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Hyderabad: Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag says his bowlers won the match for the team against Deccan Chargers.
Sehwag, whose breezy knock helped his team to score a nine-wicket win over the hosts, gave full credit to the bowlers, who destroyed the mighty batting line-up of the rivals.
"Our bowlers won the match for us. Mohammad Asif, Glenn McGrath and Farveez Maharoof bowled really well to contain Deccan Chargers to less than 150 runs which was chaseable," he said.
Registering their second straight win, the Delhi team achieved the target of 143 with seven overs to spare. Sehwag, who scored an unbeaten 94 off just 41 deliveries, felt that the win was easier than expected.
He, however, said he was not disappointed about missing the century. "I didn't even know my score. I am happy that my team have won," he said.
Sehwag, who hit Andrew Symonds for 30 runs in an over, said the Australian had no pace and he made use of this.
Disappointed
The Delhi skipper, however, said it was only a start, as the team have to play another 12 matches in the IPL. "It is just the beginning. Any team can win the tournament," he said.
"Deccan Chargers could not get a good start and their big batsmen failed," he said when asked about the hosts, who have lost two matches on the trot.
So disappointed was Deccan Chargers' captain V.V.S. Laxman that he did not turn up for the post-match press conference.
Meanwhile, Eden Gardens authorities have decided to shift Kolkata Knight Riders' match against Mumbai Indians Indian Premier League on April 29 to a new pitch.
"The match next Tuesday will be played on a new pitch. The track that hosted the last match needs to be rested and we have to work on it," BCCI's pitch and grounds committee chairman Daljit Singh said after making a survey of the wicket.
Daljit had flown here last night and spent the entire day at the Eden Gardens after annoyed BCCI and IPL authorities told him to rush to the city and suggest remedial measures to the CAB following the furore over the poor strip that had robbed much of the fun from the Twenty20 game between the Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers.
Already reeling under criticism after a power snag halted Sunday night's IPL tie for 31 minutes, the Cricket Association of Bengal saw its problems intensify as there was a partial power-breakdown from during the Knight Riders' tune-up.
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