Victoria Bushrangers defeated Delhi Daredevils by 7 wickets in their opening match in Group D match of the Champions League Twenty20 2009. Gautam Gambhir won the toss and chose to bat first. Brilliant bowling from Victorian Bushrangers restricted Delhi Daredevils to 98/8 in their twenty overs. Clint McKay picked up 3 wickets for 17 runs from 4 overs. In reply, Victoria won the match by 7 wickets with 20 balls to spare. Rob Quiney scored a quick 40 from 33 deliveries.
Delhi Daredevils: 98/8 (20 overs); Mithun Manhas 25(34), Virender Sehwag 21(15), Clint McKay 3/17 (4 overs)
Victorian Bushrangers: 100/3 (16.4 overs); Rob Quiney 40(33), Tillakaratne Dilshan 1/14 (4 overs)
Toss: Delhi Daredevils won the toss and opted to bat first
Result: Victorian Bushrangers won by 7 wickets with 20 balls to spare
Player of the match: Clint McKay 3/17 (4 overs)

Over 16.4: 8 runs required from 24 balls. Rajat Bhatia into his third over. A single off the second delivery for Blizzard. A massive six by Blizzard and Victorian Bushrangers wins their opening match in the Champions League Twenty20 2009 by 7 wickets.
Victorian Bushrangers: 100/3 (16.4 overs); Cameron White 22*(23), Aiden Blizzard 15*(16), Rajat Bhatia 2.4-0-18-1
Over 16: Dirk Nannes back into the attack. He is 0/11 from 2 overs. 2 runs off the first delivery for Blizzard. Slight hesitation between the batsmen but the throw comes to the wrong end. A single off the last delivery. 6 runs from the over.
Victorian Bushrangers: 92/3 (16 overs); Cameron White 21*(22), Aiden Blizzard 8*(13), Dirk Nannes 3-0-17-0
Over 15: Bhatia to continue. He starts off with a slow ball. 4 runs from the over. 13 runs required from 30 balls.
Victorian Bushrangers: 86/3 (15 overs); Cameron White 17*(19), Aiden Blizzard 6*(10), Rajat Bhatia 2-0-10-1
Over 14: 21 runs required. Cameron White on strike. Dilshan has the ball. A quick single off the second delivery for White. Blizzard on strike. Good fielding by the bowler saves a single. A leading edge off Blizzard falls safe and he is off the mark with a double. He gets a single off the last delivery through the leg side. 17 runs required from 36 balls.
Victorian Bushrangers: 82/3 (14 overs); Cameron White 16*(18), Aiden Blizzard 3*(5), Tillakaratne Dilshan 4-0-14-1
Over 13: 25 year old Aiden Blizzard is the new man in. Slower delivery from Bhatia. 6 runs from the over. 21 runs required from 42 balls.
Victorian Bushrangers: 78/3 (13 overs); Cameron White 15*(16), Aiden Blizzard 0*(1), Rajat Bhatia 1-0-6-1
Over 12.5: Rajat Bhatia into the attack. He has picked up 10 wickets from 8 matches in his domestic Twenty20 career. A single off the first delivery for Hussey. White finds the gap on the off side and hits the second delivery for a four. A single off the fourth delivery for Cameron White. And there goes the third wicket, it's bowled again. David Hussey goes for 7
Victorian Bushrangers: 78/3 (12.5 overs); Cameron White 15*(16), David Hussey 7(13), Rajat Bhatia 0.5-0-6-1
Over 12: Mishra into his final over. Hussey gets a single off the first ball. Cameron White hits a four straight over the bowler. Sixth boundary of the innings. A quick single off the fourth delivery. That's good running between the wickets. A chance for caught and bowled, but it's a no-ball for overstepping. First free hit of the match. That's a good bowl from Mishra and they could get only a single. 8 runs from the over. 27 runs required from 48 balls. Mishra finishes with 1/30 from 4 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers: 72/2 (12 overs); Cameron White 10*(13), David Hussey 6*(11), Amit Mishra 4-0-30-1
Over 11: Dilshan to continue. A quick single off the first delivery by Cameron White. Hussey gets a single hitting it towards long off. A diving Dilshan couldn't stop that run. Another single towards long on for White off the third ball. A quick single for Hussey off the fifth delivery. 4 runs from the over. 35 runs required from 54 balls.
