Delhi Win In The Desert[/b]
J P Duminy hit a timely unbeaten 52 after skipper Dinesh Karthik set the foundation with a fighting 56 run knock as Delhi Daredevils edged out Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in a thrilling IPL Twenty20 cricket match, here on Saturday.
Electing to bat, KKR posted a decent 166 for five, thanks to some brilliant batting by Robin Uthappa (55) and Manish Pandey (48) at Dubai International Stadium.Delhi Daredevils batsmen responded to the challenge well and overhauled the target with three balls to spare. Hasan also played a crucial role in KKR’s progress with his unbeaten cameo off 22 balls. He hit a six and two fours. Pacemen Mohammed Shami and Nathan Coulter-Nile provided a sensational start to Delhi by removing both the openers before they could even open their accounts. Shami had dangerman Jacques Kallis caught at first slip for a golden duck while Coulter-Nile extended Gautam Gambhir’s poor run by having the KKR skipper caught in leg-slip region for his second successive duck in the tournament.
Karthik batted superbly in the top order while Duminy finished it off in style with a six off Piyush Chawla. Like KKR, Delhi too had to endure a bad start as Murali Vijay (0) was run out in the first over. Mayank Agrawal was off to a superb start as he hit some terrific shots but could not stay long at the crease as his short but entertaining 26-run knock was ended by Morne Morkel. Karthik and Ross Taylor had a job at hand but the Kiwi batsman was bowled by Jacques Kallis and Delhi skipper was joined by JP Duminy at the crease. Karthik batted intelligently as he rotated the strike well and waited for bad balls to punish.
He hit Piyush Chawla for a six and a four in the 10th over, gradually moving towards a half century. He completed his fifty with a sweetly timed chip off Shakib Al Hasan in the cover region but could not finish it off for his side.
J P Duminy hit a timely unbeaten 52 after skipper Dinesh Karthik set the foundation with a fighting 56 run knock as Delhi Daredevils edged out Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in a thrilling IPL Twenty20 cricket match, here on Saturday.
Electing to bat, KKR posted a decent 166 for five, thanks to some brilliant batting by Robin Uthappa (55) and Manish Pandey (48) at Dubai International Stadium.Delhi Daredevils batsmen responded to the challenge well and overhauled the target with three balls to spare. Hasan also played a crucial role in KKR’s progress with his unbeaten cameo off 22 balls. He hit a six and two fours. Pacemen Mohammed Shami and Nathan Coulter-Nile provided a sensational start to Delhi by removing both the openers before they could even open their accounts. Shami had dangerman Jacques Kallis caught at first slip for a golden duck while Coulter-Nile extended Gautam Gambhir’s poor run by having the KKR skipper caught in leg-slip region for his second successive duck in the tournament.
Karthik batted superbly in the top order while Duminy finished it off in style with a six off Piyush Chawla. Like KKR, Delhi too had to endure a bad start as Murali Vijay (0) was run out in the first over. Mayank Agrawal was off to a superb start as he hit some terrific shots but could not stay long at the crease as his short but entertaining 26-run knock was ended by Morne Morkel. Karthik and Ross Taylor had a job at hand but the Kiwi batsman was bowled by Jacques Kallis and Delhi skipper was joined by JP Duminy at the crease. Karthik batted intelligently as he rotated the strike well and waited for bad balls to punish.
He hit Piyush Chawla for a six and a four in the 10th over, gradually moving towards a half century. He completed his fifty with a sweetly timed chip off Shakib Al Hasan in the cover region but could not finish it off for his side.