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Delhi Daredevils V Royal Challengers Banglore

Indian Premier League - 35th match

Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore

Delhi Daredevils won by 37 runs
Twenty20 match | 2009/10 season
Played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
4 April 2010 - day/night (20-over match)

Delhi Daredevils innings
(20 overs maximum)
- - - - - - R B 4s 6s SR
DA Warner c Kohli b Kumble 33 22 3 2 150.00
9.4 Kumble does the trick for Bangalore, as he has all tournament, Warner looks to smoke one over long-on again, but doesn't get as much on it as he liked, that was a googly from Kumble, Warner's hit is taken by Kohli a couple of yards in from the rope 83/3

V Sehwag b Mithun 35 22 5 2 159.09
4.2 what a response from Mithun, a short 135.9kmh ball that jags back a long way, follows Sehwag who has no room to play a stroke, he looks to jab it, but it rolls of his glove and onto the stumps, 41/1

G Gambhir* run out (Appanna) 1 1 0 0 100.00
5.4 Kallis to Warner, Appanna's direct hit gets Bangalore a big wicket here, Warner was cramped for room by that delivery angling in, he taps it towards cover, where Appanna fields and throws down the stumps at the striker's end, Gambhir wasn't really at top speed till he saw Appanna field 52/2

PD Collingwood not out 75 46 3 7 163.04

KD Karthik† c White b Appanna 6 4 1 0 150.00
10.3 White continues the trend of Australians taking stunning catches, Karthik smashed that shortish ball off the backfoot, White throws himself full-length to his left to pluck a low-catch, that was a blinder 90/4

KM Jadhav run out (†Uthappa) 7 9 0 0 77.77
14.3 from Appanna, is that a stumping? Jadhav look to glance the ball down towards fine leg, it rolls off his pad and then the gloves towards the keeper, Uthappa collects and whips off the bails with Jadhav out of his ground 124/5

DL Vettori not out 19 17 2 0 111.76

Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 2, nb 1) 8

Total (5 wickets; 20 overs) 184 (9.20 runs per over)
Did not bat R Bhatia, A Mishra, MF Maharoof, PJ Sangwan
Fall of wickets1-41 (Sehwag, 4.2 ov), 2-52 (Gambhir, 5.4 ov), 3-83 (Warner, 9.4 ov), 4-90 (Karthik, 10.3 ov), 5-124 (Jadhav, 14.3 ov)

Bowling -O M R W Econ
A Kumble 4 0 33 1 8.25
9.4 to Warner, Kumble does the trick for Bangalore, as he has all tournament, Warner looks to smoke one over long-on again, but doesn't get as much on it as he liked, that was a googly from Kumble, Warner's hit is taken by Kohli a couple of yards in from the rope 83/3


R Vinay Kumar 4 0 35 0 8.75

A Mithun 3 0 39 1 13.00 (1nb, 1w)
4.2 to Sehwag, what a response from Mithun, a short 135.9kmh ball that jags back a long way, follows Sehwag who has no room to play a stroke, he looks to jab it, but it rolls of his glove and onto the stumps, 41/1


JH Kallis 3 0 26 0 8.66

KP Pietersen 1 0 3 0 3.00

KP Appanna 4 0 24 1 6.00
10.3 to Karthik, White continues the trend of Australians taking stunning catches, Karthik smashed that shortish ball off the backfoot, White throws himself full-length to his left to pluck a low-catch, that was a blinder 90/4


CL White 1 0 19 0 19.00 (1w)


Royal Challengers Bangalore innings (target: 185 runs from 20 overs) R B 4s 6s SR
JH Kallis c Collingwood b Sangwan 54 42 5 1 128.57
15.5 length ball outside off, Kallis looks to clear long-off but gets too much height on that shot, Collingwood has a simple catch 118/5

CL White c Warner b Mishra 4 11 0 0 36.36
3.3 Warner keeps getting these catches, White's the man to go, batsman looks to go straight but gets it on the outside half of the bat, the ball swirls towards long-off, Warner does the rest, that's Mishra's 12th wicket 25/1

KP Pietersen b Sangwan 16 19 0 1 84.21
9.2 Pietersen's struggles are over, a yorker from Sangwan crashes into offstump, Pietersen was looking to play that towards the leg side 52/2

RV Uthappa† c Warner b Sangwan 12 9 0 1 133.33
11.5 Warner you beauty, makes amends for dropping one earlier in the over, he charges forward from long-on and dives to complete a low catch, in-form Uthappa has to go 76/3

