Not sure why Sachin decided to bat! Ronchi and Duminy opened the innings. With a wide in the 2nd ball and still 20 overs to go, I do not know why Ronchi took a risky single hitting straight to Warner at covers. Warner hit directly at non-striker's end to give DD the first wicket.
In the same over, Duminy trying to steer it towards thirdman, while a slip was in place, took the edge and went straight to Karthik. Two wickets in the first over with both the men getting out for a duck.
No difference for Sachin in coming at number 4 as he anyway was forced to play from the end of first over. The first boundary came from Sachin in the fifth over. He hit 2 fours to bring MI to 25 for 2 in 5 overs.
A late return by Sachin cost his wicket. He played the ball with soft hands and the ball went behind the stumps. Sachin started for a run but Sangwan said no. He just took few steps but Karthik was quick to pick the ball and hit the stumps. Replay showed that Sachin was just short. Crucial wicket was lost for MI.
RP Shah went in the next over trying to clear long-on. At the end of 10 overs, MI were 43 for 4. Bravo and Sangwan played slowly but played responsibly. Nayar missed a freehit chance in the 15th over. At the end of 15 overs, 74 for 4.
The 16th over was a good one for MI as Nayar started with a good four of a full toos over mid wicket. Single brought Bravo to strike as he hit a six over long on to bring the 50 partnership. He pulled a short ball to midwicket for a boundary before getting out in the last ball for 35.
Nayar fell immediately in the first ball of the next over as MI slumped to 91 for 6 in 17 overs. Rahane and Bhajji hit a four and a six respectively in the 18th over.
Rahane scored a single of free hit chance in the 19th. Harbhajan got out in the same over to Nehra for 10. At the end of 19, MI were 114 for 7.
MI last all the remaining three wickets in the last over bowled by Bhatia. Raje was bowled in the first ball, while Rahane was caught deep point in the fourth ball. Kulkarni was run out going for a second run in the last ball as MI ended their innings with 116.
Chasing 117 was not difficult for DD with their batting line up. Warner banged Malinga with a six over long on. He picked the slower ball and sent it behind the ropes. End of six overs, DD were 36 for no loss.
The first break through came in the 9th over. Duminy's flight and turn had Warner come down the track and swing the bat, but he was beaten by the turn and stumped by Shah. Gambhir fell in the next over caught at deep cover by Ronchi to give a wicket to Bhajji. End of over 10, DD were 52 for 2, requiring 65 in the last 10.
DeVilliers played responsible innings and scored unbeaten 50, his second in this edition of IPL. Dilshan and deVilliers added 61 for the 3rd wicket with the latter scoring most of the runs. Dilshan was caught behind in the 18th over for 17.
DeVilliers and Dinesh Karthick finished the match with 7 balls remaining. With this defeat, MI are almost out of the tournament unless something dramatic happens!
Scoreboard:
Match # 35
Date: Friday May 8, 2009
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v. Mumbai Indians
Captains: Gambhir and Sachin
Toss: MI, decided to bat
Venue: Buffalo Park, East London
Result: DD won by 7 wickets with 7 balls remaining
Points: DD 2; MI 0
Man of the Match: A Nehra off DD
Mumbai Indians Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Ronchi | Run Out (Warner) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Duminy | c D Karthik b Nannes | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Shah | c Mishra b Bhatia | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Tendulkar | Run Out (D Karthik) | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| AM Nayar | c deVilliers b Nehra | 18 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Bravo | c D Karthik b Nannes | 35 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
| Harbhajan | b Nehra | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Rahane | c Sangwan b Bhatia | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Raje | b Bhatia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kulkarni | Run Out (Warner/D Karthik) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Malinga | Not Out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 8, nb 2) | 13 | - | - | - |
| Total | all out in 20 overs | 116 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Ronchi, 0.2 ov), 2-1 (Duminy, 0.6 ov), 3-30 (Tendulkar, 5.6 ov), 4-33 (Shah, 7.4 ov), 5-90 (Bravo, 15.6 ov), 6-90 (Nayar, 16.1 ov), 7-113 (Harbhajan Singh, 18.5 ov), 8-114 (Raje, 19.1 ov), 9-115 (Rahane, 19.4 ov), 10-116 (Kulkarni, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Nannes | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| A Nehra | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Sangwan | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mishra | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bhatia | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
Delhi Daredevils Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Gambhir | c Ronchi b Harbhajan | 19 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| DA Warner | st Shah b Duminy | 21 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| Dilshan | c Shah b Malinga | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| DeVilliers | Not Out | 50 | 38 | 6 | 1 |
| D Karthik | Not Out | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Extras | (w 6) | 6 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 3 wkts in 18.5 overs | 118 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-42 (Warner, 8.2 ov), 2-46 (Gambhir, 9.1 ov), 3-107 (Dilshan, 17.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Malinga | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Kulkarni | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bravo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harbhajan | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Duminy | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Raje | 1.5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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