Sublime Sehwag lifts Delhi to crucial win

Apr 30, 2011

Sreesanth rocked Delhi with two early wickets on an uneven pitch in Kochi •AFP

Virender Sehwag had to rein in his natural game on the tricky surface •AFP

Irfan Pathan picked up a couple of early wickets as Kochi started a challenging chase•AFP

Ravindra Jadeja hit a couple of big shots to entertain the crowd•AFP

Things got tougher for the visitors when Ravindra Jadeja removed Venugopal Rao •AFP

Delhi had only reached 91 in the 15th over when Yogesh Nagar was run out •AFP

Parthiv Patel lost his off stump to one that kept low •AFP

But after Morne Morkel dismissed Brad Hodge, Kochi slid towards a big loss •AFP

Sehwag, though, accelerated in the latter part of his innings, and his outstanding 80 off 47 balls lifted Delhi to 157 •AFP

Mahela Jayawardene couldn't get going •AFP