Gilchrist-led KXIP leave Delhi disappointed

KXIP made one change to their playing eleven – Manpreet Gony made way for Praveen Kumar.

DD made three changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Johan Botha, Kedar Jadhav, and Roelof van der Merwe made way for Mahela Jayawardene (who was leading the team, and chose to field on winning the toss), Chidhambaram Gautam, and Morne.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, without the loss of a wicket.

KXIP’s openers put on 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). DD had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While the contribution of Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’s skipper, to the partnership was 36, Shaun Marsh’s contribution to it was 14.

Gilchrist, whose 26-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 42. Forty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Irfan Pathan, who broke the 60-run partnership.

Azhar Mahmood, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Siddarth Kaul. Ashish Nehra broke the 26-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). DD had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

KXIP scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls).

Marsh, whose 44-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 45. Twenty-nine balls after Mahmood’s dismissal, he was caught by Irfan. Morne broke the 34-run stand.

David Miller, the player of the match, scored 44 off 24 balls, which included three boundaries and four sixes. He was unbeaten.

Rajagopal Sathish, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 22. Twenty-one balls after Marsh’s dismissal, he was caught by Ben Rohrer. Nehra broke the 47-run stand.

Piyush Chawla, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

KXIP scored 171 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Kaul and Umesh Yadav were wicketless. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 38.

Irfan and Morne picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 22.

Nehra, who conceded 38, picked up two wickets.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 21, and lost three wickets.

Although his eight-ball innings included a six, Unmukt Chand had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 16 balls into the chase, Praveen broke the 11-run stand.

Irfan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Sandeep Sharma broke the one-run stand.

The third-wicket pair D(av)idn’t get off the mark. Warner, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Gilchrist off the bowling of Sandeep.

DD scored 50 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). KXIP had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Virender Sehwag, whose 22-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 30. Forty-one balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Gilchrist. Parvinder Awana broke the 49-run stand.

DD scored 100 off 15 overs (91 balls). KXIP had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Jayawardene’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Rohrer’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Jayawardene, whose 42-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 39. Thirty-three balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Maman Vohra. Sandeep broke the 50-run partnership.

DD scored 150 off 19 overs (115 balls).

Rohrer, whose 29-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 49. Eighteen balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, Chawla broke the 39-run stand.

Gautam, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 12. He was unbeaten.

Morne, whose four-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 13. Five balls after Rohrer’s dismissal, he was caught by Miller. Chawla broke the 14-run stand.

DD, who scored 164 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Each of the bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Mahmood, who was wicketless, conceded 40.

Awana and Praveen picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 19.

Chawla, who conceded 44, picked up two wickets.

Sandeep, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 23. He picked up three scalps.