The Delhi Daredevils fast bowler Ashish Nehra will continue to miss the initial few weeks of the IPL due to a rib injury he picked up during training in Mohali last week. Eric Simons, Delhi’s assistant coach, confirmed Nehra would be out of action for as long as two weeks but was quick to add the squad “would not miss him” too much.
Nehra was a key figure in Delhi’s IPL campaign in South Africa last year, taking 19 wickets to finish the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. That achievement factored hugely in his return to the Indian side last summer.
In his absence, Delhi’s attack will be led by the left-arm quick Dirk Nannes, who has been outstanding in the team’s first two matches.
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Gautam Gambhir, the Delhi Daredevils’ captain for the match won the toss and put Kolkata Knight Riders to bat. Sourav Ganguly (44 off 45 balls) and Ajit Agarkar (39 off 29 balls) top scored as Kolkata could only reach 123/8 in 20 overs. Amit Mishra (3/14), Ashish Nehra (2/29) and Dirk Nannes (2/15) were good for the Delhi Daredevils with the ball. Delhi Daredevils cruised to 125/3 in 17.1 overs guided by useful knocks from AB de Villiers (40 off 32 balls) and David Warner (36 off 23 balls). Amit Mishra was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling.
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Delhi Daredevils thrashed Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in the 35th match of IPL T20 season 2. Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and decided to bat. The Mumbai Indians batting lineup crumbled once again and they were bowled out for a mere 116 runs in their 20 overs. Ashish Nehra (2/27), Dirk Nannes (2/32) and Rajat Bhatia (3/15) had the best bowling figures for the Delhi Daredevils. Delhi Daredevils played sensibly without losing much wickets and they cruised to 118/3 in 18.5 overs guided by 50 runs off 38 deliveries by A B De Villiers. Ashish Nehra was awarded the Man of the Match.
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