Dilshan and Nannes halt Deccan's march

Apr 30, 2009

Dirk Nannes backed his captain's decision to field by taking out Deccan Chargers' dangerous openers•Getty Images

Rohit Sharma found himself needing to anchor the innings but didn't last long•AFP

Smith gave Deccan some oomph with a sparky innings that helped Deccan to 148•AFP

Tillakaratne Dilshan had the task of carrying Delhi to victory•AFP

The big blow for Deccan came early with Adam Gilchrist skying a short ball from Nannes•Associated Press

Dwayne Smith came down the order and was away with a flurry of fine shots•Associated Press

RP Singh struck pretty early in Delhi's innings, dismissing Virender Sehwag cheaply•Associated Press

With 17 required off 12 balls, it was the penultimate over from Edwards which proved Deccan's undoing•Associated Press

Pradeep Sangwan came back to snap a threatening stand and Delhi regrouped rather well•AFP

Shoaib Ahmed picked up the crucial wickets of Gautam Gambhir and AB de Villiers as Delhi slid to 49 for 3•Associated Press

Dilshan was superb once again, raising his fifty and sealing Delhi's win with a six off Fidel Edwards•AFP