Pune Warriors’ Jesse Ryder in top form against Deccan Chargers - 2nd Innings Report - Part 1
Needing 137 runs to silence the Deccan Chargers’ home fans and secure their second successive victory, the Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JD-Ryder-c1679, faced the entire first over against the
ever passionate, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409.
It did not seem to be the South African bowler’s day as he suffered at the hands of Ryder who hammered two fours and a six in the over that eventually cost the Deccan side 15 runs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566 ran in to bowl the second over and it seemed Ryder was in a
destructive mood as he sent the ball to the boundary twice on the last two deliveries in what had already become a dominating performance.
The pressure had built up considerably on the bowling side, which had given away the initiative and were now on the back foot as Ryder was leading an early assault. Things were not going according to plan for the Chargers as the asking rate had dropped to
an easily manageable 6.18 runs per over.
The fans at the stadium became increasingly anxious as Ryder was hammering the Deccan bowlers all over the park. What the bowling side and the fans needed was a wicket to lift their dwindling spirits. Ojha provided just that in the 7th over when
his delivery crashed into danger-man, Jesse Ryder’s off stump. The sound of ball hitting the wicket was followed by a deafening roar from the crowd as the Chargers had their first wicket.
Yet, it was to be as good as it got for the bowling side and their fans as the man of the moment, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746 made his way on to the pitch. Much had been said about Dada’s return to cricket, as the former Indian captain was even linked to a role as a
batting coach for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 side.
Ganguly and Manish Pandey maintained the eight run per over pace that Ryder had been so crucial in setting up and had the Pune Warriors in a comfortable position at 73 runs with only the one wicket lost after nine overs. Pandey seemed to be the most prominent
threat after standing at an unbeaten 36 runs from 30 deliveries and the batsman was becoming an increasing concern for everyone who had something at stake with the Deccan Chargers.
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