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26-Apr-2009 19:42:00 GMT
Indian Premier League, 2009

Delhi Daredevils Beat Royal Challengers by 6 Wickets

Port Elizabeth: Bangalore were not disgraced. Dilshan was the hero of the day but he may have walked back on 34 when a close run out was referred.

Manhas maintained his composure and he's no rookie. He has enough experience at the domestic level.

With this win, Delhi claim 6 outright points and sit at No. 2 after Deccan Chargers. Bangalore languish at the bottom.

Delhi Daredevils chased down the victory target of 150 runs with 4 balls to spare for their third victory in a row as Bangalore lost their fourth consecutive match.

Tillakaratne Dilshan led the Delhi run chase with an unbeaten 67-run knock that came off 47 balls and was studded with 2 sixes and 5 fours.

Mithun Manhas partnered Dilshan till the end with an unbeaten 23 that came off 13 balls with the help of 3 fours.

Delhi Daredevils lost openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir cheaply but Tillakaratne Dilshan took them to 64/2 in 10 overs in pursuit of 150 against Bangalore Royal Challengers in the 14th match of the second edition of the Indian Premier League at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth on Sunday (April 26). 

Earlier, Bangalore Royal Challengers scored 149/7 in 20 overs after won the toss and elected to bat first.

Bangalore kept losing wickets at regular intervals with none of their batsmen going on to hit a half-century.

Mark Boucher, playing his first game of the tournament, hit 2 sixes and 2 fours in his in his 28-ball 36, while Ross Taylor chipped in with 31 that came off 34 balls.

Pradeep Sangwan dismissed Boucher by having him caught by Amit Mishra at long on.

Taylor was trapped plumb in front of the wicket by a googly from Mishra in the first over after the strategic timeout.

Dilshan is the Man of the Match: "I tried to rotate the strike with AB. The bowlers set it up but if you keep wickets in hand you're safe."

Brief Score: Delhi Daredevils 153/4 (Dilshan 67*) beat Bangalore Royal Challengers 149/7 (Pietersen 37, Nehra 2-34) by six wickets


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