Symmo powers Deccan Chargers

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Symonds powers Deccan Chargers to a 10-run win over Delhi Daredevils

Match Report: Match-15: Deccan Chargers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils at Barbati Stadium, Cuttack, 21st March 2010

Cuttack, March 21: Man of the match Andrew Symonds (35 off 24 balls and 3/21) powered Deccan Chargers past the Delhi Daredevils’ by 10 runs in Match 15 of the IPL 2010 at Barbati Stadium here today.

This was the Deccan Chargers second successive win at their home away from home in Cuttack, as they successfully defended 171 restricting the Delhi Daredevils to 161/9. Delhi Daredevils lost their third match on the trot while this was Deccan Chargers’ third win in a row that put them in second position in the league table.

The Deccan Chargers captured the big scalp that of Virender Sehwag in the fourth over. Sehwag, overshadowed by Warner, made a seven-ball three. He was caught at long off, by a beautifully judged low catch taken by Herschelle Gibbs off Pragyan Ojha.

Pocket dynamo David Warner smashed 33-ball 57 (4x4, 4x4) before he was run out by a throw from short fine leg by RP Singh while AB de Villiers missed a full toss to be bowled by Rahul Sharma for 27. Deccan Chargers bounced back into the match by taking the wickets of Mithun Manhas (good catch by Suman in the deep) and Moises Henriques. Dinesh Karthik kept Delhi Daredevils’ hopes alive with a 27-ball 46 (4x4, 2x6) but Andrew Symonds swung the match in Deccan Chargers’s favour by taking the wickets of Karthik and Amit Mishra off successive deliveries. Vaas bowled a great last over to seal the win for the Deccan Chargers.

Earlier, Karthik made a surprise move by making Amit Mishra open the attack and the leg spinner obliged the Delhi Daredevils skipper in the first over itself. Mishra bowled Madhya Pradesh Ranji opener Mohnish Mishra, who came in place of the injured VVS Laxman, with a googly in the fourth ball of the innings. Deccan Chargers skipper Gilchrist (24; 14 balls, 4x4, 1x6) made yet another explosive start. Sarabhjit Ladda, the second leg spinner, got into act and he got a big wicket. The left-hander top-edged a googly to be caught in the off side by wicketkeeper Karthik.

Herschelle Gibbs, who survived a run out chance, hit a 26-ball 31 (2x4, 2x6). But ths South African innings was cut short, thanks to a fine catch at backward point by Australian all rounder Henriques, who came in place of out-of-form TM Dilshan. The aggressive Symonds (35; 24 balls, 3x4, 2x6), who has been among runs, looked good for another 50 but Henriques had him caught at short covers and Deccan Charges were reduced to 103/4.

However, Rohit Sharma and T Suman were associated in a 60-run stand for the fifth wicket. Sharma played a hard-hitting and fast-paced innings for his 30-ball 45 (3x4, 3x6) before he was out in the 19th over. Suman stayed till the end to score another useful 19-ball 29 (3x4, 1x6) as the Deccan Chargers put up a competitive 171/6. Y Venugopala Rao was included in the team for the first time. He came in place of Anirudh Singh.

For the first time, left-arm seamer Dirk Nannes proved expensive as he finished 4-0-39-1. Amit Mishra, who did not bowl his fourth, had 1 for 12 in three overs.

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