For the second time in as many matches, Gujarat Lions' openers gave the team a blistering start, putting on 112 in 64 balls after they were asked to bat BCCI
Dwayne Smith was at his belligerent best and smashed five fours and three sixes on his way to 53 off 30... BCCI
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... while Brendon McCullum blasted 60 off 36, including six fours and three sixes BCCI
A flipper from Imran Tahir did Smith in as Daredevils broke through BCCI
McCullum was cleaned up soon after by a dipping slower full toss from Chris Morris BCCI
Dinesh Karthik chipped in with a quiet 19 off 17 balls, but wickets fell around him as Daredevils reined Lions in BCCI
Karthik top-edged a sweep off Tahir and JP Duminy took the catch to leave Lions 142 for 6 in 16.5 overs BCCI
James Faulkner gave the Lions innings the late thrust it needed, his unbeaten 22 off 13 taking them to 172 for 6 in their 20 overs BCCI
While Imran Tahir took the bowling honours for his 3 for 24, Morris was impressive as well, ending with 2 for 35 in four overs BCCI
Lions got Sanju Samson early as he was done in by late swing and holed out to Faulkner AFP
Suresh Raina was offered a simple catch at cover by Quinton de Kock, as frustration got the better of him after a slow start BCCI
Karun Nair perished two balls later as Dhawal Kulkarni had his third to reduce Daredevils to 16 for 3 AFP
Rishabh Pant, on IPL debut, tried to steady the innings by putting on 41 for the fourth wicket with JP Duminy at just over a run a ball AFP
Duminy held firm with 48 off 43 balls to keep Daredevils in the hunt AFP
Duminy, however, was reduced to a mere support act in the face of a spectacular onslaught from Chris Morris as the duo added 87 for the fifth wicket off just 39 balls BCCI
Dwayne Bravo ended the partnership when he got Duminy to chip an offcutter and took a return catch AFP
But Morris was in imperious form and continued to strike lusty blows AFP
Praveen Kumar's excellent penultimate over, in which he gave away just four runs, left Lions still with a chance. Praveen finished with none for 13 off four BCCI
James Faulkner missed a catch off the first ball of the last over, but Bravo made amends thereafter as Lions were restricted to 171 for 5. Morris remained unbeaten on 82 off 32 balls, having hammered four fours and eight sixes BCCI
