41st T20: Delhi vs Kochi (Winner: Kochi)
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Kochi won by 7 wickets with 30 balls remaining (Dominance | Delhi 17% | Kochi 77% | Equal 6%) |
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| Man of the Match : P Parmeswaran | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (2 May 2011) |
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Despite a rapid start DD lost wickets at regular interval and stuttered to 48/3 after 7 with 47% COW before Nagar and Rao stemmed the rot with a partnership. Once Nagar fell Rao and Birt upped the tempo and DD managed to end with 140/6 with 50% COW. Klinger and McCullum made DD’s job harder by coming out with all guns blazing. By the time McCullum was out they were 67/1 after 6 with 58% COW. 2 more wickets fell in 3 overs to give DD some hope as KTK stumbled to 89/3 after 10 with 57% COW. But Patel and Hodge went after the DD bowling to ensure they didn’t have any chance and ended the match in 15 overs. |
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5 overs: DD 38/1 | DD 52% | I present a new cliché to the cricketing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| lexicon, the goldilocks start with neither too many nor too few runs nor too few with just the right amount of wickets in hand and this is it. Delhi’s chances did not change during this period. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 overs: DD 62/3 | DD 46% | Delhi’s problems with their middle order | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| remained, with Kerala’s local bowlers Sreesanth and Parameswaran taking the openers wickets and leaving the Delhi batting rudderless. Delhi’s chances decreased by 6% during this period. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 overs: DD 98/4 | DD 48% | Venugopal Rao played well for 40 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delhi’s innings got going slightly. Delhi’s chances increased by 2% during this period. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 overs: DD 140/6 | DD 50% | Travis Birt helped Delhi get to a par | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| score and psychologically crucial 140 mark. Delhi’s chances increased by 2% during this period. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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