When Adam Gilchrist
is on war, there is very little one can do and
Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag
admitted as much when he said they were done in
by the Deccan Chargers skipper's hurricane
knock.
Gilchrist plundered 85 runs from 35 balls with
10 boundaries and five sixes that helped Deccan
defeat Delhi by six wickets and storm into the
final of the Indian Premier League Friday night.
The way Gilchrist
batted we had no chance,' Sehwag conceded at the
post-match ceremony.
'The bowlers had no clue. It wasn't our day,'
lamented the Delhi Daredevils skipper.
Delhi fought back after losing two wickets in
the very first over to post 153 for eight.
'I thought 153 was a defendable total but the
way Gilchrist batted, we could do very little.
It was Gilchrist's day,' said Sehwag.
The man of the moment hadn't played for over a
year before the IPL but Gilchrist showed no
signs of rustiness.
'It was great to come back after a
year and play well,' said Gilchrist.
Asked about his hurricane knock, Gilchrist said,
'I just wanted to stay on and try and get close
to their run rate and if possible pull ahead.
Wanted to put them under a bit of pressure.'
