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.
Date – May 21, 2009
Result – Bangalore Royal Challengers won by 12 runs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat. This match was very important for Royal Challengers Bangalore as its outcome would decide who will go to semi finals – Royal Challengers Bangalore or Kings XI Punjab. So it was a must win match for Royal Challengers Bangalore and the way they approached it it was certain that they wanted to win it at all cost. Pandey was the man for Royal Challengers Bangalore today. He played a sensational innings of 114 runs of 73 balls and remained unbeaten till the end. Other batsmen though failed to support him but at last they were able to put 170/4 in 20 overs.
FOW:J Kallis (7-1, 2), Der Merwe (62-2, 9.2), R Dravid (107-3, 14.2), R Taylor (134-4, 17)
Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings Highlights
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 0
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (M Pandey 27, RE van der Merwe 23, Ex 0)
* Drinks: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 64/2 in 10.0 overs (M Pandey 34, R Dravid 1)
* M Pandey: 50 off 36 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (81 balls), Extras 1
* M Pandey: 100 off 67 balls (10 x 4, 3 x 6)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (117 balls), Extras 2
* Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 170/4 in 20.0 overs (M Pandey 114, V Kohli 19)
Deccan Chargers Innings
Deccan Chargers started off extremely well with Gilchrist and Gibbs and took the score past 50 in just 5.3 overs. Deccan Chargers were in full control but at the score of 68 Gilchrist got out and Royal Challengers came back in the game. The brilliant start was carried forward by Gibbs who scored 60 before getting out. But the total was too big and the run rate kept increasing and in the end they fell short by just 12 runs.
FOW:*A Gilchrist (68-1, 6.5), T Suman (91-2, 11), H Gibbs (116-3, 14.1), A Symonds (119-4, 15.1), Venugopal Rao (137-5, 17.5), R Sharma (138-6, 18.1)
Deccan Chargers Innings Highlights
* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (34 balls), Extras 7
* 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (AC Gilchrist 12, HH Gibbs 32, Ex 7)
* HH Gibbs: 50 off 32 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
* Drinks: Deccan Chargers – 85/1 in 10.0 overs (HH Gibbs 52, TS Suman 7)
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 13
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (122 balls), Extras 13
This was a big win for Royal Challengers Bangalore and with this they had moved to number 3 spot. Man of the match – M Pandey
Date – May 17, 2009
Result – Kings XI Punjab won by 1 run.
Kings XI Punjab Innings
Deccan Chargers won the toss and invited Kings XI Punjab to bat first. Kings XI Punjab lost some early wickets and at one stage they were 26/3. The Yuvraj Singh and Sangakkara played well and helped the team to get out of the trouble. Sangakkara was the man for Kings XI Punjab as he scored a half century and was the highest scorer for Kings XI Punjab. It was his innings which helped Kings XI Punjab to post a total of 134/7 in 20 overs
FOW:S Sohal (12-1, 2), L Pomersbach (15-2, 2.5), S Katich (26-3, 4.2), *Yuvraj Singh (52-4, 8.5), W Mota (105-5, 16.1), K Sangakarra (122-6, 18), I Pathan (131-7, 19.3)
Kings XI Punjab Innings Highlights
* Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (53 balls), Extras 4
* Drinks: Kings XI Punjab – 55/4 in 10.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 9, WA Mota 1)
* Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (100 balls), Extras 5
* 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (KC Sangakkara 38, WA Mota 12, Ex 1)
* KC Sangakkara: 50 off 38 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Innings Break: Kings XI Punjab – 134/7 in 20.0 overs (B Lee 0, PP Chawla 1)
Deccan Chargers Innings
Deccan Chargers started off relatively well but in the middle orders they lost some quick wickets and thus the match was taken to a nail bitting finish. At one stage when Gilchrist and Gibbs were batting it looked Deccan Chargers will easily win the match. But some good bowling by Punjab brought them back in the match. The match was sensationally poised in the last over as Deccan Chargers needed 11 off it and had 4 wickets in hand. Rohit Sharma who was in a tremendous form got out to Pathan. Pathan bowled a good over and thus Kings XI Punjab won the match by 1 run.
Date – May 16, 2009
Result – Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
Kolkata Knight Riders lost the toss and were sent to bat first. They got to a good start and all the top order batsmen contributed well to the team score. Hodge was the highest run scorer with 48 runs followed by Hussey 43. Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen put up a competitive score and its now upto bowlers to defend it.
FOW:*B McCullum (27-1, 4.3), S Ganguly (85-2, 14.5), B Hodge (117-3, 17.5), W Saha (152-4, 19.2), D Hussey (158-5, 19.4)
Deccan Chargers Innings
Deccan Chargers pulled off a stunning victory today against Knight Riders. It looks nothing is going well for Kolkata and it will take a divine intervention which would make them win. Today’s match was open for both teams as Deccan Chargers got to a good start. The batsmen played well and set up the stage for a nail bitting finish. In the last over it looked Deccan Chargers will loose but Rohit Sharma turned the tables by hitting sixes and making sure Deccan Chargers win by 6 wickets.
FOW:*A Gilchrist (68-1, 9.2), H Gibbs (85-2, 12.3), T Suman (116-3, 16.2), A Symonds (128-4, 17)
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 8)
* 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