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Hyderabad - Opener Virender Sehwag struck a magnificent 119 off 56 balls as Delhi Daredevils scored a memorable four-wicket victory over Deccan Chargers to stay in contention in the IPL on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Mahela Jayawardene's solid 55 helped Kochi Tuskers to a 17-run win against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Sehwag's knock helped Delhi score 179-6 in 19 overs to overcome Deccan's challenging 175-5.
In the standings, Delhi jumped to seventh, one above Deccan. Mid-table Kochi prevented Kolkata from topping the standings.
Sehwag, the Delhi captain, bludgeoned his way with a strike rate hovering around 200 almost through his innings.
Lucky to be dropped twice off legspinner Amit Mishra, Sehwag decimated the attack with six sixes and 13 fours, once plundering 23 runs off an over from medium-pacer Ishan Malhotra.
"I was telling my boys that if one of us stays for 15-16 overs we can win the match," Sehwag said. "I knew that they did not have a good fifth bowler and so we could always get the runs."
Sehwag registered the fourth highest individual score in four IPL tournaments before he was out caught behind trying to cut a delivery from South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn with only 23 needed to complete the win.
None of the other four batsmen in the top five of the Delhi line-up touched double figures. James Hopes (17 not out) and Irfan Pathan (12) chipped in with useful scores toward the end.
For Deccan, South Africa allrounder JP Duminy struck 55 off 31 balls with fours sixes and two fours, while captain Kumar Sangakkara scored 44 off 36 balls with eight fours.
Brief scores:
Meanwhile, Mahela Jayawardene's solid 55 helped Kochi Tuskers to a 17-run win against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Sehwag's knock helped Delhi score 179-6 in 19 overs to overcome Deccan's challenging 175-5.
In the standings, Delhi jumped to seventh, one above Deccan. Mid-table Kochi prevented Kolkata from topping the standings.
Sehwag, the Delhi captain, bludgeoned his way with a strike rate hovering around 200 almost through his innings.
Lucky to be dropped twice off legspinner Amit Mishra, Sehwag decimated the attack with six sixes and 13 fours, once plundering 23 runs off an over from medium-pacer Ishan Malhotra.
"I was telling my boys that if one of us stays for 15-16 overs we can win the match," Sehwag said. "I knew that they did not have a good fifth bowler and so we could always get the runs."
Sehwag registered the fourth highest individual score in four IPL tournaments before he was out caught behind trying to cut a delivery from South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn with only 23 needed to complete the win.
None of the other four batsmen in the top five of the Delhi line-up touched double figures. James Hopes (17 not out) and Irfan Pathan (12) chipped in with useful scores toward the end.
For Deccan, South Africa allrounder JP Duminy struck 55 off 31 balls with fours sixes and two fours, while captain Kumar Sangakkara scored 44 off 36 balls with eight fours.
Brief scores:
Deccan Chargers 175-5 in 20 overs (JP Duminy 55, K. Sangakkara 44, S. Dhawan 29, D. Christian 27 not out; A. Agarkar 2-29) lost to Delhi Daredevils 179-6 in 19 overs (V. Sehwag 119; I. Sharma 2-16, D. Steyn 2-24) by four wickets.
