CLT20 1st SF: Highveld Lions Delhi Daredevils - As it happened...

The star-studded Delhi Daredevils will locks horns with Highveld Lions in the first semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20.

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Updates by Suyash Srivastava Follow Suyash Srivastava here on twitter: @Syu4u» SCORECARD» | HIGHLIGHTS» Brief Summary: So once again, the star-studded Daredevils side couldn’t chase a low score in a crucial match. While the Lions were excellent in the field, their bowlers also rose to the occasion and McKenzie in the post match presentation rightly said that any of them could have been the Man of the Match. Even before the match began, the Daredevils had made a big mistake by playing Warner instead of their regular skipper Mahela Jayawardene, a decision which probably cost them the game. Not even for a second, we can take the credit away from the Highveld Lions who were outstanding after the first innings as Delhi batsmen looked like a bunch of ordinary cricketers. DAREDEVILS INNINGS: Over 20 || Score 117/9 29 needed off the last over to be bowled by Tanvir. Morkel nicks the first ball for a single at third-man. Yadav was looking to flick the ball on the leg side, didn’t connect. Yadav takes a single at mid off. Tanvir bowls a Yorker for no run. Four byes scored, that hit Morkel on the pads and rushed past the third-man boundary. Tanvir ends the over with a dot ball. Lions have won by 22 runs and they have also reached the finals of the Champions League Twenty20. Morne Morkel 18 (16b) Umesh Yadav 1 (2b) ==================================================================================== Over 19 || Score 111/9 36 needed from 12, Nannes to bowl the penultimate over. Agarkar hits the first ball high in the air and a diving Alviro Petersen takes an excellent catch! Last batsman, Umesh Yadav comes to the crease. Morkel nicks one that beats the keeper and goes for a boundary! That was very close to the stumps! A dot ball. Morkel scores a couple at deep backward point. A dot ball. Morkel takes a single off the last ball. AB Agarkar c Petersen b Nannes 2 (7b) ==================================================================================== Over 18 || Score 104/8 Tanvir comes into the attack, 46 needed off 18. Morkel strikes and strikes well, slower ball and he smacks that over long-on for a MASSSIVVE SIXXX! (113m) A dot ball. Morkel takes a couple straight down the ground. Morkel follows it with a single. A dot ball. Agarkar takes a single. ==================================================================================== Over 17 || Score 94/8 48 needed off the last 4 balls. Morris brought back into the attack. Morris begins with a short ball and KP goes for the pull, ends up hitting too high as keeper Tsolekile takes an excellent catch. The Lions dugout has gone berserk! Morne Morkel comes to the crease. A dot ball. Agarkar takes a single at deep cover. A dot ball. Morkel takes a single off the last ball. Morris ends his incredible spell! 4-0-7-2 Pietersen c Tsolekile b Morris 50 (44b) ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 92/7 Phangiso to bowl his final over. A dot ball. KP sweeps the next ball to vacant fine leg area for a boundary! KP takes a single off the next ball that also brings his 50 off just 43 balls. A wide ball. Negi tried a pull shot, got and edge, that hit his body and the keeper took an easy catch. Ajit Agarkar is the new batsman. Two dot balls to end the over. Phangiso ends his yet another excellent spell. 4-0-18-2 Pawan Negi lbw b Phangiso 0(1b) ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 85/5 Symes brought into the attack. KP went straight to long off where a diving Morris dropped him! Ojha takes a single. KP takes another single. Ojha sweeps the next ball over midwicket ON THE ROOF FOR A MASSIVE SIX!! That went 102 metres! Ojha works a full toss to covers for no run. Symes bowls a full toss and he hits it straight to Symes! Ten runs and a wicket from the over. Naman Ojha c and b Symes 7(4b) ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 76/5 Nannes brought into the attack. KP takes a single at mid on. Taylor takes a single. KP follows it with another single at long on. Nannes bowls consecutive dot balls. Nannes bowls a short of length ball and Taylor hits that straight to Nannes! THE SKIPPER IS GONE! Three runs from the over. The Daredevils are wobbling here! LRPL Taylor c & b Nannes 1 (5b) ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 73/4 Phangiso into his third over. Just one runs came off the first three balls. And then Pathan targeted the midwicket boundary, pulled and was caught by Kock! Nothing working for the Daredevils. Pathan’s promotion hasn’t worked out. Taylor is the new batsman. KP takes a single. Taylor defends the last ball for no run. Two runs and a wicket for Phangiso. Irfan Pathan c Quinton de Kock b Phangiso 1(2) ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 71/3 Morris to continue. KP takes a single off the first ball. Chand smashes the next ball straight into the hands of Symes at long-on Chand has played 20 balls for his 9. Two singles came off the next two balls. Morris fires a short ball