Delhi beat Rajasthan

Delhi Daredevils thrashed Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in the third match of the Indian Premier League on Saturday night at the Ferozeshah Kotla.

Gautam Gambhir 58 not out off 46 balls (7×4, 1×6) and Shikar Dhawan, 52 not out off 41 balls (7×4) shared a 112-run partnership for the second wicket to guide the homeside to 132 in 15.1 overs after Sehwag (12)’s early dismissal.

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Earlier, a fine bowling display by Daredevils restricted Royals to a modest 129 for eight.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, the Royals, mostly composed of inexperienced domestic players, failed to raise a big partnership with Daredevils bowlers sticking to a tight line and length.

Except for Brett Geeves, all the other host bowlers returned miserly figures.

The visitors were never in a position to post a big score with the highest partnership being 22 for the seventh wicket.

Glenn McGrath did not allow the Daredevils to start with a flourish with a fine three-over spell in which he removed opener Taruwar Kohli (7) and conceded 13 runs.

Though McGrath was hit for a huge six over point fielder by Kohli in the first over itself the veteran fast bowler avenged it in the next over by removing the young opener, who was caught by Mithun Manhas at team score of 17.

The other opener Yusuf Pathan (10) was out in the fourth over trying to steal a single but could not beat the throw of Manhas from the square area.

Posted on April 20th, 2008 by monica
Filed under: IPL