DLF IPL Season 5 - Match 11
Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils
Delhi team looks healthy after the arrival of two key players Kevin Pietersen and Mahela Jayawardene.
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field. Still fresh from the massive victory against Deccan Chargers, CSK looked to be complacent as they batted without intensity. More than that there was mad running between the wickets. Murali Vijay added run out to his already poor form in this series. He was out for a duck. There was no significant contribution from any of the CSK batsmen. Surprisingly 22 was the highest individual score in their line up, which is a clear indication of the way they batted. As expected CSK made a poor score of 110/8 in the allotted 20 overs. To add to their worries there were 4 run outs in the innings. Mornie Morkel was the top bowler for Delhi Daredevils, who took 2/19 from 4 overs. The match seemed to over and only a miracle could save CSK.
Making mockery of the poor target Delhi Daredevils attacked right from the first delivery. Naman Ojha struck 3 fours in succession off the first 3 deliveries in the first over bowled by the traditionally expensive Albie Morkel. Doug Bollinger also suffered severe attack from Sehwag. CSK's "fair play" tag might also be in jeopardy if the match referee pays attention to Bollinger's unwarranted act of trying to block Naman Ojha. Luckily Ojha could make his ground without any trouble. Ojha got run out a little later trying to go for a non-existent second run. Sehwag was unfortunate to be caught at deep off Ashwin after making a fine 33 off 21 deliveries. But thereafter CSK had nothing to cheer about as Pietersen and Jayawardene batted fluently scoring 43 and 20 respectively. They also remained unbeaten to finish the game at 13.2 overs.
A match CSK would like to forget in a flash for their poor batting, bowling and Bollinger's negative tactics. They also lost the initiative they gained in the previous outing winning by a huge margin, as the target was achieved by Delhi Daredevils in 13.2 overs to affect CSK's NRR considerably.
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