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Nov 1, 2008 Sat (ICL Match 26) Delhi Giants defeated Hyderabad Heroes by one run in a nail biting day and night match at the Tau Devi Lal stadium in Panchkula.

Hyderabad Heroes were chasing a target of 145 runs set by the Delhi Giants. The heroes got off with a bad start as they lost first wicket at the score of 10 runs in second over.

Later Abdul Razzaq and Ambati Rayuddu played well to set up a score of 75 runs in 11.4 overs.

But at 75 runs, Heroes got a big jolt as they lost both Razzaq and Rayuddu in two consecutive balls.

The score of Heroes then was 75 runs for 2 in 12 overs, after which they kept loosing wickets at frequent intervals and lost the match by one run with 4 wickets to spare.

Abdul Razzaq was the top scorer from the Heroes, who slammed 41 runs from 38 balls.

Earlier Delhi Giants won the toss and elected to bat first. They set a score of 144 runs while batting.

The Giants too had a bad start after they lost their first wicket at meager score of 7 runs in second over.

After the fall of first wicket, the Giants tried to stabilize the batting but they lost another wicket of Avishka Gunawardene in the fifth over.    

Abbas Ali was awarded man of the match for his blistering innings of 53 runs of 39 balls.

Oct 29, 2008 Wed (ICL Match 23) Hyderabad Heroes defeated Ahmedabad Rockets by three runs in a thrilling day-night match at Tau Devi Lal stadium in Gurgaon on Wednesday.A disciplined bowling attack and fielding from Hyderabad Heroes saw them register victory against Ahmedabad Rockets by a narrow margin.Just when it seemed Rockets would clinch an easy win with nine wickets in hand, Heroes fielder Ambati Rayudu took a blinder of a catch near boundary line to send Rockets skipper Martyn (16) into the pavilion in the 17th over. The same over saw opener Murray Goodwin’s wicket putting pressure on the Ahmedabad team at the crucial stage of the game. Goodwin scored 59 runs, while Reetinder Sodhi hammered 41 runs off just 15 balls that included four 6s and one 4 for the Ahmedabad team. Captain Chris Harris took two wickets for just 18 runs and Nicky Boje picked up one wicket for Heroes.Earlier, invited to bat first, Heroes put on a total of 166/6 despite loosing four early wickets thanks to some good middle-order batting from Nicky Boje (47), Stuart Binny (48) and Chris Harris (37).Rockets bowler Jason Gillespie and Rakesh Patel scalped two wickets each, while Heath Streak and Sumit Kalia shared two wickets. Ambati Rayudu was adjudged Man of the Match.

October 15 (ICL Match 7) A fantastic batting performance by Alok Kapali helped Dhaka Warriors score 168 for the loss of nine wickets in their stipulated quota of 20 overs.

Warriors, who were struggling at 57 for five at one stage, managed to post 168 on scoreboard due to a fine century by Kapali, first of the ICL season two, who scored 100 of just 60 balls, slamming eleven boundaries and five sixers.

Earlier, Dhaka Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

Abdul Razzaq gave the Hyderabad Heroes first breakthrough when he claimed the wicket of  Shahriar Nafees, when the score board read zero.

Razzaq and Nicky Boje claimed three wickets each.

Chris Harris was the most expensive bowler. He gave away 32 runs of three overs.

Opening batsmen for Hyderabad Heroes James Maher and Abdul Razzaq gave good starts, but both fell in their 20s.

Just when Stuart Binny looked all set for a big score, he was run out for 30. His knock came off just 17 balls with two fours and two sixes.

Nicky Boje, who was set, also got run out for 31 when Heroes score was 141 for six.

However, Chris Harris steered Heroes to victory in a thrilling match with two balls to spare with his unbeaten 37 off just 17 balls. His knock included five boundaries and a six.

Alok Kapali was named the ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant knock.

October 11 (1400 hrs) Hyderabad Heroes defeated Lahore Badshahs by 18 runs in the power-disrupted opening game of the Indian Cricket League’s (ICL) Season 2 Twenty20 tournament in Hyderabad on Friday.The Heroes were declared winners in accordance with the VJD method after four floodlights went off all of a sudden during the second innings of the match with the Lahore team two down for 30 runs in their six overs.Earlier, invited to bat first, the Heroes posted a total of 166 runs, thanks to the 102-run partnership off just 70 balls between local boy Ambati Rayudu and opener Jimmy Maher. Rayudu, declared Man of the Match for his sparkling 58 runs off 42 deliveries, provided sport aficionados great fun with some spectacular strokes. Pacers Mohammed Sami and Naved-ul-Hasan scalped two wickets each, while Azhar Mahmood picked up a wicket for the Badshahs.Chasing the moderate total, Lahore Badshahs suffered early blows with the Hyderabad bowlers Abdul Razzaq and Stuart Binny claiming Imran Farahat and Shahid Yousuf’s wickets in first two overs.Imran Nazir remained not out on 19, while captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was batting on nine, when the massive power-failure in the city left the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium plunging into darkness after the sixth over.