Preview: In-form Mumbai Indians will look to exploit their home conditions when they take on Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Sitting at the top with five wins in six matches, Mumbai will look for their sixth consecutive win in the ongoing edition as the home side seems superior to the visiting side on current form and paper. [caption id=“attachment_3398760” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] The two captains, Rohit Sharma, left, and Zaheer Khan. Sportzpics[/caption] The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai had a nagging concern about the non-performance of their top-order – but it also clicked in the last match against Punjab. Mumbai’s middle-order batsmen, especially Nitish Rana, Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya, have been in prime form. The bowling department seemed balanced as Mumbai have a bunch of experienced bowlers in their line-up. Veteran pacer Harbhajan Singh has been fantastic in the first six overs, while Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah have been consistent in the death overs. Mitchell McClenaghan has also provided the breakthroughs at the crucial moments. On the other hand, Delhi, who are currently at the fourth spot with two wins and three losses, lost their last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) despite a good performance. Packed with young batsmen like Sam Billings, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair and Shreyas Iyer, the Zaheer Khan-led Delhi’s strength lies in their array of talented seam-bowling all-rounders. Bowlers like Chris Morris, Corey Anderson, Angelo Mathews and Pat Cummins provide the depth and balance to the side. But the exciting team sometimes faces an absence of a pivot around which the team will bat. So, in the clash, Delhi will be eyeing a win this time to regain their winning momentum. (With inputs from IANS)
Highlights IPL 2017, MI vs DD in Mumbai, cricket scores and updates: Mumbai Indians win by 14 runs
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That’s it from us on our coverage of the 25th match of the ongoing tournament, with the Mumbai Indians pulling off yet another victory despite posting a total as low as 142, keeping their fortess intact as a result!
Do tune in tomorrow for the second double-header! While Gujarat Lions take on Kings XI Punjab in the first match, the action shifts to the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where the Knight Riders take on the struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore.
For now, we bid you good night!
6 – 09 April 2017 to 22 April 2017*
6 – 29 April 2008 to 18 May 2008
After 20 overs,Delhi Daredevils 128/7 ( Chris Morris 52 , Pat Cummins 4)
Right then. Hardik Pandya to bowl the final over. Leg bye in the first ball, after the ball deflects off Cummins’ shoulder towards short third man. Wide in the second ball, with Hardik clearly under pressure! FOUR! Full and wide again, and Morris slices this over backward point! Superb save by Krunal at deep point, though Morris gets to his half-century with a double. Just a single is all that Morris can get in the fourth delivery — a superb one by Hardik, pitching it up and sending it to wide mid-off. Dot off the fifth ball! Just one run off the last ball, and Mumbai successfully defend a total as low as 142!
Mumbai Indians defeat Delhi Daredevils by 14 runs!
100 – Jagadeesha Suchith/Harbhajan Singh v KXIP,Wankhede, 2015
91* – AB de Villiers/Iqbal Abdulla v GL,Bangalore, 2016
91 – Kagiso Rabada/Chris Morris v MI, Wankhede, 2017
After 19 overs,Delhi Daredevils 118/7 ( Chris Morris 45 , Pat Cummins 3)
Bumrah to bowl the crucial 19th over. Morris enjoys some luck in the second ball of the over, chipping it over to vacant mid-off region. What a delivery by Bumrah in the third ball, bowling a slower one that misses both Rabada’s bat as well as the off-stump. Bumrah doesn’t miss the leg-stump in the next ball, bowling another slower one that Rabada once again misses. New man Cummins walks out to bat, and gets a couple off the first ball, and he gets a single off the last ball to retain strike for the final over.
Delhi need 25 off 6 balls.
BOWLED EM! Bumrah it is who gets the crucial wicket of Rabada, and breaks the 91-run stand! Second-consecutive slower ball, and this time the ball hits the base of Rabada’s leg stump! DD 115/7
Kagiso Rabada b Bumrah 44(39)
After 18 overs,Delhi Daredevils 113/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 43 , Chris Morris 44)
McClenaghan into his final over. FOUR! Top-edge off Morris’ bat, with McClenaghan pitching it short this time, runs away to the vacant third-man boundary. Big shout for a caught behind in the penultimate ball, and it is turned down by the umpire, with the wicketkeeper himself not showing too much interest. SIX! Morris keeps Delhi in the hunt with a majestic strike towards wide long-on, smashing a short ball outside off!
Delhi need 30 from 12 balls!
After 17 overs,Delhi Daredevils 101/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 42 , Chris Morris 33)
Bumrah back into the attack, and starts off with a yorker outside off. The duo bring up the team 100 in this over by exchanging singles. Good, tight over by Bumrah, with just four coming off it! Fantastic variations by the Indian pacer, mixing his yorkers with a couple of full deliveries.
Delhi need 42 from 18 balls.