LRPL Taylor lbw b Bhatia 22 10 0 3 220.00
14.2 that's the end of Taylor, is that the end of Bangalore's challenge in the match as well, Taylor goes for the sweep again, but is hit below the knee-roll in front of off and middle, the umpire sends Taylor on his way 106/4

V Kohli b Maharoof 13 11 1 0 118.18
17.4 Kohli's stay is over, looks to swing the ball over midwicket, he misses and the ball spears into middle and leg stumps 134/6

R Dravid c Warner b Mishra 14 9 2 0 155.55
19.2 how many catches will Warner take before this tournament ends, he picks up one more, Draivd tried to clear long-on but the ball lobs to Warner 145/8

R Vinay Kumar b Vettori 3 3 0 0 100.00
18.1 Vettori strikes, can't blame Vinay for swinging at everything, he comes down the track and looks to heave to midwicket, the ball slips under his bat and crashes into middle and off stumps 137/7

A Mithun b Mishra 5 4 1 0 125.00
19.3 the googly does the trick, Mishra gets another wicket, batsman had no clue about that one and the stumps are re-arranaged 145/9

A Kumble* not out 1 1 0 0 100.00

KP Appanna not out 1 2 0 0 50.00

Extras (lb 1, nb 1) 2

Total (9 wickets; 20 overs) 147 (7.35 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-25 (White, 3.3 ov), 2-52 (Pietersen, 9.2 ov), 3-76 (Uthappa, 11.5 ov), 4-106 (Taylor, 14.2 ov), 5-118 (Kallis, 15.5 ov), 6-134 (Kohli, 17.4 ov), 7-137 (Vinay Kumar, 18.1 ov), 8-145 (Dravid, 19.2 ov), 9-145 (Mithun, 19.3 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
MF Maharoof 4 0 28 1 7.00
17.4 to Kohli, Kohli's stay is over, looks to swing the ball over midwicket, he misses and the ball spears into middle and leg stumps 134/6


A Mishra 4 0 32 3 8.00 (1nb)
3.3 to White, Warner keeps getting these catches, White's the man to go, batsman looks to go straight but gets it on the outside half of the bat, the ball swirls towards long-off, Warner does the rest, that's Mishra's 12th wicket 25/1

19.2 to Dravid, how many catches will Warner take before this tournament ends, he picks up one more, Draivd tried to clear long-on but the ball lobs to Warner 145/8

19.3 to Mithun, the googly does the trick, Mishra gets another wicket, batsman had no clue about that one and the stumps are re-arranaged 145/9


DL Vettori 4 0 40 1 10.00
18.1 to Vinay Kumar, Vettori strikes, can't blame Vinay for swinging at everything, he comes down the track and looks to heave to midwicket, the ball slips under his bat and crashes into middle and off stumps 137/7


R Bhatia 4 0 24 1 6.00
14.2 to Taylor, that's the end of Taylor, is that the end of Bangalore's challenge in the match as well, Taylor goes for the sweep again, but is hit below the knee-roll in front of off and middle, the umpire sends Taylor on his way 106/4


PJ Sangwan 4 0 22 3 5.50
9.2 to Pietersen, Pietersen's struggles are over, a yorker from Sangwan crashes into offstump, Pietersen was looking to play that towards the leg side 52/2

11.5 to Uthappa, Warner you beauty, makes amends for dropping one earlier in the over, he charges forward from long-on and dives to complete a low catch, in-form Uthappa has to go 76/3

15.5 to Kallis, length ball outside off, Kallis looks to clear long-off but gets too much height on that shot, Collingwood has a simple catch 118/5


Match details
Toss Delhi Daredevils, who chose to bat
Points Delhi Daredevils 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0

Player of the match PD Collingwood (Delhi Daredevils)

Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and M Erasmus (South Africa)
TV umpire AM Saheba
Match referee D Govindjee (South Africa)
Reserve umpire A Chaudhary

Match notes
•Delhi Daredevils innings
•Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (33 balls), Extras 1
•Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (72 balls), Extras 2
•PD Collingwood: 50 off 37 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
•Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (108 balls), Extras 4
•6th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (PD Collingwood 35, DL Vettori 17, Ex 1)
•Innings Break: Delhi Daredevils - 184/5 in 20.0 overs (PD Collingwood 75, DL Vettori 19)
•Royal Challengers Bangalore innings
•Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (54 balls), Extras 2
•Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 13.6 overs (85 balls), Extras 2
•JH Kallis: 50 off 38 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)

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