and KP smacks that over deep midwicket for a SIX! KP follows that with a single. Ten runs from the over. U Chand c Symes b Pretorius 9 (20b) ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 61/2 Symes to bowl his final over. Chand takes a risky single off the first ball and KP escapes a run-out chance! KP takes a single to midwicket. Chand tries to play a cut shot, doesn’t connect. Chand lifts the next ball to long-on for a single. A wide ball. KP charges down the wicket, goes over the bowler’s head and some good footwork from Tanvir saves two runs for the Lions! KP lifts the next ball over the keeper’s head for three runs. Nine runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 52/2 Phangiso to continue. Just 4 off the over. Very good bowling from Phangiso. The Delhi batsmen are struggling for boundaries. ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 48/2 Symes brought into the attack. Chand gets off-strike with a single. KP sweeps the next ball to deep square leg for a single. Chand takes a single towards wide of point. KP follows it with another single. Chand taps the next ball back to the bowler for no run. Symes ends the over with another dot ball as Chand nudges the ball to covers for no run. ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 44/2 Morris to continue. He begins with a short ball and KP pulls that, the fielder at deep square leg misjudged that as the ball fell just short of him, a single taken. Chand defends the next two balls for no run. Morris goes fuller, the ball hits Chand on the pads, huge appeal from Morris, the umpire isn’t interested! Chand takes a single off the last ball. Just 2 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 42/2 Aaron Phangiso comes into the attack. KP takes a single off the first ball. Chand plays a cut shot for a single next ball. KP takes a risky single. Chand takes a single off the next ball at square leg. KP follows it with a single at mid on. Chand plays the last ball back to the bowler for no run. Five runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 37/2 Morris to continue. KP takes a single at mid-on. Two dot balls. Morris fires a short ball, Warned tries to pull, doesn’t connect well and Morris takes a high catch off his own bowling! Unmukt Chand is the new batsman. Two runs from the over. Warner c and b Morris 20 (18b) ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 35/1 Nannaes to continue. He begins with a fuller delivery and KP plays a straight drive for a boundary! KP takes a single at midwicket. Nannes bowls a half-volley and Warner plays that through covers for a boundary! Nannes bowls two dot balls. Nannes goes fuller off the last ball and Warner once again drives that through covers for a boundary! Thirteen runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 22/0 Morris comes into the attack. And he bowls three dot balls on the trot. Morris bowls a bouncer into the body and KP plays that back to the bowler for no run. KP takes a single at square leg. A dot ball to end the over, just one run from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 21/1 Tanvir to continue. He begins with a dot ball. KP takes a single towards mid-wicket. Warner takes a single at square leg. Tanvir bowls a short ball and KP pulls that to deep midwicket for a boundary! KP follows it with a single. Seven runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 14/1 Dirk Nannes to bowl from the other end. Nannes begins with a length ball and KP works that to mid on for no run. KP takes a risky single. Warner punches the next ball to mid on for no run. Nannes bowl a Yorker and Warner flicks that towards short fine leg where a misfield from Tanvir produces the first boundary for the Daredevils Nannes fires another short ball and Warner smacks that to deep square leg for another boundary! Warner works the last ball to extra cover for a couple. ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 3/1 Sohail Tanvir to open for the Lions, Warner and Sehwag to open for Delhi. Tanvir begins with a dot ball. Warner takes a single. Sehwag on strike. And HE’S OUT FIRST BALL! It was a fuller length ball and Sehwag as he always does, went for a big stroke first ball, the ball went high in the air and Petersen had enough time to get under the ball at mid-on. Big blow for the Daredevils. Pietersen is the new batsman. Three runs from the first over and the wicket of the Big Fish! V Sehwag c Petersen b Sohail Tanvir 0 (1b) ==================================================================================== Brief Summary: Gulam Bodi played another superb innings (50 from 49) for his side. The Lions would believe they are 15-20 runs short of what would have been a competitive score against the star-studded Daredevils. The Taylor-led side decided to go with Warner and not Mahela and thus the team dugout would want the explosive Australian opener to fire in the big match. The bowlers did their job as Birthday Body Umesh Yadav picked two important wickets. The batsmen would leave no stone unturned to make sure that the celebrations last throughout the night. LIONS INNINGS Over 20 || Score 139/5 Yadav to bowl his final over. Four runs came off the first four balls. Yadav