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Date – May 22, 2009
Result – Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets

Delhi Daredevils Innings
Today was the first semifinal between Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers. Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field first and this decision went hugely in the favor as Delhi Daredevils lost 2 wickets in the very first over. Sehwag, Dilshan and AB de Villers then helped them to recover and post a decent total of 153/8 in 20 overs. Dilshan was the highest scorer for Delhi Daredevils as he scored 65 runs. Daredevils lost the momentum in the last overs and could not utilize it to full potential.

FOW:G Gambhir (0-1, 0.5), D Warner (0-2, 1), *V Sehwag (85-3, 10.4), AB de Villiers (133-4, 17.1), D Karthik (145-5, 19), R Bhatia (151-6, 19.3), T Dilshan (153-7, 19.5), A Mishra (153-8, 20)

Delhi Daredevils Innings Highlights
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
* 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (V Sehwag 27, TM Dilshan 24, Ex 2)
* Drinks: Delhi Daredevils – 83/2 in 10.0 overs (V Sehwag 38, TM Dilshan 39)
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (84 balls), Extras 6
* TM Dilshan: 50 off 35 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (121 balls), Extras 9
* Innings Break: Delhi Daredevils – 153/8 in 20.0 overs (P Sangwan 0)

Deccan Chargers Innings
Chasing the total of 154 for a final berth, Gilly played a captions knock. He was at his devastating best and Delhi bowlers looked clueless. With the strike rate of 242.86, Gilchrist scored 85 runs off just 35 balls and took the match away from Delhi Daredevils. Though Delhi was considered favorites before the start of match but when we see an innings like this, favorites tend to change. Suman and Symonds supported and helped Deccan Chargers to cruise along easily and face the winner of second semi final winner on Sunday.

FOW:H Gibbs (22-1, 1.2), A Bilakhia (91-2, 8), *A Gilchrist (102-3, 10), A Symonds (137-4, 13.4)

Deccan Chargers Innings Highlights
* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 3.5 overs (27 balls), Extras 4
* AC Gilchrist: 50 off 17 balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (AC Gilchrist 47, AA Bilakhia 4, Ex 3)
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (60 balls), Extras 5
* Drinks: Deccan Chargers – 102/3 in 10.0 overs (TS Suman 2)
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 6

Man of the match – A Gilchrist
For scorecard of the match click here – IPL – 2 Scorecards – Semi Final – 1

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The much awaited semi final of the prestigious DLF IPL -2 is today between Deccan Chargers and Delhi Daredevils. The odds in favor of Delhi Daredevils are much higher and they are the favorites in today’s match. But Deccan Chargers have proved time and again in this tournament that they can not be taken lightly.
So we can hope for a nail bitting semifinals and the winners will take on the winners of semifinal -2 played tomorrow between Royal Challenger and Chennai Super Kings on Sunday 24 May 2009.

The match details for today’s semi final are :-

Start time 16.30 local, (14:30 GMT) i.e. 8pm as per Indian time

Deccan: (probable) 1 Adam Gilchrist (capt & wk), 2 Herschelle Gibbs, 3 T Suman, 4 Andrew Symonds, 5 Rohit Sharma, 6 Venugopal Rao, 7 Azhar Bilakhia, 8 Ryan Harris, 9 RP Singh, 10 Pragyan Ojha, 11 Jaskaran Singh/Harmeet Singh.

Delhi Daredevils: (probable) 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 David Warner, 3 Virender Sehwag (capt), 4 AB de Villiers, 5 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7 Rajat Bhatia, 8 Dirk Nannes, 9 Amit Mishra, 10 Pradeep Sangwan, 11 Ashish Nehra.

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Date – May 21, 2009
Result – Delhi Daredevils won by 4 wickets

Mumbai Indians Innings
Mumbai Indians were asked to bat first after they lost toss to Delhi Daredevils. They lost the first wicket in the very first over. Tendulkar was the ray of hope for Mumbai Indians and he did played some excellent shots. His innings of 46 was studded with 8 fours. The only other batsmen who played a innings which tool Mumbai Indians to a respectable total was Rahane. He completed his half century and it was due to Sachin and Rahane that Mumbai Indians were able to post a total of 165/8 in 20 overs.

