Sehwag, KP wickets turned the game, feels Sourav Ganguly – Cricket News Update
The Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 on Saturday, April 21, 2012.
After setting an intimidating total of 192 for 3, the Ganguly-led Pune attack restricted the table http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-Donald-Topley-c93395, Delhi Daredevils to 172 for 7 in their chase to win the match by 20 runs.
"Sehwag kept pumping them into the stands and every ground is small to him… So when you get a wicket in such a match, it’s a big relief,” said the Pune Warriors http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 skipper at the post match press conference.
"(The celebration after Pietersen’s dismissal) was an act of relief… Pietersen and Sehwag were hitting the ball into the second tier of the stands! Luckily we got them out and that turned the game,” he added further.
Chasing a competitive 192-run total, the hosts looked quite set on their way to a successful chase as long as Virender Sehwag and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 were going strong. The duo posted 75 runs for the second wicket stand before Sourav Ganguly struck to remove
Kevin Pietersen on 32.
After Pietersen’s dismissal, Irfan Pathan came to the crease to partner the belligerent Sehwag, who was two runs short of his 14th Twenty20 half century. Ganguly struck back in the next over to send http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murali-Kartik-c78034 scalped
Sehwag to leave the hosts reeling at 115 for 4. Kartik caught the Delhi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Anthony-Hibbert-c81005 off his own ball in the 13th over.
Ganguly said that though he had faith in his team, he was not sure about a win as long as Sehwag was at the crease.
“We have played well in this tournament… But I was relieved only after Sehwag got out… Because the game was going away from us,” said the former India skipper.
Despite losing to Pune, Delhi still top the IPL5 points table with 8 points in six games. Pune Warriors India also have 8 points in their account, but from seven outings. They stand at No. 3 on the table.
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