Kochi have won it with five overs to spare. Parthiv runs this down to third man for the victory run.
Parthiv Patel: " I thought 170 will be a good score on this track but our bowlers bowled brilliantly to restrict them. We were very happy to contain them. Parameswaran bowled very well in the practice games in Kochi and he came here and impressed every one. Personally, I am happy with the way I am keeping right now. We needed momentum and this victory was badly needed for us."
Hang on for quotes from the presentation ceremony.
Sehwag: "This wicket was good to bat on and the way I started I thought 170-180 was a good total here. It's very difficult to defend 140 on this track. I heard the name of Parameshwaran and asked who he was. I was told that he is a new bowler from Kochi. He recovered well after that six and took the wicket. He is a good find for Kochi and for India also. Hopefully we will do well for the crowd, who have come out to support us."
Mahela: "We always knew we had the talent; we just needed to believe in ourselves. We didn't get some good tracks in Kochi; on this we batted brilliantly." On his run out: "I thought the umpire was going to give me out and so was late in getting back to the crease. Brilliant effort from the debutant Parameswaran. He bent his back and bowled well. He was a debutant but didn't let his nerves show."
Man of the match is Parameswaran. Sreesanth to translate. "I was very happy. thanks god and family for support. Says to play and pick up a wicket like Sehwag was great. even though he hit me for a six, i was confident that I could take his wicket."
That's it from us. Good bye and good luck
Nick: "As a Agarkar fan I have to say that, Agarkar never got credit because he failed at most desperate times for team, which was often direct cause of losing."
skips down the track and whip-flicks this aerially to wide long-on boundary. Just one more now.
in the corridor outside off and Parthiv is beaten, pushing inside the line
hits this hard but straight to sweeper cover
Crushed! Shortish delivery and Brad pulls it over the square-leg boundary
gets down the track, moves outside leg and slaps to point boundary
Mat is on a mission: "Another Agarkar revilation: Best strike rate of all Indians in ODIs, played 30+ less games than Bhajji took 30+ more wickets than Bhajji."
slower, turns to move past the prod and hits the pad. Going down leg
on the middle and off line, chopped away to backward point
gets forward to work it to midwicket
floated outside off, full, driven back to the bowler
leans forward to flick it to deep square-leg region
on the pads, tucked to midwicket for a single
gets down the track and taps this through midwicket
backs away to cut to sweeper cover
tries to heave this free-hit delivery over midwicket and top edges it for a single
turned just behind square-leg and they hesitate over the single and decide not to take it. No ball.
Wham! Again, he advances down the track and this time pings the cover boundary
Hodgy podgy crashes this over the sight screen. He sashayed down the track and tonked this to the straight boundary
leans forward to turn it wide of mid-on for a single
Mat: "Is Ajit wearing anyone's mask today?? This guy is 3rd most successful ODI bowler from India. never gets credit."
Nishant: "Not sure which team is more desperate to lose.One couldn't bowl enough wides or miss run outs while the other couldn't provide enough opportunities.Guess that is what it takes to say "we are square" at the end of day."
in the zone outside off, left alone
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | |
Toss | Kochi Tuskers Kerala, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2011 |
Player Of The Match | Prasanth Parameswaran |
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 | 2 May 2011 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Kochi Tuskers Kerala 2, Delhi Daredevils 0 |
Over 15 • Kochi 141/3
Kochi won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)