Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers - IPL 5 – Daredevils pounce on Chargers – Live Cricket Score and Update
Deccan Chargers 157/8 (20/20 ov) v Delhi Daredevils 162/5 (19.1/20 ov) - Delhi Daredevils won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
On Thursday, April 19, 2012, Delhi Daredevils handed Deccan Chargers a five-wicket defeat in the 23rd match of the tournament played at Feroz Shah Kotla, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780.
With this defeat, Deccan are almost out cold in the mega event as they have failed to register a single win this year after playing four matches, while Daredevils are looking strong, now placed at number-one spot after securing four wins from five outings.
First http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 stole his bowlers’ thunder by smashing a belligerent knock of 103 runs to lead his side to an emphatic victory.
“This is absolutely amazing, crowds cheering for the teams here. I would love to have more English cricketers playing here, but I am enjoying playing in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. Steyn is a class bowler and it was good playing him, the crowds have been amazing. Yes, this is my best innings in this format, hope to get some more,” said KP after being named as the Player of the Match for his brilliantly crafted innings.
Earlier, after winning the toss, the Chargers skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 chose to bat first, aiming to score enough runs on the board to give his bowlers a fightable total.
However, they were cut short on losing their first wicket with only 10 runs on the board, as the skipper perished after scoring only a run.
It was then http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parthiv-Patel-c2159 who dictated the sequence of events while they were on the crease as they belted the bowlers all around the park forging a resilient alliance.
However, with Dhawan gone for 44 and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 back in the pavilion with 45 runs, the side suffered a batting collapse and faltered before posting a humungous total on the board.
The Daredevils, were then gifted a few lives due to some bad fielding from Deccan, but prevailed in the end by reaching the target in 19.1 overs for the loss of five wickets.
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