IPL 8: Delhi Daredevils v/s Mumbai Indians: MI lose by 37 runs; Imran Tahir steals the show
DD win by 37 runs against MI at Ferozshah Kotla
Amazing display from DD which has firmly put their campaign back on track!
Imran Tahir's three-wicket haul was the highlight of their bowling which helped DD peg back MI.
Apart from Ambati Rayadu and Rohit Sharma's knocks of 30 each, MI had nothing much to boast of and are condemned to yet another defeat in the tournament.
As for DD...well their tournament may well have begun!
Man-of-the-Match is Shreyas Iyer for his magnificent 83
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Over 20
MI - 153 for 9 lose by 37 runs
And thats it...Matthews ends the innings with another dot ball.
DD deserve this one fully!
Malinga to play the last ball.
Dot ball.
MI - 153 for 9
GREAT CATCH! Bhajji goes for 9...substitute Yadav takes a superb catch near mid-wicket.
38 from 3 needed.
GOOD BALL! Beats Bhajji on the off.
Single.
Consolatory at that!
FOUR! Malinga hits a boundary off Matthews.
Over 19
MI - 148 for 8
Dot ball to end the over.
Single.
CLOSE! Bhajji almost lost his stumps with another sizzler which beats his defences.
GOOD BALL! Spun wickedly to leg...no chance for Harbhajan!
45 from 10 needed.
Amazing performance by Tahir tonight...WRECKING BALL!
Single.
No run.
Tahir to Harbhajan.
Over 18
MI - 144 for 8
Single to end the over.
48 from 14 needed.
SIX! Bhajji hammers that into the deep-mid wicket crowd...good shot!
Wretched performance by MI so far!
Coulter-Nile is the bowler.
Single.
Harbhajan on strike.
Over 17
MI - 135 for 8
End of Over.
CLOSE! Malinga almost was bowled with a sharp off -break.
Malinga survives!
Blocked.
HAT-TRICK BALL.
MI - 135 for 8
McClenaghan is plumb...goes for a golden duck!
Tahir takes his third wicket of the over.
WICKET!
MI - 135 for 7
Tahir is the bowler.
Rayadu is gone for 30.
WICKET! Coulter-Nile takes a sitter at wide-long off.
FOUR! Rayadu smashes that to the off-side...but is it too late for MI now?
MI - 131 for 6
DAREDEVILRY!
WICKET! Pandya is out first ball...Coulter-Nile takes a beauty at wide-long off.
Over 16
MI - 131 for 5
Nadeem takes a fine catch at deep- forward mid wicket.
WICKET! And this time it is out...Rohit goes for 30.
WELL TRIED! Duminy almost latches on to one at wide-long off...well tried anyways!
62 from 26 needed.
Single.
DD still have the edge here.
63 from 28 needed.
Dot ball.
Can MI pull this one off?
FOUR! past the dive of the fielder at deep-mid on...another boundary for Rayadu.
Coulter-Nile is unhappy.
FOUR! Races away to deep-point...Rayadu is switching gears here!
Over 15
MI - 120 for 4
Single to end the over.
Good over by Tahir so far.
Single.
Tahir to Rayadu.
76 needed off 36 now.
Over 14
MI - 115 for 4
Single to end the over.
MI need more of those.
SIX AND SIX! Two big ones from Rohit....he is going after Nadeem here!
Over 13
MI - 100 for 4
SIX! 84 meters...Rohit hits it down the track...good shot!
13.23 is the run-rate.
97 from 44 needed.
Single.
Two runs.
102 from 48 needed....Mission Impossible?
Mishra back in the attack.
Over 12
MI - 89 for 4
Two runs to end the over.
Slow as a turtle the MI innings!
Nadeem to bowl this over.
Over 11
MI - 84 for 4
Dot ball to end the over.
MI are crumbling now!
Rayadu is the new batsman.
MI - 82 for 4
Nadeem takes a sitter off Mishra at deep-cover.
