Bhatt is run out. The slower one was pushed to the off side of the pitch, Anand got to it and found the stumps at the striker's end. Punjab's dreams evaporate into the hills of Mcleodganj. Good brave effort from them at the end of the tournament and they nearly sneaked through. But that's that. Some joy for Deccan.
Chargers vs Kings XI, 67th match at Dharamsala, IPL, May 21 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Amit Mishra: "The first hat-trick was better. This would rank second in that list. I am bowling really well. Thanks to Deccan Chargers for supporting me. Sangakkara and now White have supported me. I am looking forward to bowl well in West Indies."
Moorthy: "@Sanjay: I don't think Chennai has already qualified for the top 2 position enough to automatically qualify for Champions League. Chennai can still lose badly to Bangalore and if Mumbai wins KKR by good margin, Mumbai can become 2nd by better NRR"
Sahil: "@Sanjay - How can u be sure that Chennai has qualified for Champions League.Considering Bangalore's form CSK might lose and KKR and MI have the chance of upstaging CSK on a better NRR.So its still an open game for all the four teams."
Gilchrist: "My toss decision was wrong. I got caught up in the run rate, rain forecast and stuff. That combined with the worst fielding performance on the field didn't help on the bad day. I don't think it was pressure; it just went all wrong. I didn't sense any tension in the group in the build up. We can sit back and pleased about the way we came back. But it was frustrating today. There is plenty to take away from this. It was a good fun to be part. Nice feeling in the group and franchise in general. Shaun and Valthaty were outstanding. We didn't bat well around them in the heart of the tournament. We batted well at the start and finished well but didn't do well in the middle. In bowling, Praveen Kumar did very well. I don't know about (next year)., I have some time to think about it."
Cameron White "It worked out pretty well. You can't ask more than 198 in Twenty20, Shikhar and Teja played well. We did well today; unfortunately we didn't do so well in some other games. The squad is very talented; we have two best spinners in the country. Promising signs of IPL5, It was good to win"
Man of the match is Shikhar Dhawan : "The first run .. I was regretting it. I was hitting the ball well during the tournament and this (innings) was due. The ball was coming nicely and once we started hitting boundaries we knew we can get a big score. Ravi played some awesome shots. The team has done well in the last three games and it's nice to end on a winning note. I will be training to get more fit for the domestic season. I have just played one game for India and If i get another chance, I would like to play for long."
That's it from us. Good bye. Wonder whether we have seen the last of Adam Gilchrist. Whadddaaaplaayaaaaaaa!
Smoked! He fetches the short delivery from outside off and absolutely thumps it over midwicket boundary with a crushing pull shot . Gilchrist smiles!
in the zone outside off stump, swing and a miss
Folks see the highlights. Joy and agony for Duminy! Piyush lashed this high towards cover boundary. Duminy ran to his left, then realised it was going over him, back pedaled and lunged back to catch it but fell on the ropes!
cuts in towards middle stump, Piyush defends
from round the stumps, short-pitched stuff and it flies over the blade
What does Amit need to do get this wicket?! Another googly and the batsman is all at sea again. Kedar takes this one as well
quicker, a leg break this time and he is beaten again, on the forward lunge. Kedar likes to stump! He keeps taking off the bails. he has been good behind the stumps today
googly from round the stumps and he has no clue. He went back and tried to jab out at it. Kedar collects
lunges forward to defend but the ball slides away from the off stump and away from the edge. Kedar whips off the bails
leans forward to nudge to the on side
Sanjay: "It's a straight battle between RCB, KKR and MI to determine who joins Chennai for the automatic qualification to the Champions League - the entry is worth a lot of money to these franchises.
Clatter! The googly again. it was tossed up full outside off and Praveen goes for a slog over mid-on. The ball broke back in to hit the off stump
the slower bouncer and a surprised PK just about, almost comically, stabs it behind square-leg. Steyn and Praveen have a laugh over it
yorker on the middle stump line, Praveen manages to dig it out in time
moves outside leg and hits the full delivery to mid-off
banged in short on the off stump line, PK taps it down to the off side
full and straight, on the off, pushed out to cover
fullish and outside off, steered to backward point
Akhlak: "Looks like all the nails are being nailed pretty fast...Deccan are in a hurry to bring down punjab with them!"
Time out
gets back to defend this back to the bowler
Hattrick for Amit! He is beyond joy. And is mobbed by his team-mates. It was the googly that bounced extra even as it broke in from outside off and Harris was cramped as he went for the cut. They had the second slip/gully for this hat-trick delivery and it flew to him. Good sharp catch. Amit hops in joy
Over 19 • KXIP 116/10