Friday May 30, 2008
End of Match
Jaipur "chopped them" as Warne kept on exhorting his boys to do It was a sensational effort by Jaipur as they trounced Delhi by a huge margin. Warne's boys were terrific on the field, rounding up a perfect day for Jaipur.
17th Over: WICKET! Asif grounds the bat very casually, Jaipur on the prowl, a sharp throw from short mid wicket and Rawat flashes the bails off in a jiffy. Jaiur win by 105 runs
16th Over: WICKET! Mahesh edges a Patel bouncer and Rawat finishes it off behind the stumps. McGrath is the last man in. FOUR! McGrath gets it on the gloves and the ball races away fine. Delhi are 87-9
15th Over: Warnie is ripping them off. He finishes his spell off with a tidy delivery. Delhi are 82-3
14th Over: WICKET! Patel knocks back Mishra's timber. It is almost all curtains for Delhi now. just the last rites remain. Asif comes in to face the music. "Let's chop them off", cries out Warne. Delhi are 79-8
13th Over: WICKET! Maharoof skies that one and Pathan takes it at mid wicket. Warne smiles. Mishra walks in. A slip and a gully waiting. He gets off the mark with a flick off the pads. WICKET! Dilshan plays it to Tanveer. Delhi are 77-7
12th Over: Maharoof swings and misses as Trivedi continues. FOUR! Maharoof plays it away outside the off stump. SIX! Dilshan picks it away off his apds.
11th Over: Warne to continue. Maharoof finds the turn too hot to handle. FOUR! Dilshan puts it away.
10th Over: Trivedi continues. FOUR! Karthik cuts it through point. Karthik tries to be cheeky but fails to connect. WICKET! Karthik holds out in the deep, Karthik takes a brilliant catch. Maharoof joins his Lankan teammate. He gets off the mark. Delhi are 56-5
9th Over: Warne brings himself on. Going for the kill now. Karthik puts it over cover to pick up two runs. FOUR! Dilshan puts Warne away through square on the off side.
8th Over: Trivedi into the attack. Good delivery frist up, shapes away from the right handed Karthik. Jaipur have been sensational in the field, very charged up. Another swing and a miss by Karthik.
7th Over: Patel continues. WICKET! Tiwary miscues a pull shot and Asnodkar holds on to a dolly. Karthik works it away for a single to get off the mark. FOUR! Dilshan edges it and the ball races away to the third man fence. FOUR! Dilshan powers that straight down the track. Delhi are 37-4
6th Over: Watson to Dhawan. WICKET! Dhawan hits it striaght to Jadeja at short mid wicket and he is of here. Dilshan comes in to join Tiwary. FOUR! Dilshan drives an overpitched delivery stylishly to open his account. Another good bouncer. Delhi are 28-3
5th Over: Munaf Patel into the attack. Dhawan on strike. Swings and misses. Patel is right on the money. He does not time the pull shot. A single. First runs in ten balls. Excellent over. Delhi are 24-2
4th Over: Watson continues to bowl a good line. A well directed bouncer. Gambhir rushes down th putch, he swings and misses. Gambhir has not been able to time it at all tonight. WICKET! Kohli pulls it out of thin air to send Gambhir on his way to the pavillion. Tiwary is the new man in. Delhi are 23-2
3rd Over: Tanveer continues. He is keeping it tight. The two in the middle are only managing o work out singles. Not enough. FOUR! Gambhir is in business and he need to be throughout the innings.
2nd Over: Watson to Gmbhir. Starts off with a wide. That was a little harsh by the umpire. He gets a single. Sehwag on strike. WICKET! Sehwag hooks and Tanveer takes a good, running catch to send back the dangerous Delhi skipper. Gambhir gets another single to bring new man in, Dhawan on strike. He is off the amrk. Delhi are 13-1
Delhi, 1st OVER: Tanveer on his way to Gambhir. He is away with a single. Sehwag is off the amrk too. A wide down the leg side. They take a bye too. Two more runs added. Good tight first over by Tanveer.
End of Innings
Watson and Pathan dominated the scene again after Asnodkar and Smith got Jaipur off to a splendid start. Huge hits out of the ground punctuated right through the innings.
A brilliant last over by Asif prevented Jaipur from reaching 200. Delhi have the openers to challenge the target. Dhawan and Co. in the middle order also have to fire.
20th Over: Asif on his way to Pathan. A singel gets Rawat on strike. WICKET! Rawat mistimes it and Asif takes an asy return catch. WICKET! pathan is short of the ground. Trivdi strikes. A swing and a miss. Jaipur are 192-9
19th Over: FOUR! Pathan welcomes McGrath back into the attack, crasing it to mid wicket. FOUR! Pathan gets an edge and away she races to the fence. SIX! Rawat picks it right off the screws.
18th Over: Mahesh to Pathan. He gets a single. Jadeja on strike. SIX! Jadeja picks up the length and belts it over long on. WICKET! Maharoof takes a tumbling catch in the deepto get rid of Jadeja. Warne comes in to join Pathan. WICKET! Sehwag takes a brilliant catch at point to see the back of his counterpart. Jaipur are 172-7
17th Over: New man in, Jadeja on strike to Maharoof. He gets off the mark with a miscued pull. A single. Pathan goes aerial and it sails into the crowd. That waas a monster hit.
