Blow by Blow: IPL, 1st SF, JAI vs DEL: Jaipur win by 105 runs

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.