Chennai XI vs Delhi XI 11th Match at Delhi, 19 Mar, 2010

Toss: Delhi Daredevils, who chose to bat first
Delhi XI 185/6 (20)
Chennai XI 190/5 (19.1)
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: ML Hayden
  • Murali Vijay 14 * (6)
  • Suresh Raina 49 * (34)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: No runs. Dirk Nannes to Parthiv Patel, good length delivery at 139.8 kmph, chottu that is Parthiv gets forward and leaves it stylishly to DK the keeper.

Over 0.2: Beaten! Dirk Nannes to Parthiv Patel, good length delivery at 141 kmph, gets the ball to jag back and beat Parthiv just outside off.

Over 0.3: Wide Ball. Dirk Nannes to Parthiv Patel, good length delivery at 140.5 kmph, stays back to slash it away but his arms seem so short to reach that!

Over 0.3: Single. Dirk Nannes to Parthiv Patel, good length delivery at 140.8 kmph, touch ands run like a mouse, that what Parthiv does towards covers.

Over 0.4: Beaten! Dirk Nannes to M Hayden, good length delivery at 139.4 kmph, stays back and is beaten in a cut shot.

Over 0.5: No runs. Dirk Nannes to M Hayden, good length delivery at 140 kmph, Hayden is so generous to leave it to the Keeper, wonder what happened to him...

Over 0.6: Two runs. Dirk Nannes to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, slices his drive to point and sets off for a risky run. There is a direct hit at the bowling end, Hayden is safely in and he gets one more run because of the deflection.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Boundary! Umesh Yadav to Parthiv Patel, pitched up delivery, chalo bhai I will pick Umesh Yadav in the Indian team straightaway! My god, that was pacy isnwinging yorker at 143 kmph, Parthiv is late in getting his bat down, gets an inside edge which runs away to the fine leg boundary.

Over 1.2: Single. Umesh Yadav to Parthiv Patel, pitched up delivery, eases it to thirdnman for a single.

Over 1.3: Boundary! Umesh Yadav to M Hayden, bangs it short, smacks it back to the bowler who half stops that to his right and the ball deflects away past mid off for a boundary!

Over 1.4: Boundary! Umesh Yadav to M Hayden, half volley, smashes it along the ground past the non striker for a boundary.

Over 1.5: No runs. Umesh Yadav to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, drives it back to the bowler.

Over 1.6: Boundary! Umesh Yadav to M Hayden, bangs it short at 131 kmph, clobbers it flat over wide mid wicket for a boundary! 17 off that over. Guys don't bother about that, seriously believe this Umesh Yadav needs to be in the Indian team!

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: Run Out at the Striker's end! Dirk Nannes to Parthiv Patel, pitched up delivery, falls down to a yorker onto his pads and he sets off for a blind single and is sent back. AB de Villiers picks the ball up and throws it at the batting end to end Parthiv's misery.

Over 2.2: Single. Dirk Nannes to S Badrinath, good length delivery at 140.4 kmph, eases that to square thirdman to get off the mark.

Over 2.3: Single. Dirk Nannes to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, flicks the 139.5 kmph inswinger to mid wicket and takes a sharp single.

Over 2.4: Beaten! Dirk Nannes to S Badrinath, pitched up delivery, beats him with a slower one at 127.6 kmph that slants across the stumps.

Over 2.5: No runs. Dirk Nannes to S Badrinath, short and wide at 125 kmph, cuts it straight to point.

Over 2.6: No runs. Dirk Nannes to S Badrinath, pitched up delivery, digs out a outswinging yorker at 139 kmph towards covers.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: Boundary! P Sangwan to M Hayden, short of length delivery, whats this pace at 107 kmph and that gets flicked away behind square by a walking Hayden for a boundary. Mongoose bat called up by Hayden!

Over 3.2: Single. P Sangwan to M Hayden, pitched up delivery at 115.6 kmph, drags it off the inside edge to short fine leg for a single. Not a good start for this baby bat called the Mongoose!

Over 3.3: Boundary! P Sangwan to S Badrinath, half volley, terrific cricketing shot, Badri waits for the ball to swing away and then drives it just past Hayden for a boundary beating mid off to his right.

Over 3.4: No runs. P Sangwan to S Badrinath, good length delivery, drives it back to the bowler. Daredevils need to bring on a SNAKE to fight with this MONGOOSE of Hayden.

Over 3.5: No runs. P Sangwan to S Badrinath, good length delivery, flicks it straight to mid wicket.

Over 3.6: No runs. P Sangwan to S Badrinath, half volley at 129 kmph, drives it straight to covers. Chalo the Mongoose bat will be in action next over!

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: No runs. R Bhatia to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, makes room and drives it to long off.

Over 4.2: Boundary! R Bhatia to M Hayden, good length delivery, mongoose power lolz, Hayden bends down and sweeps it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Over 4.3: Sixer! R Bhatia to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, Mongoose has some dum in it looks like, Haydos bulldozes it over long off for a flat six!

Over 4.4: Boundary! R Bhatia to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, sweeps it wide of short fine leg for another boundary.

Over 4.5: No runs. R Bhatia to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, flicks it straight to mid wicket. Even the Mongoose has to find the gaps.

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