16th Over: Pathan on strike to Mishra. SIX! Pathan powers that over long on. SIX! Pathan clears that over mid wicket now. Superb shot. WICKET! Watson misses the length, fails to go to the pitch of the ball and Karthik whips the bails off. Jaipur are 155-5
15th Over: Maharoof back into the attack. Right up in the blockhole to Pathan. FOUR! Pathan bangs it over mid wicket, into the fence on the bounce. Good fielding straight down the wicket by Dilshan. FOUR! Watson brings up his fifty in style. Jaipur are 142-4
14th Over: SIX! Kaif joins the party. He hits it with turn and lands it into the stands. A single gets Watson on strike. WICKET! Mishra crashes into Kaif's defence, timber kncoked back. Pathan in the middle. He is off the mark. Jaipur are 130-4
13th Over: Asif back into the attack. Kaif on strike. He glides it away for a single. FOUR! Watson flicks it away through mid wicket. He works it away on the onside and gets two more to the total.
12th Over: Mishra into his second over. SIX! Watson is in the zone, sends it into the aisles. He gets it to spin away. An outside edeg gets two more off the last ball.
11th Over: FOUR! Watson picks it off his pads. Mahesh strays and Watson makes him pay. A wide, marginally outside the off stump. SIX! Watson blasts that right into the roof. That was monstrous. SIX! Watson goes ballistic again, over mid wicket this time. He picks up two more.
10th Over: Mishra into the attack. Kaif gets off the mark. Watson works it away for a single. A wide down the leg side. Jaipur are 83-3
9th Over: Maharoof continues, with Watson on strike. FOUR! Watson picks up the slower delivery and bang over the bowler's head. WICKET! Tanveer makes a hash on that one, miscues a flick and Karthik does the rest behind the wickets. Kaif is the new man in the middle. Jaipur are 77-3
8th Over: Tanveer on strike to Mahesh. FOUR! Tanveer drives it royally through covers. Good comeback by the bowler. A single gets new man Watson on strike. He is off the mark.
7th Over: Maharoof introduced into the attack. Asnodkar runs a single. Smith goes over covers and picks up two. FOUR! Smith picks it off his pads and lands the ball on the bounce into the fence. Poor bowling by Smith. WICKET! Dhawan takes a stunner in the deep to send back Smith. sensational catch. Tanveer is the new batsman in the middle. Asnodkar on strike. A swing and a miss. WICKET! Tiwaty takes a dolly at gully. Asnodkar back in the hut. Jaipur are 65-2
6th Over: Yo Mahesh into the attack. Dropped! and its FOUR! Asnodkar hooks and Maharoof drops it and the ball rolls over into the fence. SIX! Asnodkar bangs it into the crowd. Brilliantly pulled. The party begins for Jaipur. The fifty is up for Jaipur. FOUR! Asnodkar cuts late and away from his body. Great over for Jaipur.
5th Over: Smith puts McGrath away for two. FOUR!< Smith gives himsekf roon and tonks it over mid wicket. FOUR! Smith pounds that on the on side again. He is in business. FOUR! executes a splendid off drive. McgRath feeling the pinch. JAI are 43-0
4th Over: FOUR! Asnodkar opens the face of the bat and clears the square on the off side. Asif under presssure early on. He cuts again to pick up two. McGrath does well to save the boundary. FOUR! Asnodkar goes over the top and blasts it over covers. He is in business as usual. FOUR! Asnodkar goes towards the leg side this time.
3rd Over: McGrath to Asnodkar. The Aussie squares him up. He clears the infieldand runs two. Kaif, running for Smith is a sharp runner. Asif does weel in the deep to save two runs. FOUR! Asnodkar gets and edge and the ball races away to third man after Sehwag failed to stop the edge.
2nd Over: Asif on his way to Asnodkar. He is off the mark with a single. FOUR! Smith flicks it fine off the pads. He is away too.
Jaipur, 1st OVER: McGrath on his way to Smith. What a delivery first up. A wide down the leg side. Jaipur are away. Bang on target again. He works up some swing too. Terific over.
Toss and Teams
The Toss
Delhi won the toss and decided to put Jaipur in. Sehwag says he knows from experience how much the Wankhede track assists bowlers up front.
Warnie says he does not want mind putting up runs on the board in a kncok out match.
The Teams
Delhi: Sehwag (capt), G Gambhir, S Dhawan, TM Dilshan, MK Tiwary, KD Karthik (wk), MF Maharoof, VY Mahesh, A Mishra, GD McGrath, Mohammad Asif
Jaipur: Smith, SA Asnodkar, YK Pathan, M Kaif, SR Watson, RA Jadeja, SK Warne (capt), SK Trivedi, MM Patel, M Rawat (capt), Sohail Tanvir
Pre-Action
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the first semi final of the IPL. The toppers Jaipur take on Delhi.
I am Rajarshi Gupta, your commentator for the day.
Jaipur have been on a rampage, winning almost everything. Delhi are a dangerous side too, so let Jaipur count them out at their own peril. A humdinger coming your way. Don't go away.
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