IPL 2012: Delhi Daredevils - Team

Captain: Virender Sehwag

Indian Players: Aavishkar Salvi, Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan, Kuldeep Raval, Manpreet Juneja, Naman Ojha, Pawan Negi, Prashant Naik, Puneet Bisht, Robin Bist, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sunny Gupta, Tejashwi Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Unmukt Chand, Varun Aaron, Venugopal Rao, Vikas Mishra, Yogesh Nagar, Zafir Patel

International Players: Aaron Finch, Andre Russell, David Warner, Doug Bracewell, Kevin Pietersen, Morne Morkel, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Mahela Jayawardene, Ross Taylor, Glenn Maxwell, Gulam Bodi

Coach: Eric Simons

IPL 2012: Delhi Daredevils - Schedule

Date    Match Details    Time    Place
Apr 05    Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders 20:00    Kolkata
Apr 07    Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Banglore 16:00    Bengaluru
Apr 10    Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings 20:00    Delhi
Apr 14    Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers    16:00    Delhi
Apr 16    Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians    20:00    Mumbai
Apr 19    Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers    16:00    Hyderabad
Apr 21    Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors    20:00    Delhi
Apr 24    Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors    16:00    Pune
Apr 27    Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians    20:00    Delhi
Apr 29    Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals    16:00    Delhi
May 01    Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals    20:00    Jaipur
May 07    Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders    20:00    Delhi
May 12    Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings    20:00    Chennai
May 15    Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab    20:00    Delhi
May 17    Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Banglore    20:00    Delhi
May 19    Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab    16:00    Dharamsala
May 22    TBC v TBC, Q 1 (1st v 2nd)    20:00    Bengaluru
May 23    TBC v TBC, Eli (3rd v 4th)    20:00    Bengaluru
May 25    TBC v TBC, Q 2(L.o.Q1 v W.o.Eli.)    20:00    Chennai
May 27    TBC v TBC, Final    20:00    Chennai

Match 11:Delhi beat Chennai by 8 wickets

 

 

Sehwag smashed 33 off 21 balls, including four fours and one six and guide his side to a victory over Chennai by 8 wickets.Pietersen made swashbuckling 43 off 26 balls,including three fours and two mighty sixes.

Chennai got off to the worst start possible.Plessis (15 off 12 balls) and Murli Vijay involved in a mix-up on the very first ball. Suresh Raina,Badrinath and Ashwin were out in the similar fashion.Bravo top scored with 22.Chennai were restricted to 110 for eight.Morne Morkel took two for 19.

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Match 5:Bangalore Began With A Win in IPL 2012

 

The Royal Challengers Bangalore won their first match of the Indian Premier League 2012 beating Delhi Daredevils by 20 runs,thanks to superb innings by de Villiers,who made 64 runs and magical bowling by Murali who took 3 wickets.AB de Villiers smashed six fours and two sixes.

In reply to Bangalore’s 157,Delhi’s Cheteshwar Pujara gave a good start.but after that wickets started falling.Ojha top scored with 33,including five fours and a six while Finch scored 25.In the end,Delhi managed to score 137 runs in 20 overs. 

MATCH 2-PATHAN GUIDES DELHI TO A VICTORY

Delhi Daredevils registered an eight-wicket victory against Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match,which was reduced by rain to 12 overs per side.Irfan Pathan scored an unbeaten 42 in 20 balls to guide his team to a victory with five balls to spare.Irfan Pathan hit three big sixes,releasing the pressure of falling two quick wickets.

Earlier,Laxmi Shukla scored 26 in 17 balls for KKR.Gautam Gambhir scored 16. Debabrata Das made 18,hitting two big sixes . Morne Morkel took three for 18 for Daredevils.

Match-68:Delhi Vs Pune Match Was abandoned Due To Rain

Just over ten overs were possible before the rain intervened the Delhi Vs Pune match in Delhi.

Delhi won the toss and elected to bat first.They scored 56 for three in 10.1 overs.Naman Ojha 19 runs off ten balls with one four and two sixes.

Match-60:Kings XI Beat Delhi By 29 Runs

 

 

Paul Valthaty hammered 62 runs off 50 balls, with six fours and three sixes to guide the Kings XI to a 29-run victory over the Delhi Daredevils at cool and beautiful Dharamsala. Marsh smashed 46 runs off 28 balls, including five fours and three sixes.

Dinesh Karthik stroked vital  27 off 19 balls to help Kings XI to finish at 170 for six from their 20 overs.

In reply,from Delhi Daredevils,David Warner and Naman Ojha put on 52 for the first wicket.But after that they lost the wickets regularly and Delhi was reduced to Delhi had been reduced to 141 for eight thanks to Piyush Chawla who took three wickets.

Match-56:Chennai Claimed A Victory Over Delhi Daredevils

 

 

MS Dhoni played a captain’s inning hammering a belligerent unbeaten half-century to guide Chennai Super Kings to an 18-run win over the Delhi Daredevils.Dhoni smashed 63 in just 31 deliveries,with five fours and four huge sixes.Badrinath smacked 55 in 43 balls with six fours and a six.Murali Vijay scored 35 runs.Chennai posted 176 for four in 20 overs.

