Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Delhi Capitals vs Perth Scorchers, Champions League Twenty20 2012, Group A

All right that's it from this game. We are working frenetically to get the furniture ready for the next match. See you on the flip side

Quotes from presentation
"140 was where we needed to be," says Marcus North. "Looking at how it panned out, 140 looks like a good score. We had chances to get there, but we lost our way, losing Shaun and Simon in the middle. Still a lot of pride to play for and get our first win up."

"We haven't played for a week," says Mahela Jayawardene, "so good to get out and play a good game. We made a few mistakes, which nearly cost us the game. We didn't handle a few situations well. We will have a chat, but our bowlers and fielders did really well. Ajit batted really well, the experience showed. Credit to them, they fought really hard."

"It's a good thing following them because Irfan, Morke and Umesh have been bowling really well," says MoM Ajit Agarkar, who is yet to remove his pads. "Some days it works for you in T20, some days it doesn't. As long as your ideas are right, you can hope for the best. Some times it is nice to get over the line the hard way. Hopefully we will win a few easy ones later."

Scorchers tried hard to stay alive with the ball, but their batsmen didn't give them enough to defend. They kept taking wickets, but all it took to tip scales was two good shots from Agarkar in the end. Scorchers will be heart-broken, but they are out of the running for the semi-final.

"Sorry Tim, Today is the day of Bombay Ducks with Beer.Cheers" Ronald, as I always keep saying, it ain't over until Ajit has had his say. And that applies either way. However, I am surprised the BCCI hasn't pulled Ajit out yet, fearing workload before the upcoming Test series

"Shane Watson is the Ajit Agarkar of Sydney Sixers." Vignesh, tributes to the only Mumbai centurion at Lord's since the glory days of Dilip Vengsarkar are flowing thick and fast

19.3

Rimmington to Negi, FOUR, there are no dots happening here. Length ball, on the pads, and he has somehow pushed it wide of mid-on. Uppishly hit, but wide of the man. Delhi nearly made a meal of this chase, but have managed to win it with three balls to spare. They have Agarkar to thank

Can Rimmington now squeeze out two dots from Negi?

19.2

Rimmington to Agarkar, 1 run, slower ball, Agarkar bunts it into the leg side and takes a single. Showing faith in Negi

Scorchers need a wicket right now. Or at least have Negi on strike

19.1

Rimmington to Agarkar, FOUR, Agarkar did it with the ball. He is doing it with the bat. Low full toss from Rimmington. Yorker gone wrong, and he drives it superbly past the diving extra cover

Finally, a replay of the Ojha dismissal some five minutes later. And I can tell you, it was a no-ball, and should have been followed by a free hit. His back foot touched the side line. Marais Erasmus is the third umpire

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | DC: 114/7 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 8.00)

Pawan Negi3 (6b)
Ajit Agarkar6 (5b)

Joe Mennie4-0-21-2
Nathan Coulter-Nile4-0-25-1

18.6

Mennie to Negi, 2 runs, driven down the ground, Agarkar initiates the second, and a wild throw allows them that. Agarkar has not only squeezed the extra run, he has kept strike too

18.5

Mennie to Negi, no run, short of a length, swings and misses, beaten outside off

18.4

Mennie to Agarkar, 1 bye, slower ball, short, beats Agarkar, but bounces in front of the keeper. That allows them the bye

18.3

Mennie to Agarkar, FOUR, You don't count sides out until Agarkar has batted. Or bowled. Lovely shot. Makes room to drive this inside0out and over mid-off. Desperately needed boundary

18.2

Mennie to Negi, 1 run, cut away to third man. Just the single

18.1

Mennie to Agarkar, 1 run, Agarkar is throwing his bat at everything. Length ball, lofted towards sweeper-cover, but it falls short of Hogg

Mennie to bowl the 109th over

END OF OVER:
18 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | DC: 105/7 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.83, RRR: 8.50)

Ajit Agarkar1 (2b)
Pawan Negi0 (3b)

Nathan Coulter-Nile4-0-25-1
Brad Hogg4-0-27-0

17.6

Coulter-Nile to Agarkar, 1 run, Agarkar breaks the maiden with an unconvincing slash at a short ball for a single to mid-off

17.5

Coulter-Nile to Agarkar, no run, length ball, wide of off, and Ajit swings and misses

Ajit Agarkar is the new man in. One slip in

17.4

Coulter-Nile to Ojha, OUT, oh you can't not give this one. Justice delivered for Scorchers. CN is bowling a dream over. Digs this in short of a length, gets it to bounce big, too good for Ojha, who gets a thick edge through to the keeper. Well well well, the batsman is not walking off. That's because they are checking replays to make sure it's not a no-ball. Umpires think he is fine, the Delhi dugout think his back foot has cut the side crease. They are still remonstrating, and the fourth umpire is explaining the decision to them. We haven't seen the replays yet. Advertisers need to be kept happy, you know. Finally, a replay some five minutes later. And I can tell you, it was a no-ball, and should have been followed by a free hit. His back foot touched the side line. Marais Erasmus is the third umpire

NV Ojha c †Ronchi b Coulter-Nile 6 (12m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 54.54

17.3

Coulter-Nile to Ojha, no run, edgy stuff from Ojha. Follows a shortish delivery outside off, but fails to edge it

