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Hooda blitz sinks Daredevils

Mayank Agarwal's 37 off 21 gave Delhi Daredevils a strong start after they were put in by Steven Smith  BCCI
Shreyas Iyer hit some pleasing shots for his 30-ball 40, before falling to Chris Morris and Daredevils were 93 for 2 after 11 overs  BCCI
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Pravin Tambe and Deepak Hooda put the brakes on Daredevils, a wicket and only 38 runs coming from their seven overs  BCCI
But JP Duminy and Angelo Mathews added 46 runs for the fourth wicket to lift Daredevils to 184 for 3  BCCI
Ajinkya Rahane held one end up, but the legspinners Imran Tahir and Amit Mishra had Royals at 79 for 4 after 11 overs  PTI
Rahane fell in the 16th over and Daredevils seemed to have the match in hand with Royals needing 55 off 29 balls  PTI
But 19-year old Hooda blasted four sixes and three fours for his 25-ball 54 to edge a last-ball thriller by three wickets, and Daredevils lost their 11th match in a row.  PTI
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