Discipline bowling by Delhi Daredevil and Gautam Gambhir’s half century gave 6 wickets win to DD against Chennai Super kings in Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Chennai Super Kings won toss and chose to bat first but no batsman from CSK could able to stand in bouncing pitch with sharp turn.
Chennai Super Kings Innings
112/9 (20 overs)
Murli Vijay (17 runs in 11 balls)
Mathew Hayden (1 runs in 5 balls)
MS Dhoni (0 runs in 2 balls)
Suresh Raina (15 runs in 19 balls)
Hussey (15 runs in 18 balls)
S Badrinath (30 runs in 29 balls)
Morkel (1 runs in 4 balls)
R Ashwin (6 runs in 13 balls)
L Balaji (3 runs in 8 balls)
DE Bollinger (16* runs in 14 balls)
Ashish Nehra took 3 wickets, Sehwag took 2 wickets and Nannes, Dilshan and Mishra took 1-1 wicket.
Chasing low score, Delhi also lost 3 wickets in early overs in form of Sehwag, Warner and Dilshan but Gambhir’s 57* helped Delhi to achieve target with remaining just 8 balls.
Delhi Daredevil Innings:
113/4 (18.4 overs)
V Sehwag (4 runs in 4 balls)
Warner (0 run in 2 balls)
TM Dilshan (1 run in 2 balls)
Gautam Gambhir (57* runs in 56 balls)
Karthik (13 runs in 16 balls)
M Manhas (25* runs in 32 balls)
Gautam Gambhir was awarded for man of the match for his fantastic inning in this bouncing pitch.
Point Table
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Run Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 | +1.116 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 7 | 6 | 14 | +0.467 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 13 | 7 | 6 | 14 | +0.066 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | +0.270 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -0.421 |
| Deccan Chargers | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -0.438 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -0.632 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -0.484 |