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Daredevils vs MI, 36th match at Delhi, , Apr 27 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
36th match (N), Delhi, April 27, 2012, Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:208) 170/9

Daredevils won by 37 runs

Player Of The Match
73 (39)
virender-sehwag
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end of over 203 runs • 2 wickets
MI: 170/9CRR: 8.50 
RP Singh1 (1b)
Umesh Yadav 4-0-36-2
Morne Morkel 4-0-21-1

11.35 pm Delhi had smashed Mumbai away, and now they've smashed them at home. A 38-run victory is a huge win. Very little went right for Mumbai after they won the toss and chose to bat. Sehwag, Mahela and KP scored fifties to take Delhi past 200, and when Mumbai lost three wickets for a song, the game was all but done. Rayudu and Karthik revived the chase for a while, but Nadeem's double strike, dismissing Rayudu and Pollard in consecutive balls, finished the game.

The difference between the top team and the second team in the IPL is more two points for the first time this season. Delhi have opened up a lead of three points over Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore, who all have nine points each. And all those teams have played eight games each.

Harbhajan: "We didn't get the result we were looking for. Delhi played fantastic, they batted too well. Credit goes to Delhi, they outplayed us." No kidding. Harbhajan says there was a risk in asking Delhi to bat but he says they like chasing so Mumbai took that chance.

Sehwag: "We discussed in the team meetings tht one of me and Mahela has to stay until the 15th over, today both of us did and we had a very good partnership." Sehwag has praise for the crowd for supporting Delhi, and Tendulkar. Sehwag is also the Man of the Match.

On that note, I'll say good night. Than you for your emails once again. We'll be back tomorrow for the double header. Cheers.

19.6
W
Umesh Yadav to Malinga, OUT

bowled! The stumps are in disarray. Malinga backed away to a full ball and swung across the line. He missed.

Lasith Malinga b Yadav 11 (13b 1x4 0x6 16m) SR: 84.61
19.5
1
Umesh Yadav to Singh, 1 run

the ball cuts into the right-hander and beats the bat, Naman dives to his left and makes the save

19.4
1
Umesh Yadav to Malinga, 1 run

another full toss, hit towards long off

19.3
W
Umesh Yadav to Harbhajan, OUT

this has been caught but it's been called a no-ball for some reason. Was it for height? It wasn't above waist, that's for sure. The umpires check with the third umpire and the right decision has been made. It wasn't too high. Harbhajan had sliced the full toss towards point where Irfan judged the catch well

Harbhajan Singh c Pathan b Yadav 15 (12b 2x4 0x6 21m) SR: 125
19.2
1
Umesh Yadav to Malinga, 1 run

KP's dropped the catch at deep cover. Malinga slapped a full toss flat towards Pietersen, who came running in and then dropped it

19.1
Umesh Yadav to Malinga, no run

Malinga backs away to try and hit a full ball from outside off stump through point, he gets beaten

end of over 198 runs
MI: 167/7CRR: 8.78 RRR: 41.00
Harbhajan Singh15 (11b 2x4)
Lasith Malinga9 (9b 1x4)
Morne Morkel 4-0-21-1
Umesh Yadav 3-0-33-0
18.6
4
Morkel to Harbhajan, FOUR runs

he's slammed this, salvaging what he can for the net run rate. Harbhajan made room and hit the length ball flat over the extra cover boundary, or was it just short? It was just short

18.5
1
Morkel to Malinga, 1 run

full again, Malinga backs away and hits it to long on

18.4
1
Morkel to Harbhajan, 1 run

Harbhajan times the straight hit well but long-off is there to prevent the boundary, Morkel's keeping it full and straight

18.3
1
Morkel to Malinga, 1 run

played towards deep point

18.2
Morkel to Malinga, no run

in the blockhole once again, Malnga can only keep it out

18.1
1
Morkel to Harbhajan, 1 run

in the blockhole on off stump, Harbhajan drives it to cover

end of over 1811 runs
MI: 159/7CRR: 8.83 RRR: 24.50
Lasith Malinga7 (6b 1x4)
Harbhajan Singh9 (8b 1x4)
Umesh Yadav 3-0-33-0
Morne Morkel 3-0-13-1
17.6
4
Umesh Yadav to Malinga, FOUR runs

not this time, though, Malinga moves towards leg and slaps the ball over extra cover for four

17.5
Umesh Yadav to Malinga, no run

Malinga backs away and throws his bat at a full ball outside off, he gets beaten

17.4
1
Umesh Yadav to Harbhajan, 1 run

driven past the bowler towards long on

17.3
4
Umesh Yadav to Harbhajan, FOUR runs

full ball outside off, Harbhajan swings hard and bottom edges the ball into the ground and over the keeper's head for four

17.2
Umesh Yadav to Harbhajan, no run

length ball, Harbhajan hits it hard and flat towards cover, Sehwag moves to his right to take the catch at waist height but drops it

17.2
1w
Umesh Yadav to Harbhajan, 1 wide

Harbhajan throws his bat at a wide ball, but it is too far away to make contact

17.1
1
Umesh Yadav to Malinga, 1 run

nearly in the blockhole, Harbhajan backs away and hits to long on

end of over 176 runs • 1 wicket
MI: 148/7CRR: 8.70 RRR: 20.00
Lasith Malinga2 (3b)
Harbhajan Singh4 (5b)
Morne Morkel 3-0-13-1
Shahbaz Nadeem 4-0-35-2

For those of you who are wondering where Varun Aaron is for Delhi, he had a stress fracture of the back but is better now. Not sure he is match fit yet, but he's getting there.

16.6
1
Morkel to Malinga, 1 run

a full ball, hit towards long off

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Over 20 • MI 170/9

Harbhajan Singh c Pathan b Yadav 15 (12b 2x4 0x6 21m) SR: 125
W
Lasith Malinga b Yadav 11 (13b 1x4 0x6 16m) SR: 84.61
W
Daredevils won by 37 runs
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