| Indian Premier League, 2009 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, T20 |
| SIX |
| Over | Event |
| 4.1 | 4.1 Nehra to Hayden, SIX!!, Tell you what, this is intimidating! overpitched and swinging away, Hayden comes down the pitch and makes room at the same time, carves it nicely over the covers, bye bye ball! There she goes into the stands... |
| 5.6 | 5.6 Sangwan to Raina, SIX!!, Now it's my turn says Raina, goes down into the crunches to get under the ball, too much elevation for his liking but still good enough as he heaves it to clear the long off fence, Woah, this is exciting stuff! |
| 9.2 | 9.2 Mishra to Raina, SIX!!, Raina is just so good with the short deliveries and pull shots, half tracker and he picks it up effortlessly before hammering it over square leg for a biggie, cleanly struck! |
| 10.1 | 10.1 Dilshan to Badrinath, SIX!!, Lobbed up and Badrinath kneels down to get under it, slog sweeps it out of the area, over mid wicket for a biggie, cleanly struck, what a start after the break! |
| 11.5 | 11.5 Sangwan to Badrinath, SIX!!, Badrinath is going great guns here! banged in short and Badrinath hammers it over square leg for a biggie, cleanly struck, that clocked a long way, superb hit! |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 4.4 | 4.4 Nehra to Vijay, out Caught by Bhatia at cover!! Dug in short and Vijay tries to pull it away, top edge goes miles and miles up in the air, Siddhu would have felt that it plucked an air-hostess on it's way, Bhatia and Warner get into some confusion with their calling, Bhatia collides but takes the catch safely in the end, ends up looking funny, could have been different had that been put down, Vijay walks back dejected! Vijay c Bhatia b Nehra 14(13) <4s-2> |
| 5.4 | 5.4 Sangwan to Hayden, out Caught by de Villiers at long on!! Hayden tries to continue with his intimidating stuff again, everyday is not a sunday mate! comes down the track and tries to loft it over cow corner perhaps, the bat turns in his hand as he miscues it straight down the throat of long on, one of the better fielders, infact the best of the lot takes it easily, Hayden is gone, you can sniff a sense of relief in the Delhi camp! Hayden c de Villiers b Sangwan 30(19) <4s-4 6s-1> |
| 12.3 | 12.3 Bhatia to Raina, out Caught by Dilshan at deep mid wicket!! Overpitched on the toes, Raina clips it over mid wicket, times it well but doesn't get as much distance on that as he would have liked, holed out in the deep, Dilshan stays there as cool as a cucumber, Raina is gone, this is a body blow, he was looking good, danger man is gone! Raina c Dilshan b Bhatia 32(21) <4s-2 6s-2> |
| 14.5 | 14.5 Bhatia to Badrinath, out Bowled!! Bhatia yorks him now, poor shot selection on that occasion, beautiful delivery, speared right into the blockhole as he tries to work it down the wrong line, no contact made on that occasion, the middle stump is rattled, Badrinath is gone but not before doing a lot of damage, Bhatia strikes gold! Badrinath b Bhatia 45(34) <4s-4 6s-2> |
| 15.2 | 15.2 Nehra to Albie Morkel, out Caught&Bowled!! Banged in short and well directed too, aimed into the ribs as Albie Morkel makes room to swing it over the fence, that came onto him quickly, gets it on the toe end of the blade as it shoots up high in the air, safely taken by Nehra after making a clear call, the powerful man is gone now! Albie Morkel c and b Nehra 6(4) <4s-1> |
| 17.2 | 17.2 Nannes to Oram, out Caught by de Villiers at long on!! And once again Oram makes room for himself by clearing the front leg out of the way, tries to hoick it over cow corner, not middled and finds the man in the deep, spectacular catch there, ABD ran alongside the fence before timing his jump well, well taken, he knew where he was, superb catch indeed! Oram c de Villiers b Nannes 3(7) |
| 17.3 | 17.3 Nannes to Dhoni, out Caught by Gambhir at mid wicket!! Ohh boy! Banged in short and Dhoni is taken aback, tries to pull but he was too late to do so, top edge goes high up in the air and is taken safely inside the ring, Dhoni is gone now, string of body blows, Nannes is on a hat-trick at the moment, can he do it like Yuvi did last evening, this is interesting cricket! Dhoni c Gambhir b Nannes 6(7) |
| 18.4 | 18.4 Nehra to Balaji, out Caught by de Villiers at long on!! Fizzes through with some extra bit of bounce that time, Balaji clears his front leg out of the way before swinging it big, too much of an elevation, holed out in the deep, Balaji is gone, ABD is as safe as a house, isn't he, the ball loves him too, third catch of the evening for him! Balaji c de Villiers b Nehra 2(3) |
| 19.4 | 19.4 Nannes to Jakati, out Caught by Gambhir at cover!! Length ball this time, Jakati backs away again, tries to loft it over the top, miscued high up towards cover, safely taken, Nannes picks up his third wicket, his best figures in the IPL! Jakati c Gambhir b Nannes 13(8) <4s-2> |
