Batting failure costs Pune again

May 16, 2011

Jesse Ryder delivered a quick start for Pune Warriors•AFP

Daniel Christian got rid of Sourav Gangly early•Associated Press

Yuvraj Singh struck some meaty blows in his 23•AFP

It was a middling target and it hardly troubled Deccan, especially once Sunny Sohal gave a bright start to the chase•AFP

He and Manish Pandey added 31 in four overs•AFP

Pune began to lose track as Pandey was bowled by Pragyan Ojha•AFP

The cheerleaders were kept busy, and they cherished a break between overs•AFP

He and Shikhar Dhawan added 67 quick runs, more or less ending Pune's hopes•AFP

They slid to 45 for 5 when Amit Mishra dismissed Robin Uthappa and Mithun Manhas in the same over•AFP

Mitchell Marsh played a useful cameo and his late assault lent some respectability to the Pune score•AFP

JP Duminy made a quiet 23 to inch his side closer to the win which pushed them to 10 points•AFP