Deccan Chargers vs Punjab XI 12th Match at Cuttack, 19 Mar, 2010

Toss: Kings XI Punjab, who chose to bowl first
Deccan Chargers 170/7 (20)
Punjab XI 164/8 (20)
Deccan Chargers won by 6 runs
Man of the Match: A Symonds
  • S Sreesanth 12 * (5)
  • Bipul Sharma 8 * (6)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: Boundary! C Vaas to R Bopara, half volley, what a ball that was, very wide and asking it to be hit, Bopara obliges with a classical cover drive which helps him to a boundary.

Over 0.2: Boundary! C Vaas to R Bopara, pitched up delivery, invites the cover drive again, this time a bit of late inswing and Bopara inside edges it past Gilly for a boundary.

Over 0.3: 1 Leg Bye. C Vaas to R Bopara, short of length delivery, hits the pad down the legside and there is a lb taken from fine leg.

Over 0.4: No runs. C Vaas to Manvinder Bisla, good length delivery, plays a defensive shot off the frontfoot.

Over 0.5: No runs. C Vaas to Manvinder Bisla, ducks under a 131 kmph bouncer.

Over 0.6: No runs. C Vaas to Manvinder Bisla, good length delivery, drives the 129 kmph inswinger to mid on.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Beaten! R P Singh to R Bopara, good length delivery, stays back for a cut and is beaten by the away swing.

Over 1.2: Single. R P Singh to R Bopara, short of length delivery, slices it to backward poitn and is sent back but gets a single because of an over throw conceded by Gibbs.

Over 1.3: No runs. R P Singh to Manvinder Bisla, short of length delivery, punches it to mid on.

Over 1.4: No runs. R P Singh to Manvinder Bisla, short of length delivery, pushes it with an open faced blade to point.

Over 1.5: Beaten! R P Singh to Manvinder Bisla, short of length delivery, thats terrific bowling, pitches the ball on middle and gets it to nip back with bounce to cut Bisla into two halves.

Over 1.6: No runs. R P Singh to Manvinder Bisla, ducks under a 133 kmph bouncer.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: No runs. C Vaas to R Bopara, good length delivery, pushes it defensively back to the bowler.

Over 2.2: Run Out at the Non Striker's end! C Vaas to R Bopara, good length delivery,  foxes him with a slower leg cutter which hits the backthigh infront of the off stump, lbw appeal turned down but there is action at the other end. Bisla was looking for a single all on his own and has no chance to beat a direct throw after trying to get back to safety!

Over 2.3: Single. C Vaas to R Bopara, good length delivery, angles the blade and runs it down to thirdman for a single.

Over 2.4: No runs. C Vaas to K Sangakkara, short of length delivery, flicks it to mid on.

Over 2.5: No runs. C Vaas to K Sangakkara, good length delivery, drives it to straight mid off.

Over 2.6: Bowled him! C Vaas to K Sangakkara, good length delivery at 120 kmph, gets the ball to nip back and Sanga drags his forcing drive on the up off the inside edge onto the timber!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: No runs. R P Singh to R Bopara, short of length delivery at 129.5 kmph, drives it straight to point.

Over 3.2: Two runs. R P Singh to R Bopara, pitched up delivery, drives it to mid off for a single and there is an over throw conceded by the fielder.

Over 3.3: No runs. R P Singh to R Bopara, short of length delivery at 128 kmph, punches it to Gibbs at cover point.

Over 3.4: Beaten! R P Singh to R Bopara, short of length delivery at 130 kmph, beats the cover drive with some extra bounce and away movement.

Over 3.5: Wide Ball. R P Singh to R Bopara, short of length delivery, slips that down the legside for a wide.

Over 3.5: Boundary! R P Singh to R Bopara, good length delivery, stupendous shot from Bopara, allows the ball to swing in and flicks it solidly through mid wicket for a boundary.

Over 3.6: Beaten! R P Singh to R Bopara, good length delivery, tries to flay away a wide one and is beaten by the away swing.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: No runs. C Vaas to Yuvraj , short of length delivery, pushes it to mid off, the ball just stopped onto Yuve's bat.

Over 4.2: No runs. C Vaas to Yuvraj , pitched up delivery, flicks it to Suman at squareleg, a bit of pad in that shot.

Over 4.3: No runs. C Vaas to Yuvraj , good length delivery, gets forward and defends it to point. Pity that Vaas has just four overs to bowl ,he is getting lots of swing in the air.

Over 4.4: No runs. C Vaas to Yuvraj , good length delivery, nice bowling attacking the pads and Yuve defends that towards covers.

Over 4.5: Boundary! C Vaas to Yuvraj , good length delivery, yeh huvi naa baat! Yuve lets the ball to swing in and he unleashes a crispy flick flat in the air over mid wicket for a boundary.

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