| 19.6 | 19.6 Nannes to Muralitharan, out Muralitharan Run Out!!1 run completed, driven down the ground towards long off for a single, comes back for the second, ABD fires in a quick throw at the long end, Karthik takes off the bails easily, Muralitharan falls short, that was over-ambitious but then he didn't have any other choice either! Muralitharan run out (de Villiers/Karthik) 3(4) |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 3.1 | 3.1 Tyagi to Gambhir, out Caught by Raina at cover!! On the shorter side outside the off stump, Gambhir goes for it, slashes it hard, well struck and wide of the man at short cover, Raina flies to his right by sticking his right hand out, plucks a stunning catch, Gambhir is gone, what a wonderful take that was, as good a catch as you would get to see, the best in this IPL so far, wonder if anyone can beat this! Gambhir c Raina b Tyagi 13(14) <4s-2> |
| 3.2 | 3.2 Tyagi to de Villiers, out Bowled!! Absolute jaffa of a delivery, pitched up in the corridor of uncertainty and jabs back into the right hander sharply, cuts him into two halves there, de Villiers tries to defend and misses, that went right through his defenses, de Villiers is gone for a golden duck, what a moment for this young man Tyagi! de Villiers b Tyagi 0(1) |
| 6.5 | 6.5 Jakati to Dilshan, out Bowled!! Absolute peach of a delivery this time, tossed up on the middle and leg, curving in and spins away, Dilshan gets forward to defend, went right through his defenses, this is a dream delivery for any left-arm spinner, Dilshan didn't have any clue about it, can't blame him, just too good for anyone, Delhi in shambles! Dilshan b Jakati 13(13) <6s-1> |
| 15.5 | 15.5 Jakati to Warner, out Stumped!! Warner eyes the vacant square leg region, tries to slog sweep and misses it, he is well outside the crease, Dhoni collects the ball cleanly before breaking the stumps in a jiffy, Warner tries hard to drag his foot back but he ends up being a lil' too late, Warner is gone, blistering knock comes to an end! Warner st Dhoni b Jakati 51(40) <4s-5 6s-1> |
| 16.4 | 16.4 Muralitharan to Manhas, out Bowled!! Pressure telling clearly now, Muralitharan tosses it up fuller this time, Manhas has a big swing across the line, misses it completely as the ball goes thundering into the stumps, is this a turnaround? Manhas b Muralitharan 0(4) |
| 17.2 | 17.2 Jakati to Karthik, out Caught by Muralitharan at deep square leg!! Karthik slog sweeps this time, not middled, off the top edge and lands safely in the pouch of Murali at square leg, the drop doesn't prove costly in the end, Badri will heave a huge sigh of relief! Karthik c Muralitharan b Jakati 52(31) <4s-7 6s-1> |
| 17.6 | 17.6 Jakati to Sangwan, out Bowled!! Jakati fires this very full, Sangwan tries to cart it over mid wicket, doesn't connect at all on that occasion, the stumps are rattled, Sangwan is gone, Jakati picks up another one, he has proved to be the difference today, what a spell, mesmerising stuff! Sangwan b Jakati 0(3) |
| 18.6 | 18.6 Albie Morkel to Bhatia, out Caught by Balaji at cover!! And finally the full ball has done the trick, once again finding the blockhole, Bhatia tries to squirt it out, scoops a catch in the direction of cover, Balaji comes in running to take a good diving catch, another man bites the dust, these are all nails being driven into the Delhi coffin, beautiful over from Albie Morkel! Bhatia c Balaji b Albie Morkel 2(7) |
| SIX |
| Over | Event |
| 5.1 | 5.1 Tyagi to Dilshan, SIX!!, Amazing shot! Banged in short and Dilshan picks up the length very early, rocks back and swivels across, hammered right over mid wicket, just about clears the fence, as flat as a pool table that was! Woohoo, I am loving it! |
| 12.3 | 12.3 Oram to Warner, SIX!!, And now Warner makes amends, banged in short and Warner takes out his pull shot in a flash, jabbed over widish long on for a biggie, that went a long way indeed, woah... 98 meters! |
| 12.5 | 12.5 Oram to Karthik, SIX!!, On the shorter side and even Karthik is quick with his shot selection and feet movement, pulled over square leg, Murali runs across swiftly and gets only a finger to it while sticking his hand out, clears the ropes, good placement one must admit! |
| 19.4 | 19.4 Balaji to Mishra, SIX!!, Banged in short this time, little error and Mishra is quick to pounce on it, goes back before hammering it towards backward square leg for a biggie, cleanly struck! |
| OTHER |
| Over | Event |
| 14.3 | 14.3 Balaji to Warner, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Warner goes on the backfoot and pulls it wide of the bowler for a single, there's his First IPL FIFTY!! Fifty on debut... |
| FOUR |
| Over | Event |
| 17.1 | 17.1 Jakati to Karthik, FOUR!!, Karthik decides to go downtown, lofts it over the top, Badri at long off misjudges it completely, runs in a long way up, messes it up completely, the ball lands behind him, catch dropped!! FIFTY!! for Karthik, how costly would this prove now? |
