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Deccan Chargers beat Daredevils to make IPL final

Deccan Chargers defeated Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in the first semi-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the SuperSport Park here Friday.

Brief scores: Delhi Daredevils 153/8 in 20 overs (Tillakaratne Dilshan 65, Virender Sehwag 39; Ryan Harris 3-29). Deccan Chargers 154/4 in 17.4 overs (Adam Gilchirst 85, Andrew Symonds 24; Amit Mishra 3-19).

Delhi 153-8 in 20 overs (T.Dilshan 65, V.Sehwag 39, AB de Villiers 26; R.Harris 3-27, RP Singh 2-33)

Indian Premier League title favourites Delhi Daredevils overcame the loss of two batsmen in the first over to make 153-8 off 20 overs in their semi-final against Deccan Chargers on Friday.

Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and asked Delhi Daredevils to bat in the first semi-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the SuperSport Park here Friday.

Delhi captain Virender Sehwag said he would have opted to bat first on a Centurion Park pitch that looks good for batting.

“It’s a tough ground to defend on this. History shows that,” Gilchrist said.

Deccan has failed to beat Delhi in four attempts in the two-year history of the IPL.

Delhi finished on top of the standings, while Deccan came fourth.

Teams:

Deccan: Adam Gilchrist, Herschelle Gibbs, Tirumalsetti Suman, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, Venugopal Rao, Azhar Bilakhia, Ryan Harris, Pragyan Ojha, Harmeet Singh, Rudra Singh.

Delhi: Gautam Gambhir, David Warner, Virender Sehwag, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Karthik, A.B. de Villiers, Rajat Bhatia, Amit Mishra, Dirk Nannes, Pradeep Sangwan, Ashish Nehra.