IPL: Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils, 7th Match

Delhi Daredevils won by 9 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)
Played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, on 22 April 2008 - day/night (20-over match)

Deccan Chargers:
Fall of wickets1-9 (Gilchrist, 1.6 ov), 2-23 (Laxman, 5.1 ov), 3-36 (Venugopal Rao, 7.6 ov), 4-45 (Symonds, 9.2 ov), 5-60 (Shahid Afridi, 12.1 ov), 6-82 (Bangar, 16.1 ov), 7-123 (Sharma, 18.4 ov), 8-129 (Yadav, 19.2 ov)

Total (8 wickets; 20 overs) 142 (7.10 runs per over)

Delhi Daredevils:
Fall of wickets1-31 (Gambhir, 3.3 ov)

Total (1 wicket; 13 overs) 143 (11.00 runs per over)

Virender Sehwag was awarded the man of the match.

Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) Ian Howell (SA)
Third umpire: Mark Benson (Eng)
Referee: Talat Ali (Pak)

Deccan Chargers won the toss and decided to bat first.

After loosing the first match in a nail baiting contest with the Kolkata Knight Riders, Deccan Chargers are now eying the match against Delhi Daredevils in their home ground. Delhi Daredevils has already won their first match in their home ground against the Rajasthan Royals, under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag.

After winning the first match, Delhi Daredevils are keen to keep the momentum against the Deccan Chargers too. The new face included in the Delhi Daredevils team are AV DeVilliers from South Africa, Shoaib Malik from Pakistan and Mohammad Asif also from Pakistan. Due to these inclusions in the team, Delhi Daredevils are now looking more confident against the Deccan Chargers.

On the other hand, Deccan Chargers are also excited to win this match, they have a new face too and that is of the powerful hitter Shahid Afridi from Pakistan. He has a personal record of making the fastest ODI century in just 37 balls. His inclusion in the team might give them upper hand against their