Hyderabad lose to Yuvraj-led PWI

DC made one change to their playing eleven – Ishan Malhotra made way for Pragyan Ojha.

PWI made (Abhish)ek change to their playing eleven – Jhunjhunwala made way for Sourav Ganguly.

On winning the toss, Kumar Sangakkara, DC’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, without the loss of a wicket.

DC’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). PWI had conceded an extra at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Ravi Teja’s contribution to it was 25.

Dhawan, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 24. Forty balls into the match, he was caught by Jesse Ryder. Yuvraj Singh, PWI’s skipper, broke the 51-run partnership.

Ravi Teja, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 30. Five balls later, Mitchell Marsh, the player of the match, broke the run-a-ball stand.

Sangakkara, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Rahul Sharma, who broke the 20-run stand.

Christian, whose (Dani)eleven-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj, who broke the 22-run stand.

Bharat Chipli, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. He was unbeaten.

DC scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls).

Jean-Paul Duminy, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 30. Twenty-two balls after Christian’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Marsh broke the 21-run stand.

Sunny Sohal, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Robin Uthappa. Marsh broke the five-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Amit Mishra, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar off the bowling of Mishra.

Dale Steyn, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Callum Ferguson. Wayne Parnell broke the 11-run stand.

Ishant, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. He was unbeaten.

DC scored 136 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Shrikant Wagh, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Bhuvneshwar, who bowled three overs, conceding 24.

Parnell and Rahul bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 24.

Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Marsh, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up five scalps.

The first Powerplay of PWI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, without the loss of a wicket.

PWI’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). DC had conceded an extra at that point. While Ryder’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Manish Pandey’s contribution to it was 17.

Ryder, whose 20-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 35. Forty-one balls into the chase, Ojha broke the 55-run partnership.

Pandey, whose 42-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 49. Thirty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mishra, whose 38-run stand.

Ganguly, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 32. He was unbeaten.

Uthappa, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls after Pandey’s dismissal, he was caught by Sangakkara. Christian broke the three-run stand.

PWI scored 100 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). DC had conceded an extra at that point.

Yuvraj, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Twenty-two balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, Christian broke the 23-run stand.

Ferguson, whose eight-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten.

DC eventually conceded three extras. PWI, who scored 137 for the loss of four wickets off 18.2 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 10 balls to spare.

Duminy, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 22.

Ishant, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 25.

Steyn, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Ojha, who bowled three overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket, as did Mishra, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceding 26.

Christian, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He picked up a couple of scalps.