Delhi Daredevils 179 for 5 (Karthik 56*) beat Mumbai Indians 176 for 8 (Jayasuriya 66, Uthappa 46, Mahesh 4-36) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out
Dinesh Karthik and the Delhi Daredevils' misfiring middle order came good when it mattered to clinch a thrilling five-wicket victory and keep their semi-finals hopes alive. Coming in with the team wobbling at 89 for 4, Karthik blitzed a classy 32-ball 56 to take Delhi past the Mumbai Indians' 176 with one ball to spare.
Mumbai are three points behind Delhi and two behind the Chennai Super Kings, who have two a game against the lowly Deccan Chargers, and may need to win both their remaining matches, including a tough one away against table-topping Rajasthan Royals, to make it to the final four.
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Sanath Jayasuriya blasted 66 off 42 balls (file photo) © Getty Images
20 overs Mumbai Indians 176 for 8 (Jayasuriya 66, Uthappa 46, Mahesh 4-36) v Delhi Daredevils
Sanath Jayasuriya's assault gave the Mumbai Indians an explosive start to their innings but his team-mates failed to build on it and a fightback by the Delhi Daredevils restricted them to 176 for 8. Yo Mahesh epitomised Delhi's combative spirit, recovering from a mauling in his first over to finish with four wickets.
Delhi, for whom this is a must-win game, looked to their spearhead Glenn McGrath for the breakthrough. However, Jayasuriya and Tendulkar negotiated him with ease and set about dismantling the others. Jayasuriya, typically scoring heavily square of the wicket, took Brett Geeves, playing only his second IPL match, to task - a couple of leg-side boundaries in his first over were followed by an effortless slice over backward point for six and a powerful across-the-line shot past long-on for four.
Mahesh was brought into the attack but two towering sixes and an edge past the wicketkeeper for four kept the run-rate galloping. Delhi's semi-final hopes were further dented when Dinesh Karthik, standing up to Farveez Maharoof, missed a leg-side stumping with Tendulkar overbalancing. The next ball was disdainfully swatted for six by Jayasuriya and the score read 70 for no loss after seven.
The breakthrough came when Tendulkar inside-edged Mahesh onto his stumps and, with Maharoof sending down a clever mix of slower balls and yorkers, the brakes were applied. The only blemish in Maharoof's miserly spell was a number of leg-side wides - perhaps going overboard in his attempt to deny Jayasuriya any width.
Amit Mishra, whose googlies the batsmen found hard to read, kept the runs in check but a poor over from Geeves released the pressure and soon Mishra too was punished, a short ball clobbered by Jayasuriya over midwicket. Just as Mumbai seemed to have regained their momentum, though, they were again pegged back by Mahesh, whose slow offcutter saw Dwayne Smith hole out to mid-off. Mishra then picked up the big wicket of Jayasuriya, who perished attempting his sixth six and when the hard-hitting Abhishek Nayar fell four balls later, Mumbai had slipped to 114 for 4.
It required Robin Uthappa's stunning 23-ball 46 to lift them to a competitive score. Uthappa, who has flickered through this tournament, combined some delicate glides past third man with his signature paddle sweeps as well as some full-blooded blows over midwicket and long-on to plunder 31 runs off the last two overs.
Both sides received a boost earlier in the day with the Chennai Super Kings fluffing their chance to seal a semi-final berth against the Rajasthan Royals. At the halfway stage, the match remains evenly balanced and the battle between Shaun Pollock and the Delhi top-order could well determine which teams grab the two remaining semi-final spots.
Dinesh Karthik and the Delhi Daredevils' misfiring middle order came good when it mattered to clinch a thrilling five-wicket victory and keep their semi-finals hopes alive. Coming in with the team wobbling at 89 for 4, Karthik blitzed a classy 32-ball 56 to take Delhi past the Mumbai Indians' 176 with one ball to spare.
Mumbai are three points behind Delhi and two behind the Chennai Super Kings, who have two a game against the lowly Deccan Chargers, and may need to win both their remaining matches, including a tough one away against table-topping Rajasthan Royals, to make it to the final four.
Full report to follow
Sanath Jayasuriya blasted 66 off 42 balls (file photo) © Getty Images
20 overs Mumbai Indians 176 for 8 (Jayasuriya 66, Uthappa 46, Mahesh 4-36) v Delhi Daredevils
Sanath Jayasuriya's assault gave the Mumbai Indians an explosive start to their innings but his team-mates failed to build on it and a fightback by the Delhi Daredevils restricted them to 176 for 8. Yo Mahesh epitomised Delhi's combative spirit, recovering from a mauling in his first over to finish with four wickets.
Delhi, for whom this is a must-win game, looked to their spearhead Glenn McGrath for the breakthrough. However, Jayasuriya and Tendulkar negotiated him with ease and set about dismantling the others. Jayasuriya, typically scoring heavily square of the wicket, took Brett Geeves, playing only his second IPL match, to task - a couple of leg-side boundaries in his first over were followed by an effortless slice over backward point for six and a powerful across-the-line shot past long-on for four.
Mahesh was brought into the attack but two towering sixