Daredevils restrict KXIP to 136/8
Umesh Yadav (3/21) and Varun Aaron (2/19) shared five wickets between as a fine performance by Delhi Daredevils bowlers helped them restrict Kings XI Punjab to manageable 136 for eight in an IPL match, here today.
Barring skipper David Hussey (40 not out), it was a combination of poor shot selection and some disciplined effort by the home team bowlers that enabled them to keep the score under check.
There were no significant partnership as Hussey was the only batsmen trying to take the attack back to the opposition camp but he needed to be complemented from the other side which unfortunately didn't happen.
Speed merchants Yadav (3/21) and Aaron (2/19) shared the bulk of the spoils.
Shaun Marsh (13, 3x4) hit three boundaries in the region between cover and extra cover off part-time off-spinner Venugopal Rao who only managed to bowl half-trackers.
He survived a confident leg-before appeal off Morne Morkel's bowling but was gone in the very next over bowled by Aaron.
The India international angled one into Marsh who tried to play it off his hips only for Naman Ojha to take a good catch down leg-side.
Mandeep Singh (21) hit a few streaky boundaries but the compulsive pull-shot player in him brought his downfall as he tried a horizontal bat shot off Aaron. He couldn't get required elevation only to be smartly pouched by short mid-wicket by Sehwag.
Nitin Saini (15) also didn't last long as Umesh Yadav sent him back into the dug-out. The ball pitched on the off-stump channel and moved a shade as the Haryana lad pushed at it. Sehwag took a low tumbling catch to make it 54 for three.
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