Victorian Bushrangers: 64/2 (11 overs); Cameron White 5*(10), David Hussey 4*(7), Tillakaratne Dilshan 3-0-10-1
Over 10: Amit Mishra into his third over. He is 1/19 from 2 overs. White gets a single off the third delivery. Hussey gets a single off the fourth delivery. A single off the last delivery. 3 runs from the over. Victoria are 60/2 after 10 overs. They require 39 runs from 60 ballls.
Victorian Bushrangers: 60/2 (10 overs); Cameron White 3*(7), David Hussey 2*(4), Amit Mishra 3-0-22-1
Over 9: David Hussey is the new man in. Hussey has a record of highest number of sixes (92) in Twenty20 cricket. He is off the mark with a single. Cameron White is off the mark with a single. An appeal for stumping, but Hussey looks safe. 2 runs and a wicket in the over. 42 runs required from 66 balls.
Victorian Bushrangers: 57/2 (9 overs); Cameron White 1*(2), David Hussey 1*(3), Tillakaratne Dilshan 2-0-6-1
Over 8.2: Dilshan to continue. Second wicket gone. Hodge goes for a pull and is bowled. Brad Hodge departs for 9. Two quick wickets here.
Victorian Bushrangers: 55/2 (8.2 overs); Brad Hodge 9(16), Cameron White 0*(1), Tillakaratne Dilshan 1.2-0-4-1
Over 8: Cameron White is the new man in. Mishra puts a slip for White. He is beaten the first ball. 11 runs and a wicket from the over. 44 runs required from 72 balls.
Victorian Bushrangers: 55/1 (8 overs); Brad Hodge 9*(14), Cameron White 0*(1), Amit Mishra 2-0-19-1
Over 7.5: Mishra to continue. Hodge gets a single off the first delivery to give strike to Quiney. Quiney goes for a big shot and he gets a six over deep mid wicket. That's 26th six of the tournament and it went 72 meters. He gets a four off the next delivery. This is going to be an expensive over. 11 runs from 3 deliveries so far in the over. Mishra strikes. Rob Quiney is bowled for 40. But the damage has been done. 44 runs required from 12.1 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers: 55/0 (7.5 overs); Rob Quiney 40(33), Brad Hodge 9*(14), Amit Mishra 1.5-0-19-1
Over 7: Tillakaratne Dilshan comes into the attack. Spin from both the ends now. Misfield there by Virender Sehwag gives a single to the batsman. Good over from Dilshan, 4 runs from it. 55 runs required from 13 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers: 44/0 (7 overs); Robin Quiney 30*(29), Brad Hodge 8*(13), Tillakaratne Dilshan 1-0-4-0
Over 6: Amit Mishra comes into attack with just one over in the Powerplay. Hodge gets a single off the first ball. Quiney hits his second six of the match over long on. That's fantastic shot. 8 runs from the over. 59 runs required from 14 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers: 40/0 (6 overs); Robin Quiney 28*(25), Brad Hodge 6*(11), Amit Mishra 1-0-8-0
Over 5: Nehra to continue. Nehra comes round the wicket and bowls a wide delivery. Good shot from Hodge and he hits it through covers for a four. That ball was shot and wide and it's punished by Brad Hodge. They run for a bye off a wide delivery. Rob Quiney hits a huge six off the fourth delivery. That's 21st six of the tournament in 3 matches. An inside bottom edge off Quiney's bat misses the stumps and they take a single. Victoria are 32/0 after 5 overs. 67 runs required from 15 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers: 32/0 (5 overs); Robin Quiney 21*(21), Brad Hodge 5*(9), Ashish Nehra 3-0-20-0
Over 4: Nannes to continue. Hodge is off the mark with a single. That's good fielding in the deep by Rajat Bhatia. Quiney goes for a pull and that's a boundary. 5 runs from the over.
