Catching this match in the second innings only - Wow! DD's are making hay with the sun. The ball has disappeared with Sehwag and Gambhir. Its only boundaries and sixes raining.
Score is running at 66-0 in my god - 6.2 overs.
Anothe six with a no-ball, arrives at a freehit to a batsman such as Sehwag.
CSK is effectively dead if they cant take a wicket, and as I say, Sehwag caught on a freehit, so the wicket won't matter. 75 for no loss.
Dhoni must be wondering whether to pull in Muthai Muralitharan , as it can really swing either side. In fact, there was a review stating that there would be dew in the second half, not favoring the bowlers, but still Dhoni took batting after winning the toss.
Another four and Sehwag gets his half century done in 24 balls. Another four man!! whats happened to him.
83 for no loss. Looks like they will finish the match in 15 overs.
Only if Sehwag could bat like this, when he plays for India. His Wagon Wheel shows sixes in all directions. Straight, Pull, Cuts all over the place.
Murali has arrived, lets see now. Played his first ball for a one run. Sehwag faces Murali now.
Free hit on Murali. Noballs and Freehits are extremely costly for CSK at this juncture in the match.
A cheeky cheeky four, just guided on the off-stump by Gambhir. 93 for no loss.
Straight shot to the boundary. Morkel shot to a four. Dhoni has run out of options, as of now. It is still 6+ RR needed to win, but in this format of the game, it really doesn't stand at all. Over 9+ is something which is defendable in front of world class batsmen.
100 up for no loss for Delhi Daredevils. There it goes for another four. 104 for no loss, and CSK guessing. Looks like, with Hussey and Hayden back in Australia they are stuck.
Marvelous cuts, and dropping the balls just in the gap. Full control on the bat, and the bowler also now. And finally the wicket of Sehwag, taken by Murali. The damage has been done, though
With Shikhar, ABD, Dinesh Karthik following and needing 55 to win from 52 balls, seems tough for CSK.
ABD out to bat. Striking it well, and now Gauti also out. 139 - 2, but still the fight is on.
The score is pretty less to defend, however.
Its slowed down, and I would'nt say , the match is gone from the hands of CSK. Dhoni is intelligently placing fielders and restricting to ones and twos. More dot balls in the fray, and to be seen.
15 to win off 15 balls. Dhoni still fighting.. Good game of cricket. One 4 would change the match.
1 0 0 1 0 , a good over going by Gony, Another ball could put the pressure back on the batsmen
Ends the over with only 2 runs. An 18th over with this level of bowling is good for CSK. I believe the pair of Joginder Sharma and Dhoni will continue and Jogi gets to bowl the final one.
14 to win from 12 balls - RR of 7 runs now. Morkel to bowl the 19th one. Good batsmen at the crease, which makes the job difficult for our Morkel fella.
Huddle in the team and discussion in progress. Dhoni taking a pitshot. A wide. Morkel trying for a dot. 1 run. 11 off 11 balls. 1 Run again. , 10 off 10. CSK in a pinch.
A Four and 164 - 2 .
DD nailing down CSK. Another 1 run, and now 4 runs needed from 8 balls. Cakewalk.
2 needed from 7 balls, and waiting for the winning trumpet. With a thumping four, the DD win this match and nail down CSK.
What a fantastic match!!
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