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Lions beat Delhi Daredevils to reach Champions League T20 finals

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT


Kevin Pietersen waged a lone battle but Delhi Daredevils simply lacked the firepower as they lost to Highveld Lions by 22 runs in the first semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 here on Thursday.

On a bouncy Kingsmead pitch, Highveld Lions got a decent 139 for 5 which was par for the course and then restricted Daredevils to only 117 for 9. With Daredevils’ defeat, the challenge of IPL teams in this edition ended on a disappointing note.

The Daredevils batsmen save Pietersen who scored 50 off 44 balls, looked in utter discomfort against Lions attack especially pacer Chris Morris. Morris bowled fast and straight as he gave away only seven runs in four overs taking prize wickets of David Warner and Pietersen. Morris and find of the tournament left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso (2 for 17) gave away only 25 runs in the eight overs between them getting four wickets in the process. That was decisive although Daredevils never looked like being in the match once they started batting.

Virender Sehwag lasted only one delivery as he decided to loft the Sohail Tanveer straightaway but only managed to offer rival skipper Alviro Peterson an easy catch. Warner, playing his first match of the tournament started with couple of boundaries off Dirk Nannes – a flick and then a pull in-front of square. Pietersen then got his first boundary off Tanveer with another pull-shot.

The fifth over turned out to be a productive one for Daredevils as Pietersen and Warner got three boundaries off Nannes. While KP smacked one past Warner, the Aussie opener hit couple of boundaries through off-side cordon. Just when it looked like Mahela Jayawardene’s decision to include Warner at his own expense was a masterstroke, the Aussie failed execute a short-arm pull off Morris as the bowler safely pouched onto the skier. Warner made 21 off 18 balls with four boundaries.

Unmukt Chand wasted precious deliveries before he was holed out in the deep after scoring only 9 off 20 balls. The 12th over fetched 10 runs mainly due to a huge six by Pietersen but Phangiso dismissed Irfan Pathan for one to reduce Delhi to 72 for 4. Stand-in skipper Ross Taylor was gone due to sharp return catch taken by Nannes and there was no way Daredevils could have come back in the match.

Earlier, a half century by opener Ghulam Bodi and some effective hitting by Neil McKenzie saw Highveld Lions put up a respectable 139 for 5 after being put into bat. Daredevils pace quartet did a commendable job as the foundation of Lions’ total was based on 59-runs for the fourth wicket added by Bodi and Neil Mckenzie. Bodi scored 50 off 49 balls hit four boundaries and a six while McKenzie who got dropped off consecutive deliveries from Morne Morkel managed an unbeaten 46 off 27 balls with four boundaries and a six.

The breezy day at Kingsmead did make life dificult for the Daredevils fielders as they dropped as many as three catches. The offenders were Unmukt Chand, Umesh and Kevin Pietersen. Birthday boy Umesh provided the initial breakthrough as he induced a thickish edge off Peterson’s bat which was taken by Naman Ojha. It was fuller delivery which Peterson had made room to hit over extra cover. Petersen made 24 off 19 balls with three fours and a six.

Quinton de Kock got a reprieve off Yadav’s bowling when his mistimed flat pull-shot went straight Unmukt Chand at deep square leg but the India colts skipper lost the sight of the ball to concede a boundary. De Kock hit a lofted shot off Umesh to get a boundary but another pull-shot ballooned up in the air and Unmukt this time took a well-judged catch.

The bounce in the pitch also helped left-arm spinner Negi who got one to rear up awkwardly on Dwayne Pretorius as he lobbed an easy catch for stand-in skipper Ross Taylor. However Bodi and McKenzie stepped up the ante in the back 10 as they got 77 runs. Interestingly, Bodi has a contract with Delhi Daredevils in Indian Premier League.

In the end, Jayawardene’s decision to opt out didn’t help Daredevils’ cause in the end.

Delhi Daredevils vs Lions Post Match Presentation Semi-Final CLT20 2012

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT


Neil McKenzie: ‘I thought Bodi and Alviro gave us a good stand upfront, we lost our way slightly and I felt we ended up 10 runs short. All our bowlers were superb, each one of those deserved the MoM award. It was very windy out there and we did well in the field. I think the bowlers deserve every bit of credit for their performance. We will play the finals in front of our home crowd and look to do well there.’

Neil Mckenzie is the MoM

Petersen: ‘I thought 139 was a par score on this pitch. I wanted them to put up 90% effort and they nearly came around 85%. Morris was outstanding, he broke the vital stand. Neil’s experience and his partnership with Gulam was very important. Our batting still needs to improve. Playing in the Wanderers is great, that too in a massive tournament like this.’

Ross Taylor: ‘We let ourselevs down in the field, probably gave away 20-25 runs extra. Credit to the Lions, the target was very gettable, they took early wickets and kept a lid on the things. We played only 3 games in the whole campaign and could not get our momentum going. We have the IPL coming up in the next few months and will look to do well.’

Delhi Daredevils vs Lions Highlights Semi-Final CLT20 2012

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:29 AM PDT


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Delhi Daredevils vs Lions Scorchers Scorecard Champions League 2012

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:13 AM PDT


Champions League T20 2012

Delhi Daredevils vs Lions – 1st Semi-Final

Played at Kingsmead, Durban, 25 Oct 2012

Toss - Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.

