Match 55: DD v. MI: Rahane's fifty in vain as Sehwag give Delhi another win!

Rahane's firing fifty did not help Mumbai to clinch a victory as Sehwag's fifty took it over. Put into bat, Mumbai lost Jayasuriya for a duck in the first over. The first two balls were wide but the rebowled first ball brought a wicket for Nannes.

Duminy fell for 9 while Mohammad Ashraful went for 2. Tendulkar and Rahane revived the innings as they put on 73 runs for the 4th wicket in 54 balls.

Tendulkar was bowled by Bhatia for 46. At the end of 15 overs, Mumbai were 109 for 5 and did not look to go beyound 140. But, Rahane brought fortune with a four or a six in every over. He reached his fifty in 37 balls. He was caught by DeVilliers of a slower one from Sangwan for 56. Harbhajan hit the last ball of the innings to a four as Mumbai ended the innings at 165 for 8.

Delhi reached the target easily. Warner and Gambhir added 36 in 3.3 overs before Warner fell for 15 caught by Ashraful off Kulkarni. Sehwag and Gambhir played aggressive innings did not bother about the lost wicket. Gambhir fell in the 12th over for 47.

Dilshan and Sehwag took Delhi closer to the target as they added 40 in just 19 balls. Dilshan and Sehwag fell next to each other in the 15th over from Bhajji.

DeVilliers was caught by Nayar of Harbhajan for 6 going for a big shot. Bhatia was bowled of the delivery. Though 4 wickets were lost in the span of 12 balls.

Mishra was lucky as the edge went for a four, otherwise it would been another wicket for Bhajji. Dinesh Karthik and Mishra took Delhi without adding anymore pressure!

Scoreboard:

Match # 55
Date: Thursday May 21, 2009
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v. Mumbai Indians
Captains: Sehwag and Sachin
Toss: DD, decided to field
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Result: DD won by 4 wickets with 15 balls remaining
Points: DD 2; MI 0
Man of the Match: Sehwag off DD

Mumbai Indians Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Jayasuriya	lbw b Nannes	0	1	0	0
Tendulkar	b Bhatia	46	41	8	0
Duminy	c D Karthik b Nannes	9	6	2	0
Ashraful	c D Karthik b Sangwan	2	10	0	0
Rahane	c DeVilliers b Sangwan	56	41	5	2
AM Nayar	lbw b Salvi	4	4	0	0
PR Shah	c & b Nannes	12	11	1	0
Harbhajan	Not Out	12	7	2	0
Malinga	Run Out (Dilshan/Sangwan)	0	0	0	0
Kulkarni	Not Out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(b 6, lb 6, w 11, nb 1)	24	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 20 overs	165	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-2 (Jayasuriya, 0.1 ov), 2-21 (Duminy, 2.3 ov), 3-28 (Mohammad Ashraful, 4.3 ov), 4-101 (Tendulkar, 13.3 ov), 5-106 (Nayar, 14.2 ov), 6-149 (Shah, 18.3 ov), 7-155 (Rahane, 19.1 ov), 8-159 (Malinga, 19.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Nannes	4	0	27	3
Salvi	4	0	27	1
Sangwan	4	0	28	2
Mishra	4	0	42	0
Bhatia	4	0	29	1

Delhi Daredevils Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c Ashraful b Malinga	47	38	7	0
DA Warner	c Ashraful b Kulkarni	15	9	1	1
Sehwag	b Harbhajan	50	27	5	2
Dilshan	st Shah b Harbhajan	24	14	2	2
Bhatia	b Harbhajan	2	7	0	0
DeVilliers	c Nayar b Harbhajan	6	6	1	0
D Karthik	Not Out	0	1	0	0
A Mishra	Not Out	13	4	1	1
Extras	(w 8, nb 1)	9	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 17.3 overs	166	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-36 (Warner, 3.3 ov), 2-104 (Gambhir, 11.1 ov), 3-144 (Dilshan, 14.2 ov), 4-144 (Sehwag, 14.3 ov), 5-153 (de Villiers, 16.3 ov), 6-153 (Bhatia, 16.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Malinga	4	0	38	1
Kulkarni	3	0	36	1
Shaikh	1	0	11	0
Harbhajan	4	0	17	4
AM Nayar	2	0	25	0
Jayasuriya	2	0	25	0
Duminy	1.3	0	14	0

Match 35: DD v. MI: Easy win for DD! MI let down by Bat!

In a match with a few changes in Mumbai Indians camp for a much needed win, nothing went as per plan. Sanath Jayasuriya was rested while Sachin came down as number 4.

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