Ishant bowls out Kochi for 74

DC would have been 14/3, if the superb delivery of Sreeshant which bowled Sanga was not called a no ball.

R P Singh bowled superbly, swinging the ball both ways. He got Sunny Sohal lbw for one and then induced Dhawan to loft one into the hands of Raiphy and DC were 2/6.

Chipli was taken by Vinay Kumar and DC were 20/3. Cameroon White joined Sanga and now there is a retreiving partnership and DC are 82/3.

Ishant Sharma is making a great comeback nowadays.He is bowling at 150 kph and has lateral movement.

In a fine display of blistering pace and swing, he bowled DC to victory, skittling out the Tuskers for a paltry 74! His incredible figures of 5/12 is the third best in the IPL.

We have to understand that Ishant is facing immense competition from Varun Aaron, who clocked 153 kph. Umesh Yadav bowled at 150 kph. So his aim to bowl faster is paying rich dividends. Gavaskar says he has rediscovered himself and will lead the Indian pace attack in the years to come. Let us not forget his great bowling stints at Perth. It was true that he was off form, because he tried to bowl faster and lost his swing. Now he has rediscovered his swing and has succeeded in bowling faster. May he lead the Indian pace attack, as prophesied by Gavaskar !

It was not a good pitch for batsmen, as Mahela won the toss and fielded.

The ball from Steyn swerved away from McCullum. Once Brendon was out, Ishant took over. Patel jabbed at an away swerver, Gomez was taken out first ball by a superb in cutter and Hodge was bowled by a beauty and Kochi were 2/4 !

Ishant was modest and gave the credit to Zaheer for improvement in his bowling. Ishant was adjudged Man of the Match for his fiery bowling.

Said he "I need to say thanks to Zaheer Khan because he told me to keep working hard on my fitness. Working with him is really tremendous for me. It's not about inspiration. When we were sitting in the dressing room, we thought 130 is a good total. When RP's first ball hit the gloves (of Sunny Sohal), we thought we won't mind bowling first on this track."

Sanga said that 129 was enough. "Once we started batting, we thought 130-140 is a competitive score. Both Steyn and Ishant were magnificent in the first six overs," he said. He appreciated Lehman, the coach, who instilled confidence in the DC side.

"He has a lot of common sense when it comes to cricket, nothing flash, just go out there and hit your lengths. We need to keep playing good cricket," he said.

Mahela said Kochi had to confront fire while batting and that both Steyn and Ishant bowled superbly.

"I thought it was a good effort by the bowlers. We knew they had quality bowlers upfront and we had to get through that spell. Ishant bowled very well upfront. The pitch had a bit more movement than we expected," he said.

"It is difficult to come back when you are six for five." said the great Sri Lankan.

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