WICKET! Pollard is gone for 10...DD have the big wicket!
Over 10
MI - 81 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
91 meter hit.
SIX! Whacked away to mid-wicket by Pollard...great shot!
Single.
Have they already given up?
Slow is the word for MI here.
Tahir to bowl this over.
Over 9
MI - 72 for 3
Two runs to end the over.
Single.
CLOSE! Pollard survives a leg-before appeal!
Can Rohit-Pollard rescue MI here?
This brings Pollard to the crease.
MI - 68 for 3
He goes for 14.
WICKET! Chand is gone...stumped...loses his nerve and wicket!
Over 8
MI - 64 for 2
Dot ball to end the over.
TWO WIDES IN A ROW!
MI are dealing in singles here.
Single.
Nadeem to Chand.
Over 7
MI - 59 for 2
Single to end the over.
WIDE!
FOUR! Trickles behind the keeper...lucky!
Rohit needs to rescue MI now!
Single.
DD have the momentum now.
Amit Mishra is bowling this one.
Rohit Sharma walks in to bat.
Single.
Tahir takes his usual 'victory run'!
Over 6
MI - 48 for 2
AMAZING CATCH! Tahir takes a blinder at mid-wicket...Patel goes for 28.
Swing and Miss!
83 meter hit.
SIX! Whacked down the track...super hit by Patel!
FOUR! And he hits it over Matthews head for a boundary...good shot.
Meanwhile Patel is on 18...slowly but steadily!
Dot ball.
Matthews is the new bowler.
Over 5
MI - 38 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
Two runs.
Duminy showed amazing composure to take that one.
Domnic has got a big wicket here!
Unmukt Chand is the new batsman in.
MI - 35 for 1
GREAT CATCH! Simmons is out for 15, Duminy takes a superb catch at deep-mid off despite his cramp problem!
Over 4
MI - 35 for 0
Single to end the over.
FOUR! Hit through covers by Simmons...good shot.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Cut away to deep-square leg...fine tuned by Patel.
But he does manage to get up and resume proceedings now.
And Duminy is struck by cramps here...he is limping!
FOUR! Patel greets Duminy with one that flies through covers...fine hit!
Over 3
MI - 21 for 0
Dot ball.
FOUR! Whacked away to mid-wicket area...Simmons is switching gears here.
SPEED GUN! 142 km/hr this time...he literally is firing it in!
Coulter-Nile responds with a beauty...beats Simmons hands down.
GOOD BALL!
FOUR! Simmons cuts that to deep-backward point...good shot!
Dot ball.
Coulter-Nile is off the mark for this over.
WIDE!
Over 2
MI - 11 for 0
End of Over.
DD are live-wires on the field tonight!
Dot ball.
GOOD STOP! Duminy stops a certain boundary at wide-long off...good reflexes!
Dot ball again.
Dot ball.
GOOD BALL! Patel tries to whack that but fails miserably!
Dot ball.
Domnic is the bowler.
Over 1
MI - 6 for 0
Single to end the over.
142.6...speed gun!
WIDE!
FOUR! Smacked through long-on...Patel gets off the mark too!
Dot ball.
Simmons gets off the mark.
Single.
Dot ball.
GOOD BALL! a wicked leg-cutter!
Dot ball.
Coulter Nile to Simmons.
And Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel to open the batting for MI.
Way to go DD!
And rightly so thanks to two super knocks by Shreyas Iyer (83) and JP Duminy (78*) which has give MI a daunting task to win this one.
MI looked absolutely clueless against the duo and in the end paid the price for failing to break the partnership.
Can they recover themselves and pull this one off?
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Over 20
DD - 190 for 4
Single.
Duminy to face the last ball.
Single.
K Jadhav on strike.
He has reached 77.
Single by Duminy.
DD - 187 for 4
He goes for 2.
WICKET! Pollard laps up Yuvraj's catch at deep-extra cover.
Yuvraj on strike.
Dot ball.
