IPL Match 3: DD v. KXI: Vettori and Rain helps DD beat KXI

The rain disturbed match between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils ended in favor of Delhi, lead by Sehwag. The match started late due to rain and poor outfield conditions. The match was reduced to 12 overs a side and rightly Delhi decided to bowl after winning the toss. They knews that it is going to rain further.

One cannot blame Yuvaraj for what happened as it was completely out of his control. Nature has to be blamed rather than individuals. Bopara and Goel started well adding 67 in the first 6 overs. Goel hit 3 sixes and 3 fours in his 38. Yuvaraj hit 2 sixes in his 16. The last two overs really messed up KXI plans as they lost 4 wickets in the last 10 balls. They added just 6 runs and lost Yuvaraj, Jayawardane, Chawla (in the same over) and Irfan Pathan in the last ball of the innings.

Rain interuppted the play in the 2nd over Delhi innings at 15 for no loss. The match was later reduced to 6 overs and target was revised to 54. Delhi, with the Indian opening pair in the crease, did not find it difficult at all. The firing Sehwag contributed 38 off just 16 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes while Gambhir scored 15 off 13 balls with 2 fours.

Surely Yuvaraj was a disappointed with the result, especially the way that the match turned. The match was in favor of KXI during the first 10 overs of their innings, but after that, Vettori turned the match in favor of DD. He picked 3 wickets for 15 runs in his 3 overs. He took a catch and was involved in a run out.

Scoreboard:

Match # 3
Date: Sunday April 19, 2009
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v. Kings XI Punjab
Captains: Sehwag and Yuvaraj
Toss: DD, elected to field
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Result: DD won by 10 wickets with 7 balls remaining
Points: DD 2; KXI 0
Man of the Match: Vettori of DD

Kings XI Punjab Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Bopara	lbw b Vettori	22	16	0	2
Goel	c Vettori b Mahesh	38	21	3	3
Yuvaraj Singh	run out (Karthik/Vettori)	16	11	0	2
Sangakkara	c Nannes b Vettori	8	11	1	0
M Jayawardane	c Dilshan b Vettori	6	6	1	0
I Pathan	c Dilshan b Salvi	6	7	0	0
P Chawla	run out (Tiwari)	0	0	0	0
T Kohli	Not Out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 4)	8	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 12 overs	104	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-67 (Goel, 5.6 ov), 2-67 (Bopara, 6.1 ov), 3-77 (Sangakkara, 8.4 ov), 4-98 (Yuvraj Singh, 10.3 ov), 5-98 (Jayawardene, 10.5 ov), 6-98 (Chawla, 10.6 ov), 7-104 (Pathan, 11.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Nannes	3	0	24	0
Salvi	2	0	17	1
P Sangwan	2	0	19	0
VY Mahesh	2	0	25	1
DL Vettori	3	0	15	3

Delhi Daredevils Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	Not Out	15	13	2	0
Sehwag	Not Out	38	16	4	3
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 3)	5	-	-	-
Total	for no loss in 4.5 overs	58	-	-	-

Bowler	O	M	R	W
I Pathan	1	0	9	0
YA Abdulla	1	0	19	0
VS Malik	1	0	11	0
VRV Singh	1	0	5	0
P Chawla	0.5	0	12	0