Daredevils could only manage to reach 158 for six in reply.Venugopal Rao made 30 in 20 balls.Irfan Pathan fought hard and remained unbeaten on 44 in 34.

Match-49:Mumbai Fixed a place in IPL Play-Offs

 

 

 

The Mumbai Indians booked ticket in IPL play-offs with a comprehensive 32 run win over the Delhi Daredevils at Mumbai.Rayudu was the top-scorer for Mumbai with 59 runs off 39 balls, with seven fours and two sixes.Blizzard hit 37 runs off 28 balls, including eight fours.Rohit was not able to complete his fifty as Morne Morkel had him caught at 49 off 32 balls,with two fours and three sixes.Mumbai posted 178 for 4 in 20 overs.

In reply,Delhi lost four for seven for four.James Hopes showed some resistance with 55 runs off 44 balls,hitting ten fours. Rao made 37 runs while Pathan scored 23 runs.Majestic Malinga took two wickets.Despite their best efforts,Delhi were bowled out for 146 runs.

Matxh-46:Delhi Daredevils Destroyed Deccans

 

 

Virender Sehwag scored a tremendous century to guide the Delhi Daredevils to a four-wicket win over the Deccan Chargers in Hyderabad.Sehwag’s blistering knock of 119 in 56 balls,consisted of 13 fours and six sixes.Aaron Finch (0), Naman Ojha (7), Yalaka Venugopal Rao (3) and Travis Birt (4) all departed cheaply,but Sehwag’s destructive batting was good enough to beat Deccans.

Earlier, the Chargers made 175 for five with Duminy hitting 55 in 31 balls and captain Kumar Sangakkara making 44 in 36 deliveries.Shikhar Dhawan made 29 and Daniel Christian made 27.

Match-41:Kochi Tuskers Post a Win Over Delhi Daredevils

 

 

 

The Kochi Tuskers Kerala beat the Delhi Daredevils by seven wickets at Delhi,with the help of a key innings by Brendon McCullum who smashed all over the park,making 37 runs off 19 balls,hitting five fours and two sixes. Parthiv Patel played a crucial knock  of 37 not out off 31 balls,hitting five fours and steered his side home,chasing 141 runs for victory. Brad Hodge remained unbeaten on 24 runs off 13 balls.

Earlier, Delhi were put into bat first,but they lost their openers Virender Sehwag and David Warner cheaply.Rao top scored with 40 runs off 36 balls, including five fours.  Travis Birt played a cameo inning,hitting 27 runs off only 15 balls with five boundaries.But it was not well enough to beat Kochi. Delhi eventually finish with 140 for 6 in their twenty over.

Match-36:Daredevils Destroyed Kochi by 38 runs

 

 

 

Delhi Daredevils managed to beat the Kochi Tuskers Kerala in their home town,thanks to Virender Sehwag,who was clearly the outstanding performer as he smashed eighty runs from only forty-seven balls,with eight fours and five sixes.Delhi posted the total of 157 runs.Sreesanth took two wickets.

Kochi Tuskers Kerala’s response was not strong enough as they lost three for twenty-eight.Brad Hodge and Ravindra Jadeja tried to stabilize the innings.But it was difficult with Morne Morkel and Roelof van der Merwe,each of them picking up three wickets for the Delhi Daredevils,packing off the Kochi innings at 119 to registered a much-deserved victory by thirty-eight runs.

Match-33:Kolkata Beat Delhi by 17 Runs

 

Kolkata Knight Riders registered a win over Delhi,beating them by 17 runs.

Chasing 149 for victory, Virender Sehwag smacked  34 runs off 23 balls, hitting five fours and one six.James Hopes made 25 runs,tried to hold the innings together.

Earlier.Kolkata made 148,thanks to  Manoj Tiwary,who made an unbeaten 61 runs off 47 balls included two fours and three sixes.

Match-30:Bangalore Defeated Delhi Daredevils

 

 

Bangalore captain Daniel Vettori showcased a superb performance to rescue his side  and to guide his side to a three-wicket win over Delhi with three balls to spare.

Earlier,James Hopes' 54 off 43 balls, including seven fours,helped the Daredevils post a competitive 160 for six.Venugopal Rao made 24 runs off 21 balls.Sehwag smashed a quick 25 off 18 balls with three fours.

Chasing 161 runs for victory, Bangalore faced the early dismissal of Tilakratne Dilshan for a duck.but Virat Kohli hit valuable 56.Gayle scored 26 runs.

Match-26:Delhi Daredevils Beat Kings XI Punjab by 29 runs

 

The Delhi Daredevils beat the Kings XI Punjab by 29 runs,thanks to Virender Sehwag who hammered  77 off 35 balls with eight fours and four sixes and Warner who blasted 77 runs off 48 balls with seven fours and four sixes.Venugopal Rao scored 28 runs off just 15 balls and Naman Ojha made 19 balls off eight, with two sixes, to help Delhi to reach a huge total of 231.

Chasing a mammoth 232 for victory,Shaun Marsh blasted 95 runs, made off only 46 balls with nine fours and six big sixes. But it was not enough, to beat Delhi Daredevils.