http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils v Deccan Chargers – Indian Premier League 5 – Match recap – Chargers remain bottom of the table as Daredevils secure 5-wicket win
The Deccan Chargers remained winless as the Delhi Daredevils rocketed to the top of the Indian Premier League 5 points table, upsetting the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals’ number one spot after they claimed a 5-wicket victory over Kumar Sangakkara’s men at the Feroz Shah
Kotla in Delhi on April 19.
The Chargers won the toss and elected to bat, with Sangakkara opening alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528.
The 71-run stand between Dhawan (44 off 29) and wicket-keeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahbaz-Nadeem-c89339, who had Dhawan out on lbw as he attempted a reverse
sweep, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 at deep square-leg.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bharat-Chipli-c47949 contributed an unbeaten 25, but his efforts were not supported
by any of the other batsmen. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871 (6) found himself run-out while attempting to take a second run.
The Deccan Chargers were restricted to 157 in 20 overs, largely owing to Morkel and Nadeem, both of whom managed to claim 3 wickets each, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625 (3-0-33-1) also came in handy.
The 158-run chase was made easy for the Daredevils owing to centurion http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 (7) proved to be fairly disappointing, with both openers dismissed by the 4th over.
However, Pietersen stepped up to the crease with single-minded determination, and his unbeaten 103 off 64, including 9 sixes (the highest in the current season of the IPL) was enough to propel the Daredevils to victory.
His partnership with Jayawardene (6) was fleeting, lasting only 8 runs, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 batsman, respectively, getting their side up to 114 for 5 by the 15th over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yogesh-Nagar-c98297 was the last batsman to come to the crease, and his 23 off 15, combined with an unbeaten 48-run partnership with Pietersen, was enough to get the Daredevils to 162 at the expense of 5 wickets, with 5 balls remaining.
Steyn put forth another fiery display, but his 2 for 19 in 4 overs was in vain as the Deccan Chargers maintained their spot at the bottom of the points table.
Predictably, Pietersen won the Player of the Match award for his century, which was almost solely responsible for his team’s victory.
The Delhi Daredevils will be looking to continue their time at the top as they prepare to take on the Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 at the same venue on April 21.
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