PLAYER	Team	TI	Runs	I. Runs	B. Impact	Bowl	I. Wkts	Bo. Impact
Ramesh Powar	PBKS	61.01	-	-	0	2/22	3.02	61.01
Mahela Jayawardene	PBKS	53.12	36(17)	46.41	53.12	-	-	0
Virender Sehwag	DC	44.18	51(26)	53.03	57.84	0/22	-	- 13.66
Yuvraj Singh	PBKS	43.33	23(8)	31.89	43.33	-	-	0
Glenn McGrath	DC	41.39	-	-	0	1/18	1.76	41.39

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end of over 89 runs

PBKS: 94/3CRR: 11.75 • RRR: 10.00

Mahela Jayawardene36 (17b 3x4 2x6)

Luke Pomersbach25 (12b 3x6)

Rajat Bhatia 1-0-8-0

Farveez Maharoof 1-0-11-0

The rain pelts down! The two batsmen dash back to the pavilion. Punjab are ahead by five runs in D/L method at this stage (the target was 89). Sehwag and a few of his team-mates have a word with the umpires. There's plenty of confusion here as the groundstaff finally get the covers out after a delay. Yuvraj is out on the field. The square is yet to be covered though. Yuvraj is a bit concerned. A few Delhi players get together and their body language suggests that they think the match is over. And as I write the main covers are finally coming out.

We're well past the cut off time of 12.00 AM. It's 12.10 as I write this. The game looks all but over at this stage. If play doesn't continue, Punjab will be declared the winners.

Alright it's official. Kings XI Punjab have won by 6 runs by the D/L method. Had Delhi not scored off that ball, the game would have been tied! Imagine a bowl-out after all this drama....

One over by Sehwag, which cost 22 runs, was the turning point. The pulled six by Jayawardene off Rajat Bhatia sealed it. The margin for error in shortened games is so limited that one false move can cost you the match. Disappointment for the thousands at the Kolta who showed up, braved the zillion rain interruptions, only to see their side go down on a technicality.

Punjab have 14 points, at second place, while Delhi are at No.5, just below Mumbai Indians. Delhi will have to fight it out for a semi-final spot. Stay with us for the presentation, which will take place indoors.

Punjab are serious contenders alongwith Rajasthan for the title.

Here's Sehwag: "We were going really well but the weather interrupted everything. The moment we came after the rain, I lost the momentum and that's why we didn't score enough runs."

Yuvraj: "We batted well in the last five overs and that worked out well for us. It was good to chase as well. The confidence is really high. Mahela is a smart cricketer, he knows his game well and that's why we won today."

Jayawardene is the Man of the Match: "With the rain we knew it was going to be tough. We (Luke) decided to take it as long as possible and luckily we managed quite a few boundaries. It was one of those days where any side could have won."

One can come up with several turning points in these curtailed games. Thanks for staying with us. Rain delays and interruptions are frustrating. We hope you had fun. There's plenty to look forward to tomorrow - two more games. On behalf of Raju and Raymond, this is Kanishkaa signing off. Cheers!

7.6

Bhatia to Mahela Jayawardene, SIX runs

Jayawardene wrecks a good over by swiveling across his stumps and putting away a long hop high over deep midwicket

7.5

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Bhatia to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

fires in the yorker and he fails to dig it out, lovely stuff from Bhatia

7.4

1lb

Bhatia to Pomersbach, 1 leg bye

he moves across his stumps and swings across the line a little too early, the ball lobs off his pads and trickles to short fine leg

7.3

Bhatia to Mahela Jayawardene, 1 run

almost foxes him with another slower one, he checks his stroke and lobs it well in front of mid-off

7.2

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Bhatia to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

the slow legcutter lands wide outside off, he cuts but fails to beat point

7.1

Bhatia to Pomersbach, 1 run

comes round the wicket and bowls and low full toss angling on the pads, he shuffles and whips it to the deep on the on side

Here's Rajat Bhatia. Punjab are running away with this

end of over 712 runs

PBKS: 85/3CRR: 12.14 • RRR: 9.75

Luke Pomersbach24 (10b 3x6)

Mahela Jayawardene29 (13b 3x4 1x6)

Farveez Maharoof 1-0-11-0

Amit Mishra 2-0-21-1

6.6

1lb

Maharoof to Pomersbach, 1 leg bye

this one skids through fast on him and the ball clips the pads and rolls to the offside, Karthik appeals half heartedly

6.5

Maharoof to Mahela Jayawardene, 1 run

makes room and deftly dabs this one to third man

6.4

Maharoof to Pomersbach, 1 run

full outside off, he pushes this to long-off for a single

They've added 52 off just 19 balls. Wow!

6.3

Maharoof to Pomersbach, SIX runs

superb adjustment! The ball was fractionally short, he shuffles at the crease, gets on the top of the bounce and swivel-pulls it over deep square leg the ball just lands over the rope

Punjab are in front now, going along fairly comfortably

6.2

Maharoof to Mahela Jayawardene, 1 run

gets on his knee to a full delivery outside off and drives to third man

6.1

Maharoof to Mahela Jayawardene, 2 runs

stays at the crease and pushes a low full toss down to long-off

end of over 617 runs

PBKS: 73/3CRR: 12.16 • RRR: 10.20

Mahela Jayawardene25 (10b 3x4 1x6)

Luke Pomersbach17 (7b 2x6)

Amit Mishra 2-0-21-1

Virender Sehwag 1-0-22-0

Punjab are ahead by 6 runs at the end of 6 overs by D/L method

5.6

Mishra to Mahela Jayawardene, 1 run

waits at the crease and plays a short arm pull, he takes a single to the deep on the on side

5.5

Mishra to Pomersbach, 1 run

gets across his stumps and tucks it away to the on side

5.4

Mishra to Pomersbach, SIX runs

Pomersback waits at the crease, picks the flight and slogs this one off the meat of the bat and clears deep midwicket

5.3

Mishra to Mahela Jayawardene, 1 run

makes room and nearly slices it wide of short third man, they scamper for a single

5.2

Mishra to Mahela Jayawardene, SIX runs

bowls the long hop, he decides to stay on the backfoot and clubs it over deep midwicket

5.1

Mishra to Mahela Jayawardene, 2 runs

full outside off and he pushes it just wide of extra cover

end of over 522 runs

PBKS: 56/3CRR: 11.20 • RRR: 11.33

Luke Pomersbach10 (5b 1x6)

Mahela Jayawardene15 (6b 3x4)

Virender Sehwag 1-0-22-0

Amit Mishra 1-0-4-1

The scores are tied at the end of 5 overs by D/L calculation

4.6

Sehwag to Pomersbach, 2 runs

steps down the track and squeezes out a yorker past the keeper

4.5

Sehwag to Pomersbach, SIX runs

shot! Sehwag gives it plenty of flight on middle and leg, he gets on his knee and hoicks it over deep midwicket

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Best performances - batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

V Sehwag

51 runs (26)

2 fours5 sixes

Productive shot

cut shot on back foot

12 runs

2 fours0 six

G Gambhir

40 runs (28)

7 fours0 six

Productive shot

off side drive on front foot

22 runs

3 fours0 six

Best performances - bowlers

JR Hopes

PBKS

ECO

RR Powar

PBKS

ECO

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Match details

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Toss	Delhi Daredevils, elected to bat first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2007/08
Player Of The Match	Mahela Jayawardene
Hours of play (local time)	20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00
Match days	17 May 2008 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Arani Jayaprakash Rudi Koertzen
TV Umpire	Brian Jerling
Match Referee	Clive Lloyd
Points	Kings XI Punjab 2, Delhi Daredevils 0