17.2

Coulter-Nile to Ojha, no run, that's a beaut from CN. And they can't believe Asad Rauf has not lifted the finger. Short of a length, on off, holding its line, taking a slight nick through. The umpire and the batsman don't move, though

17.1

Coulter-Nile to Ojha, no run, short of a length, angling in towards off, defended to point

A run a ball required off last three. After so much good work, Scorchers still chasing the game. They need two wickets soon and slip in enough dots to make the asking rate look challenging. Coulter-Nile is back. Five men in the circle

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | DC: 104/6 (18 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.11, RRR: 6.00)

Pawan Negi0 (3b)
Naman Ojha6 (7b)

Brad Hogg4-0-27-0
Nathan Rimmington3-0-20-2

16.6

Hogg to Negi, no run, flighted on middle and off, defended back to him

16.5

Hogg to Ojha, 1 run, googly, runs off the edge to short third, and they steal a single to Rimmington

16.5

Hogg to Ojha, 3 wides, another poor delivery from Hogg. Flighted well outside leg, and then turning too. That's three free runs

16.4

Hogg to Ojha, FOUR, wrong'un again, but too short, and Ojha has pulled it over midwicket. Hoggy is admonishing himself

16.3

Hogg to Ojha, no run, another forward-defensive. Scorchers turning the screws

16.2

Hogg to Ojha, no run, wrong'un, pitched outside leg, turning towards off, defended with an open face

A loud train passing the Newlands station

16.1

Hogg to Ojha, no run, flighted, middle and leg, defended

"River Nile with Beer..That will be dream:P" Prozium is Taufel with fantasy

Here's Hogg. Expect googlies

END OF OVER:
16 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | DC: 96/6 (26 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 6.50)

Pawan Negi0 (2b)
Naman Ojha1 (2b)

Nathan Rimmington3-0-20-2
Nathan Coulter-Nile3-0-24-0

15.6

Rimmington to Negi, no run, short of a length, middle and leg, no room. Another dot. An over that goes for two runs and takes two wickets should be enough to make up for that drop

15.5

Rimmington to Negi, no run, length ball, outside off, defended back to him

It's game on now. Pawan Negi is the new batsman, and he is on strike even though the previous batsman was caught in the outfield

Daredevils INNINGS		R	B
DPMD Jayawardene	caught	4	7
V Sehwag	caught	52	44
UBT Chand	caught wk	3	6
KP Pietersen	caught	9	9
LRPL Taylor	lbw	5	8
IK Pathan	caught	14	18
NV Ojha	caught wk	6	11
P Negi	not out	7	7
AB Agarkar	not out	11	7
M Morkel
UT Yadav
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 2, w 9)
TOTAL	123 (7 wkts; 19.3 ovs)

Scorchers BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
NJ Rimmington	3.3	29	2	8.28	(2w)
JM Mennie	4.0	21	2	5.25
NM Coulter-Nile	4.0	25	1	6.25	(3w)
GB Hogg	4.0	27	0	6.75	(2w)
MA Beer	4.0	18	2	4.50

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	10	DPMD Jayawardene	V Sehwag
2nd	12	V Sehwag	UBT Chand
3rd	23	V Sehwag	KP Pietersen
4th	15	V Sehwag	LRPL Taylor
5th	34	V Sehwag	IK Pathan
6th	2	V Sehwag	NV Ojha
7th	8	NV Ojha	P Negi
8th	19	AB Agarkar	P Negi

Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
DC	4	2	0	12	1.44
TITNS	4	2	1	10	-0.017
KKR	4	1	2	6	0.488
PS	4	1	2	6	-0.474
AUCK	4	1	2	6	-0.963
Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SS	4	4	0	16	1.656
LIONS	4	3	1	12	0.14
CSK	4	2	2	8	-0.049
MI	4	0	3	2	-0.471
YORKS	4	0	3	2	-1.791
Qualifying Pool 1
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUCK	2	2	0	8	1.904
Sia	2	1	1	4	-0.511
HANTS	2	0	2	0	-1.331
Qualifying Pool 2
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
YORKS	2	2	0	8	0.507
UvNxt	2	0	1	2	-0.244
T&T	2	0	1	2	-0.777

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | DC: 114/7 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 8.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | DC: 105/7 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.83, RRR: 8.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | DC: 104/6 (18 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.11, RRR: 6.00)

END OF OVER:
16 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | DC: 96/6 (26 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 6.50)

Match Coverage

A monster hit, and Pietersen's old problem

'We got what we deserved' - Katich

Delhi knock out Perth in low-scorer

Daredevils 2nd innings Partnerships

Champions League Twenty20

END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | DC: 114/7 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 8.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | DC: 105/7 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.83, RRR: 8.50)

END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | DC: 104/6 (18 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.11, RRR: 6.00)

END OF OVER:16 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | DC: 96/6 (26 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 6.50)

A monster hit, and Pietersen's old problem

'We got what we deserved' - Katich

Delhi knock out Perth in low-scorer

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | DC: 114/7 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 8.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | DC: 105/7 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.83, RRR: 8.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | DC: 104/6 (18 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.11, RRR: 6.00)

END OF OVER:
16 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | DC: 96/6 (26 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 6.50)