followed it with a length ball and McKenzie hit that over extra cover for a boundary! A dot ball to end the over which means the Delhi Daredevils need 140 runs to reach the finals of the Champions League Twenty20. Neil McKENZIE 46* (28b), Chris Morris 3* (4b) ==================================================================================== Over 19 || Score 131/5 Morkel to bowl the penultimate over. Symes is the new batsman. McKenzie takes a single off the first ball. Symes tries the pull first ball, doesn’t connect and Ojha takes an easy catch! Morkel bowls a fuller length ball and McKenzie hits that to Yadav at long-on who drops it! What’s happening here! Morkel isn’t a happy man! Now KP has a catch off the next ball! McKenzie ends the over with a boundary! Nine runs from the over. J Symes c †Ojha b Morkel 0 (1b) ==================================================================================== Over 18 || Score 122/4 Umesh Yadav into his third over. McKenzie takes a single off the first ball. A dot ball. A leg bye scored. McKenzie goes high towards long on, manages just a single. A wide ball. Yadav follows it with a dot ball. And the Birthday boy gets another wicket! Bodi this time! It was a short ball and Bodi tried to pull, didn’t connect and Ojha took an easy catch. Another good innings from Bodi comes to an end. Four runs from the over, Umesh is having a great day at the field today. GH Bodi c Ojha b Yadav 50 (49b) ==================================================================================== Over 17 || Score 118/3 Morne Morkel is brought into the attack. Morkel begins with a short ball and McKenzie easily pulls that over deep square leg for a SIX! McKenzie follows it with a single at third-man. Bodi takes a couple at deep backward point. 50 up between these two off just 35 balls, McKenzie scored 29 of those. Bodi takes a single at deep midwicket. McKenzie works a Yorker for a single. Bodi scores a couple off the last ball that brings his 50! What a tournament he has had! The Lions dugout is up on their feet applauding Bodi who has scored his third half-century of the tournament. Gulam Bodi 50* (45b), Neil McKenzie 30* (19b) ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 105/3 Agarkar is brought into the attack. He begins with a dot ball. Modi flicks the next ball to square leg for a single. Agarkar bowls a fuller length to McKenzie who flicks it to deep square leg for a boundary! McKenzie follows it with a single. Agarkar bowls a full toss to Bodi, the long off was in and Bodi plays a shot that is wide of the fielder at mid on and that runs away for a boundary! A dot ball to end the over. Ten runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 95/ 3 Negi to continue. McKenzie plays a cut short off the first ball that rushes past the third man area for a boundary! McKenzie takes a single. Bodi plays a sweep shot that goes towards fine leg for three runs. McKenzie takes a single. Bodi follows it with another single. A dot ball. ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 85/3 Pathan to bowl his final over. Three runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 82/3 Negi to continue. Bodi charges down the track first ball and smacks it over square leg for a SIX! A dot ball. Bodi takes a single. McKenzie works the next ball to midwicket for a couple with some good running. McKenzie nudges the next ball back to Negi for no run. McKenzie ends the over with a single. Ten from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 72/3 Agarkar to bowl his third over. Bodi takes a single off the first ball. McKenzie drives the next ball through covers for a couple. Agarkar beats McKenzie off the next ball. McKenzie whips the next ball to mid on where a misfield by Pathan produces three runs! Bodi flicks the next ball to fine leg for a single. McKenzie works the last ball towards square leg for a single and some sloppy fielding produces another extra run. Agarkar is not a happy man! ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 63/3 Pawan Negi comes into the attack. Bodi takes a single off the first ball at backward leg. Pretorius defends the next ball for no run. Pretorius defends third ball back to the bowler for no run. Negi bowls an arm ball and Pretorius hits that straight to Ross Taylor at covers! Neil McKenzie is the new batsman. He defends the next two balls for no run. Excellent over from Negi, just one run and a wicket! D Pretorius c Taylor b Negi 3 (6b) ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 62/2 Agarkar to continue. Kock charges down, smashes one high in the air and Chand takes a good catch this time diving to his right! Dwaine Pretorius is the new batsman. Four runs from the over. Q de Kock c Chand b Agarkar 11 (13b) ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 58/1 Kevin Pietersen comes into the attack. Bodi took a single off the first ball. Two dot balls. Bodi plays the next ball towards wide of long-off where Agarkar dives, but that still goes for a boundary! Bodi drives the next ball wide of deep cover for another boundary! Bodi takes a single. Kock keeps the strike with a single. Ten runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 48/1 Yadav to continue. Kock defends two dot balls. Yadav fires another bouncer into the body, Kock defends it back to him for no run. Yadav bowls another bouncer, Kock plays a frontfoot pull shots, that goes straight to Unmukt Chand at deep sqaure leg, who drops it as he misses the line of the ball! Nine runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 39/1 Ajit Agarkar is brought into the attack. Three runs came off the first five balls. Kock lifts the last ball over mid off for a couple. Three runs off the over. ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 34/0 Birthday boy Umesh Yadav is brought into the attack. Petersen plays a cut shot off the first ball, doesn’t connect. And what a start, Yadav dismisses Petersen! It was a fuller length ball, Petersen attempted a big hit, nicked it to the keeper. Quinton de Kock is the new batsman. Yadav follows the wicket with two dot balls. A wicket maiden for Umesh Yadav! AN Petersen c Ojha b Yadav 24 (19b) ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 34/0 Pathan to bowl his third over. And Petersen gets into action. He attempts a Dilscoop, connects well as the ball goes over the keeper’s head for a boundary! Petersen follows it with a huge six over long off! A dot ball. Petersen takes a single at midwicket. Bodi follows it with another single. Petersen ends the over with a single. Thirteen runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 21/0 Morkel to continue. Bodi takes a risky single off the first ball. Petersen takes a single as a result of some misfield from Taylor. Bodi plays an excellent shot off the backfoot, stays back in the crease and flicks the ball to wide of deep square leg for a boundary! Bodi repeats the shot and manages a single this time. Petersen takes a quick single at mid off. Bodi worked the ball on the leg side and wanted a single, sent back by the umpire. Eight runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 13/0 Pathan to continue. Petersen comes to the frontfoot and defends it for no run. Petersen follows it with a single on the leg side. Bodi defends the next ball to covers for no run. Bodi follows it with a single. Petersen drives the next ball to covers for no run. Pathan swings the last ball into the right-hander, follows it with a half-hearted appeal, turned down by the umpire. Two runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 11/0 Morkel to bowl from the other end. He begins with two dot balls as Bodi fails to work the ball on the leg side. Morkel fires another short ball and Bodi defends that for no run. Bodi works the next ball to short fine leg for a single. Morkel bowls a short ball, left alone by Petersen. Morkel fires another short ball, Petersen takes a single. Two runs from the over, good stuff from Morkel! ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 9/0 Irfan Pathan to bowl the first over, Gulam Bodi and skipper Alviro Pietersen will open for the Lions. Swing straight away for Pathan! The first ball was a short of length ball that moved away from Bodi who almost nicked it to the keeper. Pathan offers some width and Bodi beats the point fielder for a single. Pietersen defends the first ball for no run. Petersen charges down the track and works the ball to midwicket for a boundary! Pathan swings the next ball into Pietersen who plays no shot as the ball goes to the keeper. Pietersen plays a let cut off the last ball as the ball rushes to third-man for another boundary! ==================================================================================== UPDATE: So here's a shocker! Mahela is not playing in the crucial match which means David Warner is in! TOSS: Daredevils have won the toss and their stand-in skipper Ross Taylor has decided to bowl first. The Daredevils are the only IPL team to have made it to the semis after defending champions Mumbai Indians, IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders and the Chennai Super Kings made an early exit from the tournament. Their last match was abandoned due to rain, but Sehwag will take some confidence in today’s semi-final after scoring a match-winning half century which helped the Daredevils become the table-toppers with 10 points. The problem with the Daredevils is the presence of too many stars in the side. It is often seen that all of them don’t click in one match and a sudden collapse is something which they would be wary of. The Petersen-led Lions on the other hand will have the home advantage and would leave no stone unturned to seal their berth for the finals in front of their home crowd. Players to watch out for: Delhi Daredevils: He is known to be a big match player and skipper Mahela Jayawardene would be desperate to play a good knock after scoring just 25 runs in the two matches his side has played so far in the tournament. The Sri Lankan who opens the innings with Sehwag would want to get off to a good start in order to lay a solid platform for the middle order batsmen. Highveld Lions: Neil McKenzie needs no introduction and he is one of those batsmen who can single-hadedly take the match away from the Daredevils. The Delhi side boasts of a good bowling attack and the Lions would need McKenzie’s experience to counter-attack.