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Article: Delhi pray: Rain, rain go away
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- The Hindustan Times
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- May 17, 2008
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Hindustan Times
NEW DELHI, India, May 17 -- ON A day when it looked like nothing could stop Virender Sehwag from singlehandedly taking apart the Mohali bowling attack, the rain gods played spoilsport, drenching the Ferozeshah Kotla with some serious rainfall just after 9pm.
Once the rain stopped, the ground staff worked ceaselessly and at the time of going to press, there were hopes of a shortened game being played. The scoreboard had stayed frozen with Delhi on 94 for 1 off only 8.1 overs and when play began, a revised target would be placed before Mohali based on the Duckworth-Lewis system.
Jittery start
In the first couple of overs, neither Gautam Gambhir nor Sehwag middled every ball, ...