Jean Paul Duminy, and, skipper, Kumar Sangakkara, played a splendid innings as Deccan Chargers post a huge total against Delhi Daredevils. The Indian Premier League (IPL) match was played at Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
Duminy scored 55 runs from 31 deliveries, while Sangakkara contributed 44 runs from 36 balls. Ajit Agarkarwas the pick of the bowlers for Daredevils he took two wickets and conceded 29 at 7.25 runs per over.
Dare Devils made three changes in the line-up. Struggling for form, David Warner, was dropped so were Van Der Merwe, and, Umesh Yadav. James Hopes found his place in the playing-XI along with Aavishkar Salvi andAaron Finch.
Delhi skipper, Virender Sehwag, won the toss and decided to field first, as his side has done well chasing.Shikhar Dhawan showed aggressive intent from the start, as he hit a boundary on the very first ball he faced by Morne Morkel.
Dhawan had luck on his side as the next delivery he faced went begging through second slip and it also fetched him a boundary.
Irfan Pathan shared the new ball with Morne and was economical upfront. Ravi Teja looked shaky from the start and eventually got out in third over of Aavishkar Salvi’s bowling. Sangakkara came in next. After a couple of silent overs Sangakkara cut lose in sixth over bashing Morkel for three consecutive boundaries as Deccan’s were 43 for one at the end of fielding restrictions.
The duo lived dangerously on the pitch and their 39 runs stand came to an end in the ninth over. When Dhawan’s good fortune ran out and the batsmen became Agarkar’s first victim. Dhawan played a cameo of 29 runs at a strike rate of 161.11. Duminy joined Sangakkara and both made an attempt to guide the host to a big total.
At the half way mark, the hosts were well placed at 67 and had eight wickets in hand. Duminy played his usual style of cricket by rotating strike, while Sangakkara went offensive and looked to score boundaries. His aggression led to his dismissal in the 12th over. Hopes was the one who picked his wicket.
Duminy after getting his eye in started to play shots and targeted the medium pacers in particular. Yogesh Nagar was taken for 20 runs in 15th and was denied a wicket when the umpires ruled his ball an over-step no ball.
Time was set for the onslaught to begin, as Deccan had wickets in hand and a set batsman at the crease. However, Delhi pulled things back in the last two overs, as Duminy found his way back to the pavilion and was Agarkar’s second wicket.
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