In a dramatic victory of the Delhi Daredevils team over the Deccan Chargers, one could see the fans in Delhi tense and biting their nails. The team required 15 off 6 balls in the last over and it was pretty much achievable for them. But it was a complete change of situation when Amit Mishra started his bowling blow and hauled three wickets in a row. This clinched victory for the team which otherwise seemed difficult for the team.
The Delhi Daredevils won the match against the Deccan Chargers by 12 runs. The base of the target that Delhi had put forth was laid down by opener Gautam Gambhir and Dhawan who came in after Sehwag was dismissed on a duck. It was however the choice of the Deccan Chargers to field first. Gambhir scored 79 runs off 48 balls and Dhawan managed to get 68 off 52 balls. A total of 194 runs were put on the board by the Delhi Daredevils team.
The top order of the Deccan Chargers team batted well today. There was no big innings from any player but all of them played their part well. However, the lower order needed to pull out some fast runs at the end which they were not able to do. Gilchrist and Afridi opened strike. The former was dismissed on 14 runs whereas Afridi started to settle down with Gibbs. It was this time that Mishra intervened and got these two batsmen off his ball. Sharma and Rao however still maintained the team score and got runs in mid thirties. After dismissal of Gibbs, things did not look good in the team and wickets were lost very quickly after that. A hat-trick from Mishra in the last over which was really crucial for both the teams got them the victory. Also, it got this talented man a man of the match award.
