Delhi stun the favourites in Bangalore

Before the match I wasn't confident. My adopted IPL side Delhi Daredevils had lost three on the bounce after a decent start.

They were playing the Bangalore Royal Challengers (or should that be Royal Challengers Bangalore?) who had been the standout side in the IPL so far.

And they were playing in Bangalore where the hosts had not lost. To make matters worse, Delhi lost the toss and were asked to bat; both their victories to date had come when Delhi had chased.

But the real Delhi turned up yesterday. David Warner batted like a daredevil at the top of the order to give his team a good start before AB De Villiers consolidated in the middle and Kedar Jadhav exploded at the end.

183 was a good score, but Bangalore had chased down over 200 only a week before. But Dirk and Umesh Yadav kept it tight at the start, Jacques Kallis was finally proved to be mortal and then Amit Mishra showed his class. Even Andrew McDonald stepped in with two wickets.

So yesterday was a good day to be a Delhi Daredevils supporter and as I have compared before, the synergies with my beloved Liverpool FC are becoming incredible. Perennial underachievers, inconsistent but able to beat the best team in the league on their day.

It's going to be a bumpy ride for the next few weeks.

Comments

[The Nurdler]

We're backing Delhi solely in the hope that one P Collingwood might some day make an appearance for them.

But, hey, it's another supporter :D

[The Reverse Sweep]

I must admit that Colly (along with Viru) is my main reason for supporting Delhi too. The similarities with Liverpool only became apparent after Id made my choice. Surely they will give him a game this time? His batting in the Champions Trophy, SA and Bangladesh has shown there is more to him than nurdling!!

[The Nurdler]

We have long been savouring the irony of England's Twenty20 captain being renowned for his patient and obdurate batting. But we need our nurdling mascot in this swashbuckling era.

This blog seems to be well worth following for IPL news: http://betting.betfair.com/cricket/indian-premier-league/

[The Reverse Sweep]

Thanks Nurdler, Ill check that out. The irony of course is that all of the England batsmen, Colly is the one that can play in the most gears and adapt his game depending on the match situation. Eoin Morgan looks like he has similar attributes.