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| Dimitri Mascarenhas(5/25) |
Dimitri Mascarenhas' sensational five wicket haul and Shaun Marsh's
unbeaten half-century helped Punjab notch up their first win of IPL 5.
Asked to bat first, Pune Warriors were dismissed for a sub-par 115 in 19
overs, courtesy a brilliant spell by Mascarenhas who claimed five
wickets for 25 and was well-supported by Harmeet Singh (2-23) and Piyush
Chawla (1-23). The hosts then returned to overhaul the target with 14
balls to spare with Marsh hitting an unbeaten 64 off 54 balls studded
with seven fours and one six. Skipper Adam Gilchrist (21) and Chawla
(21) were the other notable contributors.
With this win, Punjab avenged their first leg defeat to the Warriors at Pune and also spanned their two-match losing streak, where they had also lost to Rajasthan Royals.
Punjab began their run chase on a faulty note when hero of last year's edition, Paul Valthaty was removed off the very first ball by Ashok Dinda. After the initial blow, skipper Gilchrist along with Marsh, who made a comeback in this game after injury, tried to steady the innings. However, Gilchrist fell at the end of eight overs when Angelo Mathews had him caught by Steven Smith. A few overs later, Rahul Sharma earned his only scalp with Mandeep Singh (10) falling in the 12th over, handing over a catch to Smith.
After that Marsh along with Chawla ensured their were no more hiccups. Luck was also by his side as Pune let go of several opportunities to send Marsh back. A run out chance went abegging when Jesse Ryder failed to collect the ball cleanly to dislodge the stumps. As Marsh was inching towards half-century, he was dropped by Dinda off the bowling of Ashish Nehra. The Australian made good use of the chances and saw his team through in the end.
Earlier, there was a hint of movement in the wicket after overnight rain and the hosts made good use of it as they bowled a good line to make life difficult for Pune, who had beaten them in their first leg match. Pune suffered their first blow when New Zealand's Jesse Ryder (7), who tried to steal a cheeky single, was run out in the third over.
However, it was Mascarenhas who dealt the massive blow when in the sixth over, he had Ganguly caught by Marsh of the leading edge. The former India skipper's nine-ball innings was laced with three fours. Mascarenhas then struck again in the same over when he had a struggling Samuels bowled to an incoming delivery. Uthappa, who looked in good form in the previous two games, tried to hold one end as wickets kept tumbling and Pune was tottering at 3-29 at one stage.
Harmeet Singh, who has been bowling intelligently, tasted success in his first over when he trapped Angelo Mathews (11) leg-before in the ninth over. Mascarenhas once again came back to inflict more damage when he had Uthappa (17) caught by Bipul Sharma in the 13th over.
Middle-order batsman Mithun Manhas was the top-scorer for Pune and his 28-ball innings included three hits to the fence and a six, but he also fell to Mascarenhas in the 18th over while trying to play a sweep shot over the short fine-leg region. In the same over, Rahul Sharma became Mascarenhas' fifth victim when he had him caught by Mandeep Singh. Ashok Dinda was the last man out when he was found short of crease in the last ball of the 19th over.
Piyush Chawla also played his part and picked up a wicket when he cleaned up Steven Smith (13) in the 16th over. Manish Pandey (0) offered little resistance giving Harmeet his second wicket. Praveen Kumar and Parvinder Awana bowled a tight line, giving away 19 and 18 runs respectively, though both ended up wicketless.
With this win, Punjab avenged their first leg defeat to the Warriors at Pune and also spanned their two-match losing streak, where they had also lost to Rajasthan Royals.
Punjab began their run chase on a faulty note when hero of last year's edition, Paul Valthaty was removed off the very first ball by Ashok Dinda. After the initial blow, skipper Gilchrist along with Marsh, who made a comeback in this game after injury, tried to steady the innings. However, Gilchrist fell at the end of eight overs when Angelo Mathews had him caught by Steven Smith. A few overs later, Rahul Sharma earned his only scalp with Mandeep Singh (10) falling in the 12th over, handing over a catch to Smith.
After that Marsh along with Chawla ensured their were no more hiccups. Luck was also by his side as Pune let go of several opportunities to send Marsh back. A run out chance went abegging when Jesse Ryder failed to collect the ball cleanly to dislodge the stumps. As Marsh was inching towards half-century, he was dropped by Dinda off the bowling of Ashish Nehra. The Australian made good use of the chances and saw his team through in the end.
Earlier, there was a hint of movement in the wicket after overnight rain and the hosts made good use of it as they bowled a good line to make life difficult for Pune, who had beaten them in their first leg match. Pune suffered their first blow when New Zealand's Jesse Ryder (7), who tried to steal a cheeky single, was run out in the third over.
However, it was Mascarenhas who dealt the massive blow when in the sixth over, he had Ganguly caught by Marsh of the leading edge. The former India skipper's nine-ball innings was laced with three fours. Mascarenhas then struck again in the same over when he had a struggling Samuels bowled to an incoming delivery. Uthappa, who looked in good form in the previous two games, tried to hold one end as wickets kept tumbling and Pune was tottering at 3-29 at one stage.
Harmeet Singh, who has been bowling intelligently, tasted success in his first over when he trapped Angelo Mathews (11) leg-before in the ninth over. Mascarenhas once again came back to inflict more damage when he had Uthappa (17) caught by Bipul Sharma in the 13th over.
Middle-order batsman Mithun Manhas was the top-scorer for Pune and his 28-ball innings included three hits to the fence and a six, but he also fell to Mascarenhas in the 18th over while trying to play a sweep shot over the short fine-leg region. In the same over, Rahul Sharma became Mascarenhas' fifth victim when he had him caught by Mandeep Singh. Ashok Dinda was the last man out when he was found short of crease in the last ball of the 19th over.
Piyush Chawla also played his part and picked up a wicket when he cleaned up Steven Smith (13) in the 16th over. Manish Pandey (0) offered little resistance giving Harmeet his second wicket. Praveen Kumar and Parvinder Awana bowled a tight line, giving away 19 and 18 runs respectively, though both ended up wicketless.
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