FOW:S Jayasuriya (2-1, 0.1), JP Duminy (21-2, 2.3), M Ashraful (28-3, 4.3), *S Tendulkar (101-4, 13.3), A Nayar (106-5, 14.2), P Shah (149-6, 18.3), A Rahane (155-7, 19.1), L Malinga (159-8, 19.4)

Mumbai Indians innings Highlights
* Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (53 balls), Extras 9
* Drinks: Mumbai Indians – 72/3 in 10.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 28, AM Rahane 20)
* 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (SR Tendulkar 24, AM Rahane 20, Ex 7)
* Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (87 balls), Extras 19
* AM Rahane: 50 off 37 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
* Mumbai Indians: 150 runs in 18.4 overs (122 balls), Extras 21
* Innings Break: Mumbai Indians – 165/8 in 20.0 overs (Harbhajan Singh 12, DS Kulkarni 0)

Delhi Daredevils Innings
What a comeback by Sehwag!! Chasing the totall of 166 to win, Delhi Daredevils got to a flying start with Gambhir and Warner. But the problem did not ended when Warner was dismissed Sehwag came to the center and blasted every bowler for 27 ball 50. It was Gambhir and Sehwag who took the game away from Mumbai Indians who are already out but were playing for prestige. Though in later stages, Delhi Daredevils lost some quick wickets but the good start helped them to recover and register yet another win in this Indian Premier League season -2.

FOW:D Warner (36-1, 3.3), G Gambhir (104-2, 11.1), T Dilshan (144-3, 14.2), *V Sehwag (144-4, 14.3), AB de Villiers (153-5, 16.3), R Bhatia (153-6, 16.4)

Delhi Daredevils innings Highlights
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 0
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (G Gambhir 23, V Sehwag 29, Ex 0)
* Drinks: Delhi Daredevils – 93/1 in 10.0 overs (G Gambhir 45, V Sehwag 33)
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (64 balls), Extras 5
* V Sehwag: 50 off 26 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
* Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 16.1 overs (101 balls), Extras 8

Man of the match: V Sehwag

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Date – May 19, 2009
Result – Bangalore Royal Challengers won by 7 wickets

Delhi Daredevils Innings
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat first. Delhi Daredevils would have never thought of such a disastrous start as they lost 2 wickets in the very first over. This brought them on backfoot and the normal aggression was lacking in the batting of other batsmen. AB de Villers and Karthik tried to bring the innings back to normal and helped Delhi Daredevils to score a respectable total. Nagar and Mahroof also contributed to the total of 134/7 in 20 overs.

FOW:*V Sehwag (1-1, 0.3), M Manhas (1-2, 0.5), G Gambhir (37-3, 6), AB de Villiers (65-4, 10.3), AB McDonald (70-5, 11.3), Y Nagar (109-6, 16.5), D Karthik (114-7, 17.5)

Delhi Daredevils Innings Highlights
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 0
* Drinks: Delhi Daredevils – 63/3 in 10.0 overs (AB de Villiers 27, KD Karthik 9)
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 15.6 overs (97 balls), Extras 1
* Innings Break: Delhi Daredevils – 134/7 in 20.0 overs (MF Maharoof 18, DL Vettori 4)

Bangalore Royal Challengers Innings
Chasing the moderate target of 135, Bangalore Royal Challengers lost the first wicket in first over of the innings and it looked Bangalore Royal Challengers will be in some sort of problem chasing this small total too. But then Bangalore Royal Challengers batsmen Kallis and Dravid bounced back and took the team to 54/1 in 10 overs. Dravid was the one to got out after scoring 38 runs but his innings got Bangalore Royal Challengers out of trouble. Taylor came to the center after Dravid’s wicket and he just smashed the bowl for 3 sixes. His camero of 23 in just 12 balls made the target well in reach. Kallis along with Boucher took Bangalore Royal Challengers to a convincing victory by 7 wickets. Kallis remained unbeaten on 58 runs off 56 balls.

