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Daredevils vs Kings XI, 46th match at Bloemfontein, IPL, May 15 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
46th match (D/N), Bloemfontein, May 15, 2009, Indian Premier League
(19.1/20 ov, T:121) 123/4

Kings XI won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
, PBKS
3/15
brett-lee
Cricinfo's MVP
, PBKS
64.21 ptsImpact List
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Sangakkara showed the importance on hanging on to your wicket even in Twenty20. Delhi's bowlers were just a touch indisciplined when the match was getting tight, Sangwan was one of their heroes against Deccan Chargers but it was a day to forget today. Nehra was outstanding at the start of the innings, and Vettori was tidy as well, but Delhi's fielding wasn't at it's best. A dropped catch off Yuvraj proved pretty costly as he and Sangakkara put on a vital 53 runs. Then it was Irfan who took them past the line, with three big sixes just as Delhi were sscrapping their way back into the game.

Post-match presentation: Virender Sehwag: "We didn't bat well, but our bowlers did a fantastic job and at one stage we almost won the game.

"Twenty20 is bad type of cricket because if you start losing you keep on losing, I don't want us to go that way"

Yuvraj Singh: "If we had lost this game, I don't know where I'd hide my face. Our bowling was excellent, and our batting was decent. Anything between 120 and 140 was chase-able. Hopefully, Jayawardene gets back to full fitness soon, we need to bat well."

Brett Lee is the Man of the Match. Lee: "Starting to get there, I was pretty happy with the way I bowled tonight. I'm just trying to get through each game, my ankle is feeling okay which is exciting." Lee also praises the way Sreesanth and Irfan bowled.

He also says: "We aren't looking too forward ahead. Our whole focus is now on Sunday's game."

You can check the latest points table, updated after today's game here.

Thanks for joining us today and for all the mails. Do be there for tomorrow's double-header as well. This is Siddarth Ravindran signing out. G'night!

19.1
4
Vettori to Sangakkara, FOUR runs

and it's over, Sangakkara backs away and slaps it through the covers for a boundary, and Delhi go down, Punjab stay alive

end of over 1913 runs
PBKS: 119/4CRR: 6.26 RRR: 2.00
Kumar Sangakkara39 (46b 5x4)
Irfan Pathan21 (11b 3x6)
Farveez Maharoof 4-0-29-2
Pradeep Sangwan 4-0-42-1
18.6
1
Maharoof to Sangakkara, 1 run

great bit of fielding from Sangwan takes the match to the final over, it was short on legstump, the batsman swivelled and pulled it towards fine leg, Sangwan was quick across the turf to cut that off

18.5
1lb
Maharoof to Pathan, 1 leg bye

full and on legstump, Irfan can't get that away but it thuds into his pads and dribbles towards backward point

18.4
2
Maharoof to Pathan, 2 runs

swatted powerfully towards midwicket, the batsmen sprint through for a couple

18.3
6
Maharoof to Pathan, SIX runs

Punjab fans will relish this one, Irfan rocks back and gets under a length ball on legstump, clouts it high over wide long-on, just clear the rope by a few yards, would have been caught if the boundaries weren't pulled in

18.3
1w
Maharoof to Pathan, 1 wide

oh Delhi fans won't like that, another one down leg

18.2
Maharoof to Pathan, no run

half-volley on legstump, Maharoof is lucky to get away with that one, Irfan can't put it away

18.1
1lb
Maharoof to Sangakkara, 1 leg bye

yorker just outside legstump, hits the pads and runs away towards square leg

18.1
1w
Maharoof to Sangakkara, 1 wide

more poor bowling, wide down the leg side, can't afford that in these tight situations

end of over 1815 runs
PBKS: 106/4CRR: 5.88 RRR: 7.50
Irfan Pathan13 (7b 2x6)
Kumar Sangakkara38 (44b 5x4)
Pradeep Sangwan 4-0-42-1
Rajat Bhatia 3-0-22-0

Nehra rushes over to the bowler's and gives him a couple of words of encouragement

17.6
6
Sangwan to Pathan, SIX runs

that was awful from Sangwan, hard to criticise an 18-year-old, but that was a full toss on the pads, was asking to be hit out of the park, Irfan swings it over the square-leg boundary

17.5
Sangwan to Pathan, no run

this was a bit fuller, Irfan couldn't quite get under it, he slams it straight to the mid-on fielder

17.4
6
Sangwan to Pathan, SIX runs

Shot! pressure reliever for Punjab, short and again in the corridor outside off, Irfan was down the pitch and he mows it over midwicket for a big six

17.3
1
Sangwan to Sangakkara, 1 run

low full toss, around the offstump, Sangakkara moves away and carves it towards point

17.2
Sangwan to Sangakkara, no run

yorker just outside off, dug out back towards the bowler

17.1
2
Sangwan to Sangakkara, 2 runs

shortish and coming into Sangakkara, he stays on the back foot and tries to pound it over mid-off, mistimed and he just about clears the fielder

end of over 173 runs
PBKS: 91/4CRR: 5.35 RRR: 10.00
Kumar Sangakkara35 (41b 5x4)
Irfan Pathan1 (4b)
Rajat Bhatia 3-0-22-0
Pradeep Sangwan 3-0-27-1

Only three runs off this over, Delhi are showing why they are so hard to beat

16.6
1
Bhatia to Sangakkara, 1 run

oof that was close, full and just outside off, Sangakkara was looking for the off-drive, gets an inside-edge and the french cut gets Punjab a run

16.5
Bhatia to Sangakkara, no run

back of a length offcutter, bounces sharply over the stumps, Sangakkara had shuffled across to swings it toward fine leg, but he doesn't connect either

16.4
1
Bhatia to Pathan, 1 run

again a length ball on off, Irfan was onto the shot early, was in the air a bit but it lands safely before reaching long-on

16.3
Bhatia to Pathan, no run

this is fuller and a lot wider, Irfan was looking to scythe that through cover, but doesn't make contact

16.2
Bhatia to Pathan, no run

no flourishes from Bhatia, length ball on offstump, just the basics, defended by Irfan

16.1
1
Bhatia to Sangakkara, 1 run

fullish ball outside off, Sangakkara bent his kne and crashed that powerfully towards cover, Dilshan's dive keeps the batsmen to a single

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