Delhi XI vs Punjab XI 3rd Match at Mohali, 13 Mar, 2010

Toss: Delhi Daredevils, who chose to bowl first
Punjab XI 142/9 (20)
Delhi XI 146/5 (19.5)
Delhi Daredevils won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: G Gambhir
  • MF Maharoof 1 * (1)
  • M Manhas 31 * (24)

Over 1.1: Single. Sreesanth to Gambhir, short and wide, cuts it in the air towards square thirdman for a single.

Over 1.2: He is Caught! Sreesanth to V Sehwag, pitched up delivery at 139 kmph, thats a juicy outswinger which tempts Viru into a big shot but its good enough to produce a thick edge which is caught by Mahela, the lone slip fielder! Quite a sharp catch.

Over 1.3: No runs. Sreesanth to T Dilshan, short of length delivery, presents the full face of the blade and pushes it back to Sreesanth.

Over 1.4: Beaten! Sreesanth to T Dilshan, pitched up delivery, beats him with an outswinging yorker at 138.5 kmph.

Over 1.5: He is Caught! Sreesanth to T Dilshan, good length delivery, thats an inswinger drifting onto the pads and Dilshan casually flicks that flat in the air and is caught at mid wicket! Bisla timed his jump to perfection to take the overhead catch.

Over 1.6: No runs. Sreesanth to AB de Villiers, good length delivery, pushes it defensively to point.

Over 3.1: Single. Sreesanth to AB de Villiers, short of length delivery, tucks the inswinger to deep backward squareleg for a single.

Over 3.2: Boundary! Sreesanth to Gambhir, good length delivery at 137 kmph, flicks the inswinger over squareleg for a boundary.

Over 3.3: No runs. Sreesanth to Gambhir, pitched up delivery at 141.4 kmph, drags his drive back to the bowler.

Over 3.4: Beaten! Sreesanth to Gambhir, short of length delivery at 122 kmph, gets deceived by the change of pace and was too early in trying to steer it down to thirdman.

Over 3.5: No runs. Sreesanth to Gambhir, good length delivery at 140.4 kmph, drives it back to the bowler who puts in a dive to his right.

Over 3.6: No runs. Sreesanth to Gambhir, short of length delivery, drives it straight to covers.

Over 5.1: Single. Sreesanth to AB de Villiers, short of length delivery, tucks the indipper behind square on the onside for a single.

Over 5.2: Single. Sreesanth to Gambhir, short of length delivery, dabs the indipper towards thirdman for a single. Gambhir was cramped up for room but still went ahead with the shot.

Over 5.3: Single. Sreesanth to AB de Villiers, short of length delivery, drives it to covers who misfields it to leak a single.

Over 5.4: Single. Sreesanth to Gambhir, short of length delivery, rocks back and cuts it to deep point where Chawla gets down quickly to stop it going to the boundary.

Over 5.5: Single. Sreesanth to AB de Villiers, short of length delivery, taps it softly to forward squareleg and steals a single.

Over 5.6: Boundary! Sreesanth to Gambhir, short of length delivery, allows the ball to nip back and then opens the face to steers it fine through thirdman for a magical boundary.

Over 17.1: Single. Sreesanth to Mithun Manhas, short of length delivery, pins it straight to backward point and takes a blind single. The fielder Kaif fails to hit the stumps at the bowling end. 25 from 17

Over 17.2: Boundary! Sreesanth to Gambhir, short of length delivery, makes room to heave across the line and he ends up dragging that off the inside edge through fine leg for a boundary! 21 from 16

Over 17.3: Single. Sreesanth to Gambhir, pitched up delivery, drags the reversing yorker off the inside edge to fine leg for a single. 20 from 15

Over 17.4: Beaten! Sreesanth to Mithun Manhas, short of length delivery, tries to slash it away and seems to be done in by the extra pace and bounce. 20 from 14

Over 17.5: Two runs. Sreesanth to Mithun Manhas, short and rising delivery, drags his pull towards straight long on and they steal a second run from Powar. 18 from 13

Over 17.6: Single. Sreesanth to Mithun Manhas, short of length delivery, flicks it to mid wicket and takes a fluke single. The fielder not able to hit the stumps at the bowling end. Daredevils need 17 runs to win from 12 balls.

Over 17.6: Single. Sreesanth to Mithun Manhas, short of length delivery, flicks it to mid wicket and takes a fluke single. The fielder not able to hit the stumps at the bowling end. Daredevils need 17 runs to win from 12 balls.