FOW:R Uthappa (2-1, 1), R Dravid (72-2, 12.3), R Taylor (101-3, 14.5)

Royal Challengers Bangalore innings Highlights
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 0
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (JH Kallis 27, R Dravid 23, Ex 0)
* Drinks: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 54/1 in 10.0 overs (JH Kallis 29, R Dravid 24)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 1
* JH Kallis: 50 off 51 balls (1 x 4, 2 x 6)

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Date – May 17, 2009
Result – Delhi Daredevils won by 14 runs

Delhi Daredevils Innings
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat first. The decision looked a bit hasty as they lost 2 quick wickets of Gambhir and Sehwag for just 15 runs. But then AB De Villers came to bat and changed the total scenario and took Delhi Daredevils out of the trouble. He played some very good shots and along with Dilshan took the score past 100. After Dilshan got out, Karthik came and played a cameo of 23 runs and thus helped Delhi Daredevils post a total of 150/3 in 20 overs.

FOW:G Gambhir (12-1, 2.1), *V Sehwag (15-2, 2.5), T Dilshan (102-3, 16.4)

Delhi Daredevils Innings Highlights
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (55 balls), Extras 3
* Drinks: Delhi Daredevils – 60/2 in 10.0 overs (AB de Villiers 27, TM Dilshan 20)
* 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (AB de Villiers 25, TM Dilshan 25, Ex 1)
* AB de Villiers: 50 off 40 balls (6 x 4)
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (100 balls), Extras 4
* Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (124 balls), Extras 5
* Innings Break: Delhi Daredevils – 150/3 in 20.0 overs (AB de Villiers 79, KD Karthik 23)

Rajasthan Royals Innings
Chasing 151 to win, Rajasthan Royals lost 3 quick wickets and were struggling at 24/3 in the 7th over. But Botha and Jadega came to Rajasthan Royals rescue and played cautiously and took the score past 50. Rajasthan Royals were 60/3 in 10 overs and required 91 more to win in remaining 10 overs. In the process of increasing run rate, Jadega got out and Yusuf Pathan came to the center. As soon as Jadega fell, wickets started to fell in quick succession and Rajasthan Royals were reduced to 107/9.
The ended with 136/9 thus handing Delhi a win by 14 runs.

FOW:G Smith (7-1, 1.5), R Quiney (8-2, 2.2), N Ojha (24-3, 6.2), R Jadeja (79-4, 12.1), Y Pathan (82-5, 13.2), J Botha (98-6, 15.5), A Raut (99-7, 16.1), A Singh (99-8, 16.2), *S Warne (107-9, 17)

Rajasthan Royals Innings Highlights
* Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (58 balls), Extras 9
* Drinks: Rajasthan Royals – 60/3 in 10.0 overs (J Botha 23, RA Jadeja 12)
* 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (J Botha 23, RA Jadeja 22, Ex 5)
* Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 12

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Date – May 15, 2009
Result – Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets

Delhi Daredevils Innings
Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. The decision proved very fruitful as Delhi Daredevils kept loosing wickets at regular interval. Not even a single batsmen could hold the crease and resist the bowling of Kings XI Punjab. Some hope was raised by Manhas and Karthik but they could just not get going and thus Delhi Daredevils could manage only 120/9 in alloted 20 overs.

