Daredevils Victorious

May 1, 2009

With eight balls left to be delivered, the Delhi Daredevils took the match over their opponents Deccan Chargers in Thursday’s DLS Indian Premier League match and shattered any hopes that the Chargers had of securing a 5th consecutive win. This was a most satisfying victory for the team who had lost to Rajasthan Royals night earlier.

This win has ushered the Daredevils into 2nd Place in the league table with 8 points. A lot of the credit is due to Tillekeratne Dilshan who scored an unbeaten 52 (46 balls, four 4s, three 6s). The Daredevils, who had a 149-run target, surpassed this goal, with the help of Dilshan, Dinesh Karthik, who scored 41, and man of the match, Dirk Nannes, who prised out Adam Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs. Bowlers, Y Venugopala Rao and paceman Fidel Edwards, conceded 35 runs in overs number 17 and 19.

In the final over of the match, Edwards delivered a bouncer that struck Dilshan on the helmet. Undeterred, the skilled batsman hooked the pacebowler out of the park to complete his haf-century and bring his team to victory.

This was a well-played match by all standards. Watch the highlights of the match below.

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