Delhi cannot stop the charge of the Deccans

Helped by a blisteing 62 by Sunny Sohail, a sedate 49 by Sanga and a hard hitting 31 not out by Cameroon White, DC posted a good 168 batting first.

DDD will have to chase and get 169 for victory. Everything depends on Sehwag and Warner, even though there are others who can redeem Delhi.

DC uplifted themselves to the fourth position of the IPL with some disciplined bowling and fielding. DDD went back to their old form, as they lost Sehwag for 12.

Dave Warner continued his good form and scored a brilliant 51. None of the other batsmen impressed.

It was Harmeet Singh who struck some lethal blows, removing the dangerous Sehwag and Aaron Finch. V Rao could not repeat his magic and was out for 21. The bowling of Ojha, MIshtra, Steyn, Christian and Harmeet did create problems for DDD.

For his brilliant 62, Sunny Sohail was adjudged Man of the Match.

The Man of the Match said " I thought I had to play through the full T20 overs, I have played here before, but could not score much, so I decided I have to score today. Our captain tells us to go out and have fun in the middle so that makes my job a lot easier".

Said an enthused Sanga, after the match. "I feel a lot better now that we have won. Everyone chipped in today. Delhi came back us especially in the last five overs and we were lucky to get Viru. I have been batting OK for a few months now - that is my job here, keep well and bat well. I think youngsters like Sohal have to enjoy themselves when they go out to the middle, at the same time they have to keep learning. "

The DC think tank of Lehman and Sanga clearly read the conditions of the Kotla better than Viru's Devils ! While DDD packed their side with pacers, DC went the other way.

Ishant, Gony and Duminy were rested and Ojha, Cameroon White and Harmeet Singh came in.

Meanwhile, IPL ex commissioner, Lalit Modi said " Yes, the 3rc Anniversary for IPL today. I am glad we made it to here. Thanks for all your messages. Best wishes". It was unfortunate that such an efficient man had to exit from IPL !

Delhiites had turned in large numbers to cheer their heroes, after their win against Pune. The two massive stands were full and Delhi Police did show a polite face !