The Match 9 of DLF IPL T20 was thriller to watch but my team again lost because of poor fielding and bad bowling by the experience players. Andrew Symonds blasted a fastest century of the tournament, 117 runs in just 53 balls (11 fours & 7 sixes) and won the DLF maximum sixes of the match award.
Hyderabad Deccan Chargers were in trouble when 2 wickets feel in the 3rd over of the match and it was the first over of Yousuf Pathan's over. Gilchrist (13) & Afridi (10), two dangerous hitters of Deccan Chargers were out without trouble much the scorers. Shane Warne the captain of Jaipur Rajasthan Royals smartly introduced Yousuf Pathan. Warne knows that Gilchrist is very tentative in early of his innings against the spinners. Soon Gilchrist was stumped behind the wicket by Kamran Akmal and then came the blind hitter Afridi. He hit one four and a six and already 15 runs of the over. Afridi too another chance and got out to Pathan. Deccan Chargers were struggling and Symonds builds a 100 runs partnership with Rohit Sharma. Deccan Chargers set a target of 215 runs to win.
Jaipur Rajasthan Royals started brilliantly with the new opening pair of Akmal & Greme Smith. But Akmal was dismissed by Chaminda Vaas in his second over. Here comes the new budding star of India Yousuf Pathan who played a superb innings under pressure. He blasted the fastest fifty of the tournament in just 20 balls. He was finally got out when his score was 61 and took just 28 balls to score. Pathan was declared the Man of the Match.
Greme Smith kept his cool and build important partnership with Kaif. Smith scored a quick 71 in 45 balls and Kaif scored 34 in 16 balls. Kaif hit 3 huge sixes of Andrew Symonds in one over which was the turning point of the match. But both Kaif and Smith got out in the same over and Afridi was the bowler. Afridi was about to get the first Hat trick of the tournament but Yadav dropped a simple catch which is offered by Ravindra Jadeja. Bad luck to Afridi!!!!
Royals needed 17 runs of the last over of the match and Laxman asked Symonds to bowl the last over. I thought that the match is lost here because Symonds did not bowling very well in the last to 2 matches and captain of the team is expecting too much from him. Shane Warne showed his experience here and he picked up the spots where to hit the fours very cleverly. The third ball was hit straight over the head of the bowler for a four. The fourth ball was hit on the on-side stands for a huge six and the fifth ball was hit to the off-side for a six. Warne finished the match in style and Symonds gave away 47 runs in just 2.5 overs and it was the expensive spell in this tournament.
Finally, this is the third straight defeat for Deccan Chargers and I feel other than Symonds & Rohit Sharma, no other batsmen are chipping in with good scores. Bowling is hopeless and Herchille Gibbs joined the team 1 day back. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers new players are not have good experience of T20 cricket that is why struggling. I hope team management comes up with good strategies in coming matches...
With Lots of love,
Madhu Vamsi....
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