FOW:*V Sehwag (19-1, 2.4), G Gambhir (20-2, 3.3), AB de Villiers (46-3, 7.2), T Dilshan (51-4, 9.1), M Manhas (101-5, 15.4), F Maharoof (104-6, 17), D Vettori (111-7, 18), R Bhatia (111-8, 18.1), D Karthik (116-9, 19.3)

Delhi Daredevils Innings Highlights
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (55 balls), Extras 10
* Drinks: Delhi Daredevils – 52/4 in 10.0 overs (M Manhas 3, KD Karthik 1)
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 14
* 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (M Manhas 23, KD Karthik 23, Ex 4)
* Innings Break: Delhi Daredevils – 120/9 in 20.0 overs (P Sangwan 5, A Nehra 1)

Kings XI Punjab Innings
Chasing a small total in a must win match, Punjab’s Kings XI lost Katich when the team score was just 20. Then soon two more wickets fell and Kings XI Punjab were reduced to 35/3 and it looked the game is open again for both teams. But Yuvraj Singh and Sangakkara made sure that Kings XI Punjab win the game and keep alive the chances to make it in semifinals. Though the match witnessed some sensational moments in which it looked Delhi Daredevils will strike back but Kings XI Punjab played really well. In the end it was Pathan who shattered all hope of Delhi Daredevils and thus Kings XI Punjab won the match by 6 wickets.

FOW:S Katich (22-1, 3.1), S Sohal (35-2, 4.1), L Pomersbach (35-3, 5.2), *Yuvraj Singh (88-4, 15.5)

Kings XI Punjab Innings Highlights
* Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (60 balls), Extras 4
* Drinks: Kings XI Punjab – 50/3 in 10.0 overs (Yuvraj Singh 3, KC Sangakkara 11)
* 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (Yuvraj Singh 16, KC Sangakkara 33, Ex 2)
* Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (111 balls), Extras 5

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Date – May 13, 2009
Result – Delhi Daredevils Won By 12 Runs

Delhi Daredevils Innings
Delhi Daredevils lost the toss and were asked to bat first. Though they kept loosing wickets at regular interval but the scoring rate was well. Dilshan, Ab De Villers scored some good runs and helped the team post a huge total. The remaining thrust was provided by Karthik in the end overs and due to this Delhi Daredevils were able to score 173/7 in 20 overs.

FOW:D Warner (7-1, 1.3), T Dilshan (57-2, 6.2), G Gambhir (80-3, 9.5), *V Sehwag (104-4, 13.5), AB de Villiers (130-5, 17), R Bhatia (131-6, 17.2), A Mishra (150-7, 19.1)

Delhi Daredevils Innings Highlights
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (38 balls), Extras 4
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (G Gambhir 10, TM Dilshan 37, Ex 3)
* Drinks: Delhi Daredevils – 81/3 in 10.0 overs (AB de Villiers 16, V Sehwag 0)
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (85 balls), Extras 5
* Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 18.6 overs (119 balls), Extras 7
* Innings Break: Delhi Daredevils – 173/7 in 20.0 overs (KD Karthik 44, P Sangwan 0)

Deccan Chargers Innings
Deccan Chargers started off very strongly and Gilchrist was in full flow today. It looked they could easily cruise towards the victory. They were 83/2 in 10 overs and things looked in total control. When they were inches away from victory, disaster struck them and they lost 7 wickets for just 12 runs in a span of 17 balls. Thus Deccan Chargers lost the match which they could have won very easily. From 149/4 they were allout for 161.

FOW:T Suman (33-1, 2.5), R Sharma (40-2, 4.2), *A Gilchrist (86-3, 10.5), D Ravi Teja (149-4, 17), A Symonds (150-5, 17.2), D Smith (151-6, 17.4), Venugopal Rao (155-7, 18.3), RP Singh (155-8, 18.4), P Ojha (161-9, 19.3), S Shoaib (161-10, 19.4)

Deccan Chargers Innings Highlights
* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (38 balls), Extras 3
* AC Gilchrist: 50 off 24 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
* Drinks: Deccan Chargers – 83/2 in 10.0 overs (AC Gilchrist 63, DB Ravi Teja
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (76 balls), Extras 4
* 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (DB Ravi Teja 10, A Symonds 38, Ex 4)
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (108 balls), Extras 8

Man of the match – R Bhatia

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