SIX! Duminy slams that over Bumrah's head...super shot!
Over 19
DD - 180 for 3
Single to end the over.
Single.
Captain's knock from him.
Duminy has reached 68...well played!
Single.
Duminy on strike for this one.
FREE HIT!
NO BALL!
DD still have a chance to cross 200...provided they go bang bang!
Dot ball.
An odd time for him to enter?
Yuvraj Singh on strike.
Single.
Dot ball.
Malinga to Duminy.
Over 18
DD - 174 for 3
He goes for a quick 17.
WICKET ! And Matthews' mis-hit is taken by keeper Parthiv Patel.
FOUR! Cut away through point by Matthews...fine shot.
GOOD STOP! Bumrah dives full length to avert a certain boundary at deep-cover point!
Dot ball.
WIDE!
McClenaghan has not done much since his early burst.
Two runs.
FOUR! Cut away to third-man...amazing timing by Matthews.
Over 17
DD - 161 for 2
Single to end the over.
9.50 is the run-rate.
FOUR! Angelo Mathhews slaps that through covers...good shot!
DD - 156 for 2
WICKET! And Iyer goes after a fantastic 83...Malinga gets past his defences.
AMAZING PARTNERSHIP!
Iyer is on 83 while Duminy is on 66.
Single.
Malinga is frustrated now...he has reason enough!
Single.
MI have had a bad bowling performance tonight!
Single off Malinga.
Over 16
DD - 152 for 1
SIX! Carted into the deep-cover point stands....Go Duminy.
FOUR! Whacked away to deep-mid wicket area...Duminy is unleashing here!
TAKE A BOW DUO!
Iyer is on 79 and Duminy is on 55.
Single.
Bumrah is back in the attack.
Over 15
DD - 137 for 1
FOUR! Duminy ends it with a boundary.
Have MI lost the plot here?
Pandya is the bowler.
Single.
Over 14
DD - 130 for 1
End of Over.
WELL PLAYED!
FIFTY FOR DUMINY!
Two runs.
Single.
Iyer has powered the DD innings here...take a bow youngster!
Single.
iyer is on 73...Duminy is on 46.
86 meter hit the last one.
SIX AND SIX! Two huge hits over the deep-mid wicket area...IYER POWER!
Harbhajan to bowl this over.
Over 13
DD - 112 for 1
End of Over.
FOUR! Edged behind the keeper...Iyer is going ballistic!
SIX! Iyer carts that into the deep-square leg area...amazing hit.
DD are on course for a huge total as for now!
Dot ball.
Duminy is on 45.
McClenaghan to bowl this over.
Over 12
DD - 101 for 1
Single to end the over.
DD on fire.
18 off the over so far.
80 meters that one!
SIX! Disapperaed into the crowd near deep-mid wicket...hammered by Duminy.
SIX! Duminy smashes that into the mid-wicket crowd....awesome shot!
Single.
He is on 31.
FOUR! Duminy welcomes Pollard with a boundary.
Over 11
DD - 84 for 1
Dot ball
FIFTY FOR IYER.
FOUR AGAIN! Cut behind to deep-third man....another one goes to the boundary!
FOUR! Cut away to square-leg...Iyer is accelerating now.
SIX! Hammered straight down the track...IYER POWER!
Single.
Bumrah is the bowler.
Over 10
DD - 65 for 1
Single to end the over.
DD need to deal in big hits now.
A trickle of singles here.
Single.
Can the big man strike here?
Pollard is the bowler.
Over 9
DD - 60 for 1
End of Over.
Single.
Dot ball.
Harbhajan to bowl this over.
Single.
Over 8
DD - 56 for 1
Single to end the over.
Single.
Iyer is on 29 while Duminy has reached 20.
FOUR! Cut away to deep-square leg by Iyer...good shot!
Pandya is the new bowler.
Over 7
DD - 49 for 1
Dot ball.
Single again...DD dealing in one's here.
Single.
Single by Duminy.
Dot ball.