Victorian Bushrangers: 17/0 (4 overs); Robin Quiney 14*(18), Brad Hodge 1*(6), Dirk Nannes 2-0-11-0
Over 3: Ashish Nehra into his second over. Rob Quiney hits a four off the fourth delivery. 4 runs from the over. 87 runs required from 17 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers: 12/0 (3 overs); Robin Quiney 10*(16), Brad Hodge 0*(2), Ashish Nehra 2-0-6-0
Over 2: Dirk Nannes will share the new ball. An appeal for LBW off the first delivery, but it's turned down. He bowls a wide off the third delivery. First boundary for Victoria, Quiney hits a four off the third delivery. 6 runs from the over. 91 runs required from 18 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers: 8/0 (2 overs); Robin Quiney 6*(10), Brad Hodge 0*(2), Dirk Nannes 1-0-6-0
Over 1: The players are back on the field Ashish Nehra will bowl the first over. Rob Quiney and Brad Hodge will open the innings for Victoria. 2 runs from the first over. 97 runs required from 19 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers: 2/0 (1 over); Robin Quiney 1*(5), Brad Hodge 0*(1), Ashish Nehra 1-0-2-0
Victoria requires 99 runs from 20 overs.
Over 20: Pradeep Sangwan is the new man in. Pradeep Sangwan is bowled off the last ball. Delhi Daredevils finish the innings with 98/8 after 20 overs.
Delhi Daredevils: 98/8 (20 overs); Amit Mishra 7*(14), Pradeep Sangwan 1(2), Andrew McDonald 4-0-17-2
Over 19.3: Last over of the innings. Andrew McDonald to bowl the over. No run from the first delivery. Amit Mishra gets a single off the second ball. Seventh wicket goes down. Rajat Bhatia is bowled by McDonald.
Delhi Daredevils: 96/7 (19.3 overs); Rajat Bhatia 8(9), Amit Mishra 6*(13), Andrew McDonald 3.3-0-15-1
Over 19: Harwood to continue. Mishra gets a single off the first delivery. Rajat Bhatia hits a four off the second delivery. 9 runs from the over. Harwood finishes with 2/20 from 4 overs.
Delhi Daredevils: 95/6 (19 overs); Rajat Bhatia 8*(8), Amit Mishra 5*(11), Shane Harwood 4-0-20-2
Over 18: 3 overs to go and Delhi Daredevils hasn't reached 100 yet. Peter Siddle comes back for his final over. Four dot balls followed by a single. Just a single from the over. A very good over from Siddle. He finishes with 0/21 from 4 overs.
Delhi Daredevils: 86/6 (18 overs); Rajat Bhatia 3*(5), Amit Mishra 2*(8), Peter Siddle 4-0-21-0
Over 17: Amit Mishra is the new man in. 2 runs and a wicket in the over.
Delhi Daredevils: 85/6 (17 overs); Rajat Bhatia 3*(4), Amit Mishra 1*(3), Shane Harwood 3-0-12-2
Over 16.3: Shane Harwood comes back into the attack. He is 1/10 from 2 overs. Another wicket goes down. Mithun Manhas is bowled by Harwood for 25.
Delhi Daredevils: 84/6 (16.3 overs); Mithun Manhas 25(34), Rajat Bhatia 3*(4), Shane Harwood 2.3-0-11-2
Over 16: Rajat Bhatia is the new man in for Delhi Daredevils. He is off the mark with a single right away. Manhas hits a four off the third delivery. 7 runs and a wicket in the over. McKay finishes with 3/17 from his four overs.
Delhi Daredevils: 83/5 (16 overs); Mithun Manhas 25*(33), Rajat Bhatia 2*(2), Clint McKay 4-0-17-3
Over 15.1: Clint McKay comes back into the attack. And he strikes. Third wicket for McKay as Tillakaratne Dilshan departs for 18. Five wickets down for Delhi Daredevils. That's a big wicket.
