A blistering 85 from skipper Adam Gilchrist propelled last edition's bottom-ranked Deccan Chargers into the final of the Indian Premier League following their six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in the first semi-final at Centurion on Friday. Gilchrist hammered 10 fours and five sixes in his 35-ball knock that singlehandedly turned the semi-final into a no contest after Delhi, invited to bat, rode on Tillakaratne Dilshan's half-century to post a fighting 153 for eight.Earlier, Sri Lankan Dilshan survived two dropped catches and a run out attempt to score 65 off 51 balls and alongwith captain Virender Sehwag (39) and AB de Villiers (26), helped Delhi recover from a terrible start that saw Ryan Harris send openers Gautam Gambhir and David Warner back to the pavilion without a run on the board. It brought Sehwag and Dilshan together. The duo drove, cut and pulled with effortless ease and at the half-way stage, Delhi had raced to 83.
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