Match 36 Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians
at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Yet another crucial match because Mumbai Indians would jump to
2nd spot if they win today's match.
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field. Blazing start from Jayawardene and Sehwag
enabled Daredevils to form a century partnership for the first wicket. Jayawardene fell for a well made 55 off 42
balls when the total score was 135.
Pietersen joined Sehwag and continued to attack the bowling. Sehwag continued his good form making 73 off
39 balls. After his wicket, Pathan got
out for a duck. Ross Taylor looked
comfortable for sometime but fell for 15 from 7 balls. Nagar got out for duck. But Pietersen was going great guns at the
other end. He remained unbeaten on 50
facing 26 balls. Delhi Daredevils
amassed 207/5 which is a formidable total.
Robin Peterson captured 3 wickets and Malinga captured 2 wickets. Pollard conceded 23 runs in the only over he
bowled.
Mumbai started in a pathetic manner, losing Blizzard for a
duck. Tendulkar followed soon getting
out for 7 off 7 balls. Rohit Sharma
could not continue his magic touch getting out for 12. At 19/3 things looked very bad for Mumbai
Indians. But a brilliant partnership
between Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu took the score to 115/4 in the 13th
over when Karthik got out for 40 off 28 balls.
Rayudu made 62 off 39 balls.
Required run rate kept climbing and the Mumbai batsmen after Rayudu
could not face the challenge and kept losing wickets. Mumbai scored 170/9 in 20 overs. Delhi Daredevils won by a comfortable margin
of 37 runs. Mumbai dented their already
poor NRR further.
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