No one should take Pune lightly, warns Virender Sehwag – Cricket News Update
The Delhi Daredevils’ skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, has warned the IPL teams against complacency while playing against the low profile Pune Warriors India.
“No one should take Pune lightly. A win or defeat does not necessarily depend on big names in the team,” said Sehwag speaking to the media reporters after his side lost to Ganguly-led Pune side by 20 runs.
“It doesn’t matter how many batsmen you have in the team, you need at least one to bat till the end,” the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils’ skipper added further.
In the 27th match of the ongoing fifth instalment of the lucrative Indian Premier League, played at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, on Saturday night, Ganguly led the side from the front with both bat and ball as PWI thrashed the table http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-Donald-Topley-c93395, Delhi
Daredevils convincingly by 20 runs.
After being put into bat, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JD-Ryder-c1679 and Sourav Ganguly’s herculean knocks to put a competitive total of 192 for 3 on the board. Opening batsman Jesse Ryder struck a 58-ball 86, laced with seven muscular boundaries and four lofty sixes,
while the skipper returned with a 35-ball 41. Ganguly then attacked with the ball claiming the prized wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601, besides accepting Yogesh Nagar’s catch, to restrict the hosts to 172 for 7 in their allotted quota of 20 overs.
Not even Sehwag’s valiant half-century knock could save the match for the Daredevils. The Delhi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Anthony-Hibbert-c81005 rued he should have stayed at the crease for a bit longer.
“I think I should have continued for a bit longer today,” said the stylish Indian opener. “But then when you are chasing 190-plus it is never easy to keep up with the required run rate. Hopefully, in the coming games we can ensure that one batsman stays
till the end,” he added further.
Despite losing last night’s game to Warriors, the Daredevils find themselves at the top of the points table with four wins and 2 defeats. With four wins in seven outings, the Ganguly-led Pune Warriors http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 find themselves third on the standings.
Delhi will next play same opposition in their return leg of the Indian Premier League on April 24.
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