Sohal and Sangakkara pilot Deccan Chargers to victory
Little-known opener Sunny Sohal hit a half-century and Kumar
Sangakkara made a solid 49 to set up Deccan Chargers’ 16-run win over
Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.
Sohal top-scored with an impressive 62 as Deccan posted a competitive
168-4 before restricting Delhi to 152-7 for their second victory in five
matches of the Twenty20 tournament.
Australian David Warner scored a 48-ball 51 with the help of one six
and five fours for Delhi, who suffered their third defeat in four games.
He added 52 for the fourth wicket with Venugopal Rao (21).
Seamer Harmeet Singh bagged two crucial wickets, including that of
skipper Virender Sehwag (12), to put Delhi under pressure, while
Australian paceman Daniel Christian finished with 2-38.
Yogesh Nagar (23) and Australian James Hopes (17 not out) were the
other main scorers for Delhi.
Sohal, who smashed a six and a four off successive balls from South
African fast bowler Morne Morkel, earlier put on 92 for the second
wicket with skipper Sangakkara, who hit one six and eight fours in his
35-ball knock.
Sri Lankan Sangakkara looked set to reach his half-century before
falling in a bid to step up the run-rate. Australian Cameron White
helped Deccan cross the 150-mark with a brisk 25-ball 31 not out in the
closing overs.
Brief scores:
Deccan Chargers 168-4 in 20 overs (S. Sohal 62, K. Sangakkara 49, C.
White 31 not out) beat Delhi Daredevils 152-7 in 20 overs (D. Warner 51,
Y. Nagar 23, V. Rao 21; Harmeet Singh 2-27, D. Christian 2-38) by 16
runs.
AFP
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