Kochi Tuskers defeat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils: IPL-4 News
DD 140/6 20 overs, KTK 141/3 15 overs
Newcomers Kochi Tuskers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803 revived their campaign in the Indian Premier League 2011 with a resounding win over one of the more fancied IPL teams the Delhi Daredevils in their own backyard. Delhi’s star studded batting line-up failed to make an impact
at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground posting a meagre 140 runs total in their allotted overs.
The Tuskers were in command of their chase and cruised home to the target in the 15th over of the innings.
For DD http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429, David Warner and Yogesh Nagar failed to impress.
The innings was taken to a fighting total by a late assault by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Travis-Birt-c2707 who hit 5 fours in his 27 off only 15 balls. For the KTK Vinay Kumar was the pick amongst the bowlers taking 2 wickets for 25 runs off his 4 overs.
Brendon McCullum and Michael Klinger got the KTK off to a blazing start the two were pushing on the accelerator all the time as they raced to a 61 runs stand in 5.1 overs. McCullum was dismissed by the South African fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morne-Morkel-c77722 and 37 scored
off 19 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184 took the team to the target with a partnership worth 52 runs. Skipper Mahela Jayawardene’s slump with the bat continued. He was dismissed for 7 runs only. Hodge scored 24 off 13 balls, his innings included 3 fours and 1 six while
Patel the left-handed batsman scored 37 runs off 31 balls.
Patel hit 5 fours in his unbeaten knock, for the DD Morne Morkel and Van Der Merwe took a wicket each, however the score was too low to defend even for the potent DD attack.
The KTK duly completed their chase with 5 overs of their innings left, Prasanth Parameswaran who took 2 wickets for 29 runs was a surprise choice for Man of the Match award ahead of Kumar whose returned figures of 2/25 in his allocation of 4 overs.
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