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We took chances and it paid off, says Jayawardene

As rain played spoilsport, Mahela Jayawardene who led Kings XI Punjab's charge against Delhi Daredevils here on Saturday night said his team very much had the Duckworth/Lewis charts on their minds.

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  • Published: 00:16 May 19, 2008
  • Gulf News

New Delhi: As rain played spoilsport, Mahela Jayawardene who led Kings XI Punjab's charge against Delhi Daredevils here on Saturday night said his team very much had the Duckworth/Lewis charts on their minds.

"We knew we had to be ahead of Dardevils if rain came again and the Duckworth/Lewis method comes into play. When I came to the crease we had lost 3 wickets and we were around 30 runs short that time. We needed one good over," said the Sri Lankan.

"When [Virender] Sehwag came to bowl it was the best option ... We had to take our chances and it paid off. After that we kept on taking around six runs per over," said Jayawardene (36 not out), who along with Luke Pomersbach (25 not out), blasted 63 off 27 balls and Kings XI found themselves ahead by six runs in the D/L charts when rain again stopped play after 8 overs.

The two took 22 runs off Sehwag's only over.

"There was no point to continue playing in rain. My bat was all wet and I told the umpire that it is getting difficult."

Losing skipper Sehwag conceded he made an error in bowling that over.

"That was a costly over. But I thought the match could go on till the last over and I had saved Glen McGrtah for the crucial time. I had to bowl somewhere," Sehwag said.

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