Match: Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
When: March 21, 2010, 4 pm
Where: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Who won: Deccan Chargers
How: By 10 runs
Man-of-the-match: Andrew Symonds
MVP of the match: Andrew Symonds
What’d he do?: What would the Chargers do without him? The Aussie was at his all-round best in the match. Three wickets with the ball and 35 runs with the bat, Symonds once again proved to be the match-winner for the Chargers.
Turning point: Match clincher. Andrew Symonds did just that, plucking the ball from thin air effecting a caught and bowled to get the crucial wicket of Daredevils captain Dinesh Karthik in the 19th over of the DD innings.
Longest hit: Adam Gilchrist is no stranger to clearing the ropes, but even Gilly would be proud of this particular effort, where he went on one knee to smash the ball over the square leg boundary.
Innovative stroke: Moises Henriques didn’t deserve what he got - Rohit Sharma shuffled across his stumps and delicately lifted the ball over backward square leg for a sublime six.
Dot-ball hero: He can do no wrong at the moment - Chaminda Vaas bowled brilliantly to accumulate 11 dot balls, other than a vital wicket.
Captain vs Captain: Delhi Daredevils captain Dinesh Karthik could almost taste victory, but Symonds’ timely intervention took victory away from the away side. Karthik himself almost turned it around for his side making a quick-fire 46, but it wasn’t enough. On the other hand, Gilchrist gave the Chargers a customary blazing start. Although it didn’t last long, it was enough for the Chargers to sneak home the win.
Off-beat moment: After dropping Dinesh Karthik off the earlier ball to the disgust of bowler Andrew Symonds, RP Singh made sure he hung on to a dolly off the very next ball to dismiss Moises Henriques. The relief on Singh’s face was evident.
Moment of the day: No one knew what got into AB de Villiers as the normally refined South African tried to swipe a Rahul Sharma full toss over the boundary, only to see the ball completely miss the bat and make contact with his off stump.
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