Result – Lions beat Delhi Daredevils by 22 runs

Lions Inn

Lions Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Gulam Bodi c N Ojha b U Yadav 50 49 4 1 102.04
Alviro Petersen (c) c N Ojha b U Yadav 24 19 3 1 126.32
Quinton de Kock c U Chand b A Agarkar 11 13 2 0 84.62
Dwaine Pretorius c Ross Taylor b Pawan Negi 3 6 0 0 50.00
Neil McKenzie Not Out 46 28 4 1 164.28
Jean Symes c N Ojha b M Morkel 0 1 0 0 0.00
Chris Morris Not Out 3 4 0 0 75.00
Thami Tsolekile (wk)            
Sohail Tanvir            
Dirk Nannes            
Aaron Phangiso            
Extras (b 0,lb 1,w 1, nb 0) 2
Total (5 wickets; 20 overs) 139 (6.95 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (Lions):

1-34 (Petersen, 5.2 ov), 2-58 (de Kock, 9.1 ov), 3-63 (Pretorius, 10.4 ov), 4-122 (Bodi, 17.6 ov), 5-123 (Symes, 18.2 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Irfan Pathan 4 0 27 0 6.80  
Morne Morkel 4 0 32 1 8.00  
Umesh Yadav 4 1 20 2 5.00 (w 1)
Ajit Agarkar 4 0 28 1 7.00  
Kevin Pietersen 1 0 10 0 10.00  
Pawan Negi 3 0 21 1 7.00  


Delhi Daredevils Inn

Delhi Daredevils Innings R B 4s 6s SR
David Warner c & b C Morris 20 18 4 0 111.11
Virender Sehwag c A Petersen b S Tanvir 0 1 0 0 0.00
Kevin Pietersen c T Tsolekile b C Morris 50 44 3 1 113.64
Unmukt Chand c J Symes b D Pretorius 9 20 0 0 45.00
Irfan Pathan c Quinton de Kock b A Phangiso 1 2 0 0 50.00
Ross Taylor (c) c & b D Nannes 1 5 0 0 20.00
Naman Ojha (wk) c & b J Symes 7 4 0 1 175.00
Pawan Negi lbw b A Phangiso 0 1 0 0 0.00
Ajit Agarkar c A Petersen b D Nannes 2 7 0 0 28.57
Morne Morkel Not Out 18 16 1 1 112.50
Umesh Yadav Not Out 1 2 0 0 50.00
Extras (b 0, lb 5,w 3, nb 0) 8
Total (9 wickets; 20 overs) 117 (5.85 runs per over)

Fall of Wickets (Delhi Daredevils):

1-1 (Sehwag, 0.3 ov), 2-36 (Warner, 5.4 ov), 3-62 (Chand, 11.2 ov), 4-72 (Pathan, 12.4 ov), 5-76 (Taylor, 13.6 ov), 6-85 (Ojha, 14.6 ov), 7-91 (Negi, 15.4 ov), 8-92 (Pietersen, 16.1 ov), 9-104 (Agarkar, 18.1 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Sohail Tanvir 4 0 21 1 5.22  
Dirk Nannes 4 0 34 2 8.50  
Chris Morris 4 0 7 2 1.80  
Aaron Phangiso 4 0 18 2 4.50 (w 2)
Jean Symes 3 0 22 1 7.33 (W 1)
Dewald Pretorius 1 0 10 1 10.00  



Teams:
Delhi Daredevils (Playing XI): Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Unmukt Chand, Kevin Pietersen, Ross Taylor(c), Irfan Pathan, Naman Ojha(w), Pawan Negi, Ajit Agarkar, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav

Lions (Playing XI): Alviro Petersen(c), Gulam Bodi, Quinton de Kock, Neil McKenzie, Dewald Pretorius, Jean Symes, Thami Tsolekile(w), Chris Morris, Sohail Tanvir, Dirk Nannes, Aaron Phangiso

Delhi Daredevils wins toss, opts to field vs Lions Semi-Final CLT20 2012

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 09:08 AM PDT


Toss: Delhi Daredevils have won the toss and elected to field

Taylor: ‘We’ll bowl first. It might rain. It’s very similar to New Zealand. Hopefully we can get some early wickets and use the conditions. Mahela thought this was the best team for this game. Warner is playing.’

Alviro: ‘It’s quite difficult to bat second, so we’re pretty happy. We have played good cricket and won key moments in the games. We’ve been playing at 75% of our potential and I’ve asked the guys to play to at least 90% of our potential. We remain unchanged as far as the team composition goes.’

Teams:
Delhi Daredevils (Playing XI): Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Unmukt Chand, Kevin Pietersen, Ross Taylor(c), Irfan Pathan, Naman Ojha(w), Pawan Negi, Ajit Agarkar, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav

Lions (Playing XI): Alviro Petersen(c), Gulam Bodi, Quinton de Kock, Neil McKenzie, Dewald Pretorius, Jean Symes, Thami Tsolekile(w), Chris Morris, Sohail Tanvir, Dirk Nannes, Aaron Phangiso
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