Single.
Harbhajan to Iyer.
TIME OUT!
Over 6
DD - 45 for 1
End of Over.
Dot ball.
Duminy needs to switch gears.
DD are going steady as for now.
Dot ball.
Single.
DD also have an infamous losing streak of 9 games at the Kotla.
No run again.
Trivia - DD have beaten MI three times at the Kotla in IPL history.
No run.
Single.
Malinga to Duminy.
Over 5
DD - 43 for 1
Single to end the over.
He is on 22 while Duminy is on 16.
FOUR! Cut behind for a boundary by Iyer.
Single.
Dot ball.
Harbhajan to bowl this over.
Over 4
DD - 35 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
14 off the over so far.
Dot ball.
SIX AGAIN! This one is hooked almost to the same area...Duminy on fire here.
SIX! Duminy sends that into the deep-third man stands...Boom Boom!
The skipper is off the blocks here.
Two runs.
Bumrah to Duminy.
Over 3
DD - 21 for 1
10 off that over.
No run.
SIX! Whacked over deep-backward point...super shot by Iyer!
DD need to step it up now.
FOUR! Carted to wide-long on...great shot by Iyer!
GOOD BALL! Iyer evades one that flies past him to the keeper.
He is keeping things tight here...literally!
Dot ball.
McCleneghan back to bowl.
Over 2
DD - 11 for 1
End of Over.
Duminy almost chipped that to the fielder at mid-off.
CLOSE!
Single.
That one sprayed over Iyer...off-target Malinga?
WIDE!
Dot ball.
Duminy is still on zero...DD need him to fire tonight.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Iyer hits that through the mid-wicket area...good shot!
He will look to find form tonight.
Malinga has not had the best of tournament's so far.
Dot ball to Iyer.
Lasith Malinga is in to bowl this over.
Over 1
DD - 4 for 1
End of Over.
Dot ball.
WIDE BALL!
Dot ball.
McClenaghan is going great guns.
CLOSE! Skipper Duminy survives a close caught-behind appeal!
DD - 2 for 1
Early jolt for DD!
WICKET! Agarwal goes for 1...Rayadu takes a simple catch at square-leg.
Single by Iyer.
Single.
Agarwal to fact the first ball.
McClenaghan to bowl the first over.
Mayank Agarwal and Shreyas Iyer to open the batting for DD.
MI huddle ...team spirit evoked here!
Starting XI -
DD - Agarwal, Iyer, Duminy (C), Yuvraj, Mathews, Jadhav (WK), Coulter-Nile, Mishra, Nadeem, Imran, Muthuswami
MI - Simmons, Patel (WK), Chand, Sharma (C), Pollard, Rayudu, Harbhajan, Pandya, Bumrah, McClenaghan, Malinga
And Rohit Sharma has won the toss, MI are bowling first.
MI will surely miss his all-round services!
BIG NEWS! Corey Anderson has been ruled out of the rest of IPL 8 due to a fractured finger.
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Welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 21 of IPL 8 which has Delhi Daredevils facing Mumbai Indians at the Ferozshah Kotla.
Here is the Match Preview of the game which will begin on 20:00 IST.
MI edged past RCB in a close game previously and that may be enough reason for them to go and down DD tonight.
DD on the other hand will bank on skipper JP Duminy to fire considering the fact that they have had a mediocre season so far.
MI's batsmen fired big time against RCB and a lot will bank on them if they are to produce another stellar effort.
DD's form has been up-down this tournament and they will have to shed off the Jekyll-Hyde tag to register a win tonight.
MI broke their losing streak recently and look good enough to add another win tonight against downcast DD and definitely go into the game as favourites.
Head coach Ricky Ponting is doing wonders to MI's battered morale (as their previous win suggests) and the great Australian is doing everything in his power to help MI bounce back.
On paper, Rohit Sharma's MI look good enough to hand DD another defeat tonight and it won't be a surprise if the dark-blue outfit come out all guns blazing!
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