Sehwag-led DD beat Hyderabad again

DD (Moham)made three changes to their playing eleven – A B de Villiers, Yo Mahesh and Pradeep Sangwan made way for Dinesh Karthik, Rajat Bhatia and Asif.

DC made a couple of Cha(minda)nges to their playing eleven – Sanjay Bangar and Vaas made way for Shahid Afridi and Twenty20 debutant P M Sarvesh Kumar.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, DC’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, and lost a wicket.

Virender Sehwag, DD’s skipper, faced a couple of balls, failing to open his account. An over into the match, he was caught by Rudra Pratap Singh. Needless to say, Paidikalva Vijaykumar was in seventh heaven.

DD scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). DC had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 34 balls.

DD scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). DC had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 69 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 56, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 42. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 37 balls.

Gambhir, whose 48-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 79. Eighty-five balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was (Gilchri)stumped. Pragyan Ojha broke the 133-run partnership.

Dhawan, whose 52-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 68. He was unbeaten.

DD scored 150 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave DC no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Farveez Maharoof, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Fifteen balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Ojha broke the 26-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 24. Tillakaratne Dilshan, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 16. Thirteen balls later, Gilchrist ran him out.

Manoj Tiwary, who faced a ball, scored a boundary. He was unbeaten.

DC eventually conceded eight extras. DD scored 194 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Afridi, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 18.

Venugopal Rao, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Sarvesh, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 24.

Rudra Pratap and Scott Styris bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter conceded 33.

Vijaykumar, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.

Ojha, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 19. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 71, and lost a wicket.

Gilchrist, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored nine. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Dilshan. McGrath broke the 21-run stand.

DC scored 50 off 4.1 overs (25 balls). DD had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Afridi’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Herschelle Gibbs’ contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Afridi, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 33. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by the substitute, de Villiers. Amit Mishra, the player of the match, broke the 50-run partnership.

Gibbs, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 22. Thirteen balls later, Mishra broke the four-run stand.

DC scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls).

Sharma, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 35. Twenty-six balls after Gibbs’ dismissal, Maharoof broke the 39-run stand.

DC scored 150 off 17 overs (102 balls).

Styris, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. Twenty-nine balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. Maharoof broke the 40-run stand.

Rao, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 34. Five balls later, he was caught by Shoaib Malik. McGrath broke the 17-run stand.

Dwaraka Ravi Teja, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Five balls later, he was caught by Malik. Mishra broke the nine-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ojha, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Dilshan off the bowling of Mishra.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rudra Pratap, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. The next ball, he was stumped by Karthik off the bowling of Mishra.

Vijaykumar and Sarvesh, who scored a run apiece, were unbeaten. While the former faced a ball, the latter faced a couple of balls.

DC, who scored 182 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 12 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four wickets apiece.

Asif and Bhatia were wicketless. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 32.

McGrath and Maharoof bowled two wickets apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 39.

Mishra conceded 17, picking up five scalps.