by hammering an unbeaten innings of 40 runs in Punjab’s innings.
They needed a solid performance from their bowlers in order to prevail, and keeping that in mind, launched a stinging bowling onslaught right from the start.
The success was sweet as by the time Delhi had posted 37 runs on the board, they had lost four wickets which included the prized wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, they certainly were vulnerable in the middle.
The match was there for the taking, but just when Punjab relaxed, Mahela Jayawardene and Irfan Pathan nabbed the opportunity to steering their side out of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Woods-c98113 and pulled off an astounding win in 19 overs with Jayawardene smashing 56 and Pathan bolstering an innings of 19 runs.
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