Shoaib for sure made his critics eat their own words and a lot more, the match is still poised 69 from 59 balls is not a tough task, Ganguly should bring Sharma back into attack.
Dilshan is milking the bowling.Delhi still has 5 wickets in hand. Although Salman Butt scored 47 off 44 runs but it was more of a test innings than a T20. He got exposed, he can play good on cover and Square but is not a good puller also he cannot loft the ball.
Dinda coming in to bowl.
The RR is 7.8 which is not hard to get. Mishra is looking dangerous.
Ganguly is taking a gamble by not bringing Shoaib or Sharma back into attack.
Dilshan is gone and he match has tilted in favor off Kolkata.
Gone run out by Shukla.
Shoaib with his performance today has made the selectors and the PCB look idiot. He bowled with his usual run up.
Mahroof Dropped by Ganguly! This can be a costly mistake.
Delhi needs one good over.
44 of 37 needed.
Ganguly needs to bring shoaib back before its to late.
Mahroof gone run out, what a spectacular piece of feilding by Dinda of his own bowling, one hand pick up and throw and right on target.
Sharma comes in, Mishra facing, 32 off 23 required. Sharma needs to bowl a good one here.
This match has lived upto the expectations.
Direct hit its going to be close. He is home.
This match is going down to the wire.
30 off 18 needed. RR is 10 per over, Shoaib has one more over to go, Mishra is still there. Shukla is coming in to bowl a big gamble.
Mishra gone, Shukla strikes. Trying to pull a Misbah off Shukla’s bowling.
Gone! Sangwan, Shukla strikes again, the gamble pays off. He is on Hatrick. Almost had him.
5 wds spoiled a good over. Bowled him! its all over.
Delhi has lost. Shoaib and Shukla performed really well.
Now what will Shoaib’s critics have to say , I can make a few predictions:
He will not perform well in the second match.The success of this match will go in his head. He didn’t bowled his full quota of four. Two more matches and he will get unfit.
People love to hate Shoaib, its just criticism for the sake of it and mostly jingoistic bullshit.The guy is still the fastest bowler in the world and its time that we should show him some respect.
Sehwag said his team was trying to go after Shoaib’s bowling, in an effort to spoil his come back, they ultimately paid the price,although Sehwag denied it but it was Shoaib’s sheer pace which rattled the Delhi top order,except for Gambhir all the other batsmen were late on their strokes.
Shoaib was humble and cautious at the presentation ceremony,which was good.