Delhi disappointed; Gilchrist-led KXIP win

KXIP made one change to their playing eleven – Bipul (Shar)made way for Praveen Kumar.

DD made four changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Colin Ingram, Andrew McDonald, Ajit Agarkar and Shahbaz Nadeem made way for Sridharan Sriram, Travis Birt, Morkel and Aavishkar Salvi.

On winning the toss, James Hopes, DD’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, and lost a wicket.

Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’s skipper, scored nine. His run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Twenty-one balls into the match he was caught by David Warner. Morkel broke the run-a-ball stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). DD had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Paul Valthaty’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Shaun Marsh’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Valthaty’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls.

KXIP scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). DD had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 61 balls. While Valthaty’s contribution to the partnership was 51, Marsh’s contribution to it was 46. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Marsh, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixty-five balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he was caught by Morkel. Irfan Pathan broke the 102-run partnership.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Valthaty, whose 50-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 62. The next ball, he was dismissed by Pathan.

David Hussey, who faced four balls, scored three. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Hopes. Salvi broke the 15-run stand.

KXIP scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). DD had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Mandeep Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 11. A dozen balls after Hussey’s dismissal, Pathan broke the 18-run stand.

Dinesh Karthik, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Hopes. Salvi broke the 12-run stand.

Ryan Harris, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Piyush Chawla, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

KXIP scored 170 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Sriram, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 25.

Hopes, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Varun Aaron, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Morkel, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket.

Salvi, who bowled four overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Pathan, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, without the loss of a wicket.

DD’s openers scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). KXIP had conceded nine extras at that point. While Naman Ojha’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Warner’s contribution to it was 14.

Ojha, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 28. Eight overs into the chase, he was caught by Gilchrist. Shalabh Srivastava broke the 52-run partnership.

Warner, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 29. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Srivastava broke the 15-run stand.

Sriram had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. Nine balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Chawla broke the five-run stand.

Venugopal Rao, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Harris. Chawla broke the 18-run stand.

Pathan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored three. Three balls later, he was caught by Mandeep. Valthaty broke the two-run stand.

Although his run-a-ball innings included a boundary, Hopes had no reason to be in seventh heaven – five balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Chawla broke the run-a-ball stand.

DD scored 100 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). KXIP had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Birt, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 16. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Harris. Praveen broke the 19-run stand.

Although his seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, Yogesh Nagar scored 10. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harris, who broke the 12-run stand.

Morkel, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Aaron, who faced five balls, failing to get off the mark.

KXIP eventually conceded a dozen extras. DD, who scored 141 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 29 balls.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Valthaty, Praveen (whose spell included a maiden), and Harris picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 34, 32, and 16, respectively.

Srivastava conceded 39, picking up two wickets.

Chawla conceded 16, picking up three scalps.