Amit Mishra takes hattrick, as Delhi DareDevils beat Deccan Chargers

Delhi DareDevils took a step further towards a semi-final berth, as they scored an emphatic 12-run victory over the Deccan Chargers in a crucial IPl match. Batting first, DareDevils scored 194/4 in 20 overs. Gambhir again produced a great innings of 79, while Shikhar Dhawan remained unbeaten on 68. For Deccan Chargers, P Ojha took 2 wickets.

Chasing a victory target of 195, the Deccan Chargers started well, but lost their momentum. They finally managed to score 182/9 in overs. That was not enough and they lost the match by 12 runs. Rohit Sharma made 35, while Venugopal Rao scored 34. Afridi and Styris contributed 33 and 29 respectively. For DareDevils, Amit Mishra took 5 wickets. He took the second hattrick of the IPL by removing Teja, Ojha and RP Singh in the final over when DareDevils required 15 runs to win the match from 6 balls. Maharoof and McGrath took 2 wickets each.