The heat is on..........

43 and CSK still going strong.  My heart just didn’t stop thumping.  Little disappointed but that ray of hope was still there.  68 and I see Hussey moving out of the ground.   There was a bit of sparkle in my eyes. 

A marvellous shot by Murli Vijay and Ross Taylor takes an awesome catch. There I take a sigh of relief.  Hang on! What is it? It was a SIX and not out.  Ross went beyond the boundary line.  A ‘thin’ layer of dashing hopes covers my mind again.

Nevertheless, this big game tonight is going to be one of its kind.  The dandy sixes by Vijay has made the CSK score running, with Vijay still playing on 84.  “He writes his own script” displays on the board for Vijay.  Completing his century, Vijay steals the show.

With a target of 223, M. Jayawardene and D. Warner opens the batting for Delhi Daredevils(DD).  Although, I was expecting Viru on the ‘frontfoot’. 

Warner disappointed and so am I.  Although the ball was travelling like a bullet, he goes on 17 making only 3 runs.  And guess what?  The catch was taken by none other than but the man whose stars are shining bright tonight. Yes! M. Vijay.

Viru comes and that slight ray of hope is awoken once more.  Gosh! What is this?  Viru is moving out with only 1 run in his pocket.  Now that is something not expected out of this “Dilli ka Munda’.  “Come on Dilli, Ruk kyo Gaye?” 

Please Jayawardene, my eyes are on you now.  As I put my hands together for Ross, he has hit two sixes in a row already.  Yippie! Happy I am.   

My son in the mean time shows his urge to change the channel as he firmly believes that DD is going to lose tonight.  A bit of scolding by me and there he sits quietly  on the sofa watching the game with disinterest. 

This heroic team has given ‘us’ (DD), ‘us’ because I support DD, a big total to chase but I feel these ‘Munday Dilli Ke’ will play on the ‘frontfoot’.  At this moment I remember the theme song of DD.  One of the line is “Ghoomayenge balla aur urayenge hosh sab ke’.

S.Rana was ecstatic as he takes the catch and makes Ross move out of the ground.  D. Bravo, dancing in the middle of the ground after making A. Russels move out.  I laughed watching him dance while talking to my mother in law who was having her dinner, relishing the ‘Pulao’ I made hastily.  Hastily because, I went into the kitchen the moment CSK ceased batting, not wanting to miss DD’s batting.

Now I am highly saddened, because DD will lose the game.  Only a miracle can now lead DD to the finals.  With a very heavy heart, I see wickets falling down super soon.  GAME OVER! Dhoni takes CSK to the finals for the fourth time. 

Curtains drawn for Delhi Daredevils.  As I write this piece of mine on CSKvsDD, I hear my son shouting, “Yay! DD lost”.  Busy with my writing, I ignored him as if I didn’t want to hear the defeat of DD. The journey for DD ends here.

Whatever it is, “Sadde Munday Dilli de” played really well throughtout.  Now let us see Chitti vs Ra.one(G.One) on 27^th May i.e. CSK vs KKR.  Any guesses? Who out of the two will kiss the trophy and wear the crown of victory of IPL 2012?