Chasing 141, Kochi were home with five overs and seven wickets to spare. Kochi batsmen got off to a flyer with openers Brendon McCullum and Michael Klinger gathering runs in a jiffy. The two dealt in boundaries as the team total jumped to 61 in five overs.
However, Delhi did manage to break their stand on the first ball of the sixth over when paceman Morne Morkel despatched Kiwi Brendon McCullum on 37 with Umesh Yadav performing the final honours at mid-on. Kochi were 61/1 at the stage.
The other opener Klinger departed on the first ball of the 8th over when Roelof van der Merwe trapped him leg-before on 18. Kochi were batting on 71 at the stage.
There was some more reason to cheer for Delhi when Kochi captain Mahela Jayawardene ended up getting run out on the last ball of the 10th over when the team total was 89.
But Parthiv Patel (37 n.o) and Aussie Brad Hodge (24 n.o.) helped the team cross the 141 runs target on the last ball of the 15th over.
Delhi innings
Kochi restricted Delhi to 140/6 during the 41st IPL match of IPL-4.
Venugopal Rao's 40 that saved the team from dire straits was the only bright spot in the Delhi innings that saw batsmen walk in and walk out in quick successions.
Earlier, Kochi captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to field. Delhi lost their opener and captain Virender Sehwag in the third over off left-arm bowler Prasanth Parameswaran on 15. Delhi were 21/1 post his fall.
But that wasn't the end of the trail as Delhi lost more wickets and at regular intervals as Kochi bowlers pressed harder. The other opener David Warner departed in the sixth over off S Sreesanth followed by Naman Ojha, who fell to RP Singh cheaply when the Delhi score was 43.
Finally, Delhi boy Yogesh Nagar and Venugopal Rao provided the much-needed stability to the Delhi batting. While Rao, an accomplished batsman, kept the runs coming, Nagar provided him with the required support.
However, in the 15th over Rao's support was lost as R Vinay Kumar got the better of Nagar on 18 after the duo had added 54 runs for the fourth wickets. And Delhi fell to 97/4.
With Nagar back in the dugout, Rao lost his rhythm and fell to Parameswaran on the first ball of the 18th over when batting on 40. A top edge off his bat was easily lapped up by RP Singh a mid-wicket and Delhi were down to 116/5.
Delhi's T20 specialist from Down Under Travis Birt was the next victim of Kochi attack that saw R Vinay Kumar up his tally to two.
Still Delhi manage to score 140/6 in their allotted 20 overs
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| Prasanth Parameswaran reacts after dismissing Virender Sehwag, Delhi Daredevils v Kochi Tuskers Kerala, IPL 2011 |
Chasing 141, Kochi were home with five overs and seven wickets to spare. Kochi batsmen got off to a flyer with openers Brendon McCullum and Michael Klinger gathering runs in a jiffy. The two dealt in boundaries as the team total jumped to 61 in five overs.
However, Delhi did manage to break their stand on the first ball of the sixth over when paceman Morne Morkel despatched Kiwi Brendon McCullum on 37 with Umesh Yadav performing the final honours at mid-on. Kochi were 61/1 at the stage.
The other opener Klinger departed on the first ball of the 8th over when Roelof van der Merwe trapped him leg-before on 18. Kochi were batting on 71 at the stage.
There was some more reason to cheer for Delhi when Kochi captain Mahela Jayawardene ended up getting run out on the last ball of the 10th over when the team total was 89.
But Parthiv Patel (37 n.o) and Aussie Brad Hodge (24 n.o.) helped the team cross the 141 runs target on the last ball of the 15th over.
Delhi innings
Kochi restricted Delhi to 140/6 during the 41st IPL match of IPL-4.
Venugopal Rao's 40 that saved the team from dire straits was the only bright spot in the Delhi innings that saw batsmen walk in and walk out in quick successions.
Earlier, Kochi captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to field. Delhi lost their opener and captain Virender Sehwag in the third over off left-arm bowler Prasanth Parameswaran on 15. Delhi were 21/1 post his fall.
But that wasn't the end of the trail as Delhi lost more wickets and at regular intervals as Kochi bowlers pressed harder. The other opener David Warner departed in the sixth over off S Sreesanth followed by Naman Ojha, who fell to RP Singh cheaply when the Delhi score was 43.
Finally, Delhi boy Yogesh Nagar and Venugopal Rao provided the much-needed stability to the Delhi batting. While Rao, an accomplished batsman, kept the runs coming, Nagar provided him with the required support.
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| Sreesanth celebrates the wicket of Naman Ojha, Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Delhi Daredevils |
However, in the 15th over Rao's support was lost as R Vinay Kumar got the better of Nagar on 18 after the duo had added 54 runs for the fourth wickets. And Delhi fell to 97/4.
With Nagar back in the dugout, Rao lost his rhythm and fell to Parameswaran on the first ball of the 18th over when batting on 40. A top edge off his bat was easily lapped up by RP Singh a mid-wicket and Delhi were down to 116/5.
Delhi's T20 specialist from Down Under Travis Birt was the next victim of Kochi attack that saw R Vinay Kumar up his tally to two.
Still Delhi manage to score 140/6 in their allotted 20 overs
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