After 16 overs,Delhi Daredevils 97/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 40 , Chris Morris 31)
McClenaghan returns in the 16th over of the innings, and Morris nearly gets run-out at the non-striker’s end while setting off for a quick single. Morris faces a bouncer from McClenaghan, and top-edges it to the vacant short square-leg region. Six off the over, with McClenaghan keeping it tight in his third over.
Delhi need 46 off 24 balls.
After 15 overs,Delhi Daredevils 91/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 38 , Chris Morris 28)
Krunal Pandya introduced into the attack in the 15th over. Powerfully swept away by Morris in the second ball of the over, though it is only a single. He hammers the fourth ball powerfully towards the extra-cover boundary, where Pollard pulls off an athletic stop but fails to prevent the boundary with his foot touching the rope. Eight off the over.
Delhi need 52 to win from 30 balls.
After 14 overs,Delhi Daredevils 83/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 36 , Chris Morris 22)
Harbhajan Singh into his final over. Morris and Rabada rotate the strike between themselves in this over, patting the ball to all parts of the ground. Five off this over, with the two Delhi batsmen fairly settled at the centre right now.
Delhi need 60 off the last 36 balls.
After 13 overs,Delhi Daredevils 78/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 33 , Chris Morris 20)
Johnson returns to the attack in the 13th over, with Mumbai now looking to break the stand. Morris tries smashing the second ball down the ground, though Rabada comes in the way, and cops a blow. FOUR! Morris brings up the 50-stand in the next delivery with a powerful cut! Nine off the over, with hope starting to return to the Delhi dugout. And the batting side opts for the timeout now.
Delhi need 65 to win from 42 balls.
After 12 overs,Delhi Daredevils 69/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 32 , Chris Morris 13)
Harbhajan Singh into his third over. Appeal for lbw in the third ball of the over, though Ravi turns it down in yet another fine decision by umpire S Ravi, as the ball appeared to be missing leg. Appeal for stumping by keeper Parthiv next ball, though the umpire doesn’t go upstairs. Good over, with just two coming off it.
Delhi ened 74 to win from 48 balls.
After 12 overs,Delhi Daredevils 69/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 32 , Chris Morris 13)
Harbhajan Singh into his third over. Appeal for lbw in the third ball of the over, though Ravi turns it down in yet another fine decision by umpire S Ravi, as the ball appeared to be missing leg. Appeal for stumping by keeper Parthiv next ball, though the umpire doesn’t go upstairs. Good over, with just two coming off it.
Delhi ened 74 to win from 48 balls.
After 11 overs,Delhi Daredevils 67/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 31 , Chris Morris 12)
Bumrah into the attack in the 11th over. FOUR! Rabada is bringing back to their feet, hammering it towards wide mid-off. Nearly chops the next ball onto his stumps, with the ball running away to the fine-leg boundary. 10 off the over, with 33 coming off the last 3. The partnership between the two South Africans is worth 43 at the moment.
Delhi need 76 to win from 54 balls.
After 10 overs,Delhi Daredevils 57/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 22 , Chris Morris 11)
Harbhajan into the attack in the first over after the timeout. FOUR! Reverse-swept away by Morris, hammering it away towards backward square-leg. SIX! Now Rabada comes down the ground and brings up the team 50 with a slog down the ground! Good over for Delhi, with 13 coming off it!
Delhi need 86 to win from 60 balls.
After 9 overs,Delhi Daredevils 44/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 15 , Chris Morris 5)
Hardik into his second over. Rabada hammers the third ball of the over down the ground, with Krunal saving a couple of runs by running down the ground. FOUR! Smoked down the ground by KG! And it was hit with a straight bat! Both him, as well as Morris, are capable of a few lusty blows, and are Delhi’s last hope at the moment. Meanwhile, Morris is starting to struggle at the moment, and it looks like he is having hamstring problems right now. The umpire signals the timeout at the end of the over.
Delhi need 99 to win from 66 balls.
After 8 overs,Delhi Daredevils 34/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 8 , Chris Morris 3)
Harbhajan into the attack, and for a change, the Daredevils don’t lose a wicket in an over. Rabada ends the over with a boundary, getting a thick edge that carries over the slip.
Delhi need 109 to win from 72 balls.
Lowest scores at the fall of sixth wicket in IPL:
11 – KTK v DC, Kochi, 2011
24 – DD v MI, Mumbai, 2017*
28 – RCB v RR, Abu Dhabi, 2014
After 7 overs,Delhi Daredevils 28/6 ( Kagiso Rabada 3 , Chris Morris 2)
Hardik Pandya into the attack in the first over after powerplay, and walks away after giving away just five runs, and grabbing the wicket of Nair, who chops a back-of-length ball onto his off-stump! Chris Morris joins fellow South African Rabada at the centre right now.
Delhi need 115 to win from 78 balls.
OUT! Now Karun Nair chops a rising delivery outside off onto his off-stump! And now Hardik Pandya strikes in his very first over! This innings is turning out to be a joke right now! DD 24/6
Karun Nair b Hardik 5(15)
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