IPL8 – DD suffers another last ball loss to RR at Feroz Shah Kotla grounds

#IPL8 #DDvsRR #YuvrajSingh #TimSouthee It was yet another last ball loss in IPL8 for the Delhi Daredevils in Fezoz Shah Kotla ground in Delhi when Rajasthan Royals beat them even after they had put up an impressive total of 184 on the board. This has been reported in sports.ndtv.com dated 12 April 2015.
RR chose to field after winning the toss and DD got off to a good start with Mayank Agarwal (37) and Shreyas Iyer (40) setting the tone. A cameo innings from Yuvraj Singh (27) and Angelo Mathews (27*) coupled with JP Duminy’s 44 saw a score of 184 on the board.

It was a good score but they had not reckoned with the likes of Ajinkya Rahane who played a solid hand of 45 and 19-year-old Deepak Hooda, the right-hander from Baroda, who slammed 54 from just 25 balls. He got a life when Yuvraj Singh fumbled with the ball and missed a run-out chance when Hooda was on 23.
Finally, it was Tim Southee who hit a last ball boundary to take Rajasthan home in a nail biting finish.
Previously, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field. Delhi Daredevils got off to a flying start as Mayank Agarwal (37) and Shreyas Iyer (40) flayed the Royals bowling to all over the park. However, the Royals pegged back the Daredevils with some disciplined middle over bowling. In the end, it was cameos from Yuvraj Singh (27) and Angelo Mathews (27*) that helped the Daredevils step on to the gas and go past 180. Captain JP Duminy remained unbeaten on 44.

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CSK shows why they are the best in IPL – denies DD a win

#IPL8 #CSKvDD #jpduminy #yuvrajsingh #albiemorkel Playing on home ground is always fun and CSK would have cut a sorry figure if DD had won their opening match of IPL8 in Chennai. But, the game finally went CSK’s way and they beat DD to the punch in an exciting finish at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. This has been reported in www.cricketbuzz.com dated 10 April 2015.
J P Duminy, the new captain of Delhi Daredevils, won the toss and chose to field first. His strategy was to restrict CSK to a reasonable total and then chase it down. His strategy would have succeeded but, ultimately, it ended with a last ball finish with the match going CSK’s way.

For DD, neither Yuvraj Sigh nor J P Duminy could make any impression and, thanks to the 5 ball 73 hammered by Albie Morkel, a win was within grasp but it slipped way. The last over was thrilling. With 14 required off the last three balls, Morkel first hit a big six over midwicket. Then he ran two to bring down the equation to six runs off the last ball.
CSK had, by then, their heart in the mouth as Morkel swatted the full delivery towards long-off for a boundary and DD fell short by one run.
Earlier, DD did a fine job to restrict CSK to 150 runs when it seemed that they would have notched up nearly 200. Leg spinner Nathan Coulter-Nile was instrumental in keeping CSK in check - his terrific death bowling managed to keep CSK to a chaseable total.

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