Mumbai Indians v Daredevils, IPL 2014, Mumbai
Mumbai Indians stay alive
There was drama even before Mumbai Indians' must-win game against Delhi Daredevils began at the Wankhede, as the hosts substituted Pragyan Ojha in for Praveen Kumar after the toss - Praveen, apparently, was injured between the toss and the start of play. Here, match referee Andy Pycroft discusses the matter with Mumbai Indians' management•BCCI
At the other end, Michael Hussey was in top touch, hitting a quick half-century •BCCI
In the chase, Kevin Pietersen produced a brisk cameo at the top, but could not kick on•BCCI
Legspinner Shreyas Gopal was tidy and knocked off Vijay, as the Mumbai spinners tightened the reins on Daredevils •BCCI
When play finally began, around five minutes late, Lendl Simmons got Mumbai Indians off to another strong start with 35 off 25•BCCI
Rohit Sharma looked like he was going to build on the start when he was bowled by Jaydev Unadkad for 30•BCCI
M Vijay suffered another failure, stumped for 8•BCCI
JP Duminy once again was left with a lot to do at the end; his 45 not out off 29 proved insufficient as Daredevils lost by 15 runs•BCCI
From there on, it was downhill for Mumbai. They went from 140 for 2 in the 15th, to 173 all out. Imran Tahir picked up 3 for 37 as Daredevils fought back•BCCI
Dinesh Karthik also failed, bowled for 7 while trying to reverse-hit•BCCI
The win meant Mumbai kept their hopes of making the playoffs alive, and captain Rohit Sharma showed his approval•BCCI