Delhi Daredevils: 76/5 (15.1 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 18(26), Mithun Manhas 20*(30), Clint McKay 3.1-0-10-3
Over 15: Jon Holland into his third over. 4 runs from the over.
Delhi Daredevils: 76/4 (15 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 18*(25), Mithun Manhas 20*(30), Jon Holland 3-0-10-0
Over 14: McDonald comes back. Manhas has injured his hamstring in his previous over and got a runner. Dinesh Karthik is the runner. Dilshan gets a single off the first delivery. A single off the fourth delivery in the over for Mithun Manhas. Another single off the fifth delivery. A single off the last delivery gives Delhi 4 runs from the over.
Delhi Daredevils: 72/4 (14 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 16*(23), Mithun Manhas 18*(26), Andrew McDonald 3-0-14-0
Over 13: Jon Holland to continue. 4 runs from the over.
Delhi Daredevils: 68/4 (13 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 14*(21), Mithun Manhas 16*(22), Jon Holland 2-0-6-0
Over 12: Spin from both the ends. David Hussey comes into the attack. Mithun Manhas gets a single off the first delivery. A single for Dilshan off the second delivery. 2 runs for Manhas off the third. First SIX of the match as Mithun Manhas hits the fifth delivery for a maximum over long on. A single off the last delivery gives 11 runs from the over for Delhi Daredevils. A good over for Delhi.
Delhi Daredevils: 66/4 (12 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 12*(19), Mithun Manhas 16*(18), David Hussey 1-0-11-0
Over 11: Spin in play as Jon Holland comes into the attack. He is selected in the Australian squad for the Indian tour. He starts off with a wide. A single for Mithun Manhas off the second delivery. 2 runs from the over. The current run rate is 5 runs per over.
Delhi Daredevils: 55/4 (11 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 11*(18), Mithun Manhas 6*(13), Jon Holland 1-0-2-0
Over 10: Andrew McDonald to continue. 5 runs from the over. Delhi Daredevils are 53/4 after 10 overs.
Delhi Daredevils: 53/4 (10 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 11*(14), Mithun Manhas 5*(11), Andrew McDonald 2-0-10-0
Over 9: Mithun Manhas is the new man in for Delhi Daredevils. McKay into his third over. He has picked up 2 wickets from 2 overs so far. Manhas on strike. No runs off the first five deliveries. This is brilliant bowling by McKay. A run out appeal off the fifth delivery, but Manhas survives. He gets off the mark with a single off the last delivery. Just a single from the over.
Delhi Daredevils: 48/4 (9 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 10*(13), Mithun Manhas 1*(6), Clint McKay 3-0-10-2
Over 8: Andrew McDonald comes into the attack. Dinesh Karthik hits a four off the second delivery through mid-on. He gets a single off the third delivery. Another wicket goes down. That's 3 wickets in four overs. Good bowling by Victorian Bushrangers here. Dinesh Karthik is run out for 6. Delhi Daredevils are 47/4 after 8 overs.
Delhi Daredevils: 47/4 (8 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 10*(13), Dinesh Karthik 6(7), Andrew McDonald 1-0-5-0
Over 7: Dinesh Karthik is the new man in for Delhi Daredevils. He is off the mark with a single. 2 runs and a wicket in the over.
Delhi Daredevils: 42/3 (7 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 10*(10), Dinesh Karthik 1*(4), Clint McKay 2-0-9-2
Over 6.2: McKay to continue. He got the wicket of Sehwag in his first over. Dilshan gets a single off the first delivery to give strike to Shah. Shah departs for a duck. Another wicket goes down and McKay get his second in the match. Good bowling by McKay.
