uns - Delhi Daredevils, inspired by AB de Villiers' superbly-paced century, held their nerve in the field to beat Chennai Super Kings in the first close game of IPL 2.
- de Villiers' century, the first of the tournament, came after Delhi's innings started in catastrophe and powered them to the highest total this season.
- Matthew Hayden charged a stiff chase with another aggressive innings and Suresh Raina's cool head kept Chennai on par with the asking rate, but Delhi won the battle of the death overs to sneak a thriller.
- Leading, expectedly, was the parsimonious Daniel Vettori who, after striking after the seven-and-a-half minute tactical break, bowled a decisive penultimate over.
Kolkata Knight Riders 150 for 7 (Ganguly 46, Gayle 41, Kamran 3-18) tied with Rajasthan Royals 150 for 6 (Yusuf 42, Mendis 2-19). Rajasthan
win in Super Over- Y.Pathan broke the IPL's first tie and with it KKR's hearts through clean hitting in the Super Over, to chase down 16 runs in four deliveries.
- It was intense drama at Newlands with the match swinging either way - from the moment Royals lost two wickets in the first three overs, till dada's dismissal with two runs required and one ball to go - as the excitement spilled over into the Super Over, the solution to a T20 tie.
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