four to fine leg and that's the game in the bag. Walks across to off stump and clips the length ball with some class. Mumbai have crashed into their fourth loss in a row and those hand shakes and pats on the back would have negligible effect
MI vs Daredevils, 16th match at Sharjah, IPL, Apr 27 2014 - Match Result
Daredevils won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
That's all we have for you from this game, but action from the Super Kings and Sunrisers match will be coming at you in a few. This is Alagappan Muthu signing off.
M Vijay is the Man of the Match "Actually the wicket was playing a little slow. Wanted to take my time and finish the game for my team, but unfortunately couldn't do that. Had been hitting the ball well in the domestics as well and hopefully I can pull off a few wins for Delhi. Great grounds, great crowds. Good fun"
"Absolutely happy. 50-50 on the toss, our bowlers were magnificent. Quite a difficult wicket to bat on. The boys showed some good application," Kevin Pietersen says. "That's sub-contnient wicket, I thought the way M Vijay played. Goodness me, what a player. We need to keep doing the right things and more often than not we'll be successful"
"Batting [was the problem] 126 was not a score we were looking for. We needed to post something for the bowlers to defend," says Rohit Sharma. "We need to work there definitely, said at the toss as well. We tried everything possible, we changed the batting line up but didn't work. We are looking forward to going to Bombay and playing but I hope the batters will step up here in our last game in Dubai"
Senthil: "MI should take some hard decisions including dropping of Mike Hussey and Corey Anderson despite both them being their most expensive buy at the auction. But I found it hard to replace them with their current squad as only Ben Dunk can replace Hussey and it won't be still good enough, really they have 1 too many overseas fast bowlers instead of an overseas all rounders. I can't see MI qualifying for Playoff this season despite it moves to India sooner"
5.55 pm Mumbai Indians just did not have enough on the board. Delhi Daredevils contrived to make it tougher than it should have been. The bowling is a good positive for KP's side. They exploited a slower wicket wonderfully well and will also be pleased with Vijay's form. Mumbai have a multitude of questions to answer though
fullish and outside off, he opens the face and steers it between cover and point
goes length now and Jadhav swings wildly, misses
another short ball and it's a good one too. KP's late on the hook and he gets a bit of a top edge that evades midwicket
dug in short and Jadhav's hook doesn't connect well. Ends up just behind square leg
offcutter ends up a full toss which is flicked to deep square leg
full toss outside off, KP flicks it down to long-on for a single
full on off stump, KP pushes to mid-off
seeks the yorker on middle and leg, KP glances it down to deep fine leg and though the fielder dived early, he is able to keep it to a couple
gets in a yorker on middle, jams it down the ground for a single
short midwicket in for Jadhav
offcutter on off stump, KP clips to midwicket
nanda: "rohit should not had bowled the second over, 40 runs from 6 overs, malinga should had been given the over there to try turn the table "
Anderson makes good ground but it falls short of his big dive forward. KP mistimes a loft down the ground off a length delivery. Gets it off a thick inside edge
back of a length and outside off, he lets it come on and steers it to deep third man
a little room outside off and it's chopped towards point. Huss misfields but it doesn't prove costly
picked away off his legs. Walks across to the length ball and helps it on it's way. Mistake from Zak, capitalised. Hands on his hips time for the bowler
fires in full on off stump, he slices it with an open face towards the sweeper
back of a length and outside off, cut into the covers
21 off 24 required, and KP's still out there. Zak in for his second over, starts around
yorker just outside off, he keeps it out
Kedar Jadhav gets his first hit of the tournament, KP called him "exciting"
Mumbai dug-out and the fans have woken up! Rayudu at short midwicket has pulled off another important catch and Malinga magic seems inevitable. It was full on middle and he's just clipped it straight to the fielder
walks down and almost yorks himself as he looks to push through the off side. Gets a thick inside edge that evades leg stump
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Sharjah Cricket Stadium | |
Toss | Mumbai Indians, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2014 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-15.55, Interval 15.55-16.15, Second Session 16.15-17.40 |
Match days | 27 April 2014 - day (20-over match) |
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Points | Delhi Daredevils 2, Mumbai Indians 0 |
Over 19 • DC 126/4
Daredevils won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)