Delhi Daredevils: 41/3 (6.2 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 10*(10), Owais Shah 0(5), Clint McKay 1.2-0-8-2
Over 6: Siddle into his third over. Tillakaratne Dilshan hits the first ball of the over for a four past the diving fielding at mid-on. Another four off the second delivery, this time through covers. A leg bye off the third delivery. A loud appeal for an LBW, but the umpire gives it not out. That was a close call. 9 runs from the over. Shah is yet to get off the mark.
Delhi Daredevils: 40/2 (6 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 9*(9), Owais Shah 0*(4), Peter Siddle 3-0-20-0
Over 5: Clint McKay comes into the attack. Virender Sehwag gets a single off the first delivery. McKay bowls a wide delivery. Another boundary over mid-off for Sehwag off the fourth delivery. And the danger man is gone. Virendar Sehwag is caught and bowled by Clint McKay for 21. Second wicket down for Delhi Daredevils. Owais Shah is the new man in. 7 runs from the over.
Delhi Daredevils: 31/2 (5 overs); Virender Sehwag 21(15), Tillakaratne Dilshan 1*(6), Owais Shah 0*(1), Clint McKay 1-0-7-1
Over 4: Peter Siddle into his second over. A run off a bye off the first delivery. Another bye off the second ball. Sehwag hits his third boundary of the match off the fourth delivery. A run off the fifth delivery for Sehwag brings Dilshan on strike. 7 runs from the over. Delhi Daredevils are 24/1 after 4 overs at 6 runs per over.
Delhi Daredevils: 24/1 (4 overs); Virender Sehwag 16*(12), Tillakaratne Dilshan 0*(4), Peter Siddle 2-0-12-0
Over 3: Tillakaratne Dilshan is the new man in for Delhi Daredevils. 1 run and a wicket from the over. Good one for Victorian Bushrangers.
Delhi Daredevils: 17/1 (3 overs); Virender Sehwag 11*(8), Tillakaratne Dilshan 0*(2), Shane Harwood 2-0-10-1
Over 2.4: Harwood to continue. He has given 9 runs in his first over. No run off the first delivery. Virender Sehwag gets a single off the second. Run out missed. Sehwag survives. And Harwood strikes in his second over. The captain is gone.Gambhir is bowled by Shane Harwood for 4. First wicket down for Delhi Daredevils.
Delhi Daredevils: 17/1 (2.4 overs); Gautam Gambhir 4(8), Virender Sehwag 11*(8), Shane Harwood 1.4-0-10-1
Over 2: Peter Siddle will share the new ball. Gambhir takes a single off the first delivery and gives strike to Sehwag. Virender Sehwag gets a single off the next delivery. 2 wides off the next delivery. Gambhir gets a double through midwicket and square leg region off the fifth delivery. 7 runs from the over. Delhi Daredevils are 16/0 after 2 overs.
Delhi Daredevils: 16/0 (2 overs); Gautam Gambhir 4*(6), Virender Sehwag 10*(6), Peter Siddle 1-0-7-0
Over 1: Shane Harwood has the new ball and will bowl the first over for Victorian Bushrangers. Virendar Sehwag and captain Gautam Gambhir will open the innings for Delhi Daredevils. Gambhir gets a single off the second delivery. Virendar Sehwag is off the mark with a four off the fourth ball of the over. First boundary for Delhi Daredevils. Sehwag hits another four off the next delivery. 9 runs from the first over for Delhi Daredevils. They are off to a good start here.
Delhi Daredevils: 9/0 (1 over); Gautam Gambhir 1*(2), Virendar Sehwag 8*(4), Shane Harwood 1-0-9-0
First Session: 20:00-21:20
Interval: 21:20-21:40
Second Session: 21:40-23:00
Gautam Gambhir (captain), Virender Sehwag, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Karthik, Owais Shah, Mithun Manhas, Rajat Bhatia, Amit Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan, Dirk Nannes, Ashish Nehra

Brad Hodge, Rob Quiney, Aiden Blizzard, David Hussey, Cameron White (captain), Andrew McDonald (wicket keeper), Clint McKay, Shane Harwood, Jon Holland, Peter Siddle
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