Chasing 154 in the semi final, knock-out is always difficult and a pressure job. Gilchrist took all the pressure on himself and took DC to the final. He scored 85 in just 35 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes. He is the leading batsman to have scored most sixes in this season of IPL.
On the way to 85, he also created the record for scoring fastest fifty which came in just 17 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes.
The chase started powerfully for Deccan Chargers as Gilchrist scored 5 continuous fours in the first over from Nannes. He started with a pull over square leg, then a push past the bowler, a slash over point, good drive through extra cover, and the last one was past mid on. End of over 1, DC were 21 which had a wide as well.
Gibbs failed in the crucial match and was bowled by Nehra for a duck. Why did he do that? He came down the track and swung blindly and lost his stump.
Nothing stopped Gilchrist. He smashed Sangwan to two continuous fours and followed by a six. Bilakhia played sensibly and gave strike to Gilly.
Gilchrist hit a four of a no ball from Nehra and then a six in the free hit. DC reached fifty in 3.5 overs with the loss of Gibbs.
In the forth over, he reached his fifty with a single to cover point. Fastest fifty of IPL! The previous record was jointly held by McCullum of Kolkata and Yusuf Pathan off Rajasthan who scored fifty in 21 balls.
Sehwag brough himself to stop the run rate and get Gilly. He went for 25 runs. No run of the first ball, but rest of the balls were punished with the last ball going for a single. The second ball was an overstepped no ball, which Gilly sent to the boundary. The free hit full toos went for a six over long on. Next ball was a six over long off and the next ball was straight six to sightscreen. Hat-trick sixes!
DC moved to 84 for 1 in just 6 overs. The highest any team has scored in the powerplay. The next over was a silent one for DC as they added just 3 runs from Dilshan.
Mishra picked a wicket in his first over having Bilakhia stumped. He also picked Gilchrist in the last ball of the 10th over, though it came very late as all the damage has been done. He came down the track, tried to loft the ball, but takes the top edge and flew to short third man where Nannes took a good catch. Gilchrst was out for 85 in 35 balls scoring 10 fours and 5 sixes! DC needed 52 in the last overs.
Symonds replaced Gilchrist and hit two continuous fours in the first over after the strategic break. Mishra bowled a good line on the other end, but there was not much score to restrict.
Nehra was brought back, but that did not stop DC. Symonds hit him for two continuous fours as well. Mishra was the man for DD, but in a dead match!
He picked Symonds after being hit for a six. 8 runs in last 5 overs with 6 wickets in hand is easy for DC. Rohit and Suman played slowly and took 16 balls to reach the target as Deccan Chargers stormed into the finals!
Rightly Gilchrist was awarded the man of the match as none of the 21 other players could go near him!
Earlier, put into bat, DD made 153. Gilly made the right choice as he is sure that his team is good in chasing. His team proved that as well!
Gambhir and Warner went for duck in the first over. Harris had a dream start giving his team the wickets of 2 dangerous batsmen. With no run scored in the first four pballs, pressure drew Gambhir down the track. The ball was pitched little wide which Gambhir slashed in the air and went straight to RP Singh in third man. This time RP Singh grabbed it! His missed catch from Pandey changed the match for them against RC.
Next delivery, Warner hit staright to point where Gibbs grabbed it. DD were 0 for 2 in 1 over.
Dilshan hit RP Singh for a six and a four in the second over. Sehwag hammered two fours in Harri's next over to take DD to 23 for 2 in 3 overs. These two scored few more boundaries and took DD to 49 for 2 in 6 overs.
These two added 85 for the 3rd wicket in 58 balls. Sehwag trying to play a scoop over fine leg was trapped plumb in front of the wicket off Symonds. Poor short selection from the hard-hitter as it was soft short.
DeVilliers and Dilshan added 48 for the 4th wicket. DeVilliers scored 26 in 21 bals. Dilshan top scored with 65 in 51 balls which had 7 fours and a six. DD scored 70 runs in the last overs and finished with 153 on the board.
Scoreboard:
Match # 57 Semi Final 1
Date: Friday May 22, 2009
Teams: Hyderabad Deccan Chargers v. Delhi Daredevils
Captains: Gilchrst and Sehwag
Toss: DC, decided to field
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Result: DC won by 6 wickets with 14 balls remaining
Result: DC moves into finals
Man of the Match: Gilchrist off DC
Delhi Daredevils Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Gambhir | c RP Singh b Harris | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| DA Warner | c Gibbs b Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sehwag | lbw b Symonds | 39 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| Dilshan | Run Out (Suman/Gilchrist) | 65 | 51 | 7 | 1 |
| DeVilliers | c Gilchrist b RP Singh | 26 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| D Karthik | b Harris | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Bhatia | c Venugopal b RP Singh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mishra | Run Out (Gilchrist) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sangwan | Not Out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 5, w 4, nb 1) | 10 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 8 wkts in 20 overs | 153 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Gambhir, 0.5 ov), 2-0 (Warner, 0.6 ov), 3-85 (Sehwag, 10.4 ov), 4-133 (de Villiers, 17.1 ov), 5-145 (Karthik, 18.6 ov), 6-151 (Bhatia, 19.3 ov), 7-153 (Dilshan, 19.5 ov), 8-153 (Mishra, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Harris | 4 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| RP Singh | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Ojha | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Symonds | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Harmeet Singh | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| R Sharma | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Deccan Chargers Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Gilchrist | c Nannes b Mishra | 85 | 35 | 10 | 5 |
| Gibbs | b Nehra | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bilakhia | st D Karthik b Mishra | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| T Suman | Not Out | 24 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Symonds | c DA Warner b Mishra | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| R Sharma | Not Out | 5 | 11 | - | 0 |
| Extras | (w 4, nb 2) | 6 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 4 wkts in 17.4 overs | 154 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-22 (Gibbs, 1.2 ov), 2-91 (Bilakhia, 7.6 ov), 3-102 (Gilchrist, 9.6 ov), 4-137 (Symonds, 13.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Nannes | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| A Nehra | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Sangwan | 2.4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dilshan | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sehwag | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| A Mishra | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
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