IPL 5: DC set 158 run Target for DD
posted on Apr 19, 2012 5:46PM
A compact bowling show by Delhi Daredevils restricted Deccan Chargers for 157/8 in their allotted 20 overs in their IPL 5 match Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi.Shahbaz Nadeem scalped Shikhar Dhawan, Parthiv Patel and JP Duminy to lead Delhi Daredevils' fightback against Deccan Chargers.
Morne Morkel struck early to remove Kumar Sangakkara in the third over.Sangakkara (1) lost his control on an out swinger by Morkel, got a leading catch where Nagar took a magnificent catch.
Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Daredevils. Chargers have made one change as they included pacer Veer Pratap Singh while Daredevils decided to retain the same team.
Hyderabad after three outings are yet to notch up a win, and all games have been near-misses. These are still early days in the tournament but the most recent defeat against Rajasthan - from a winning position - seems to have deflated Darren Lehmann's bunch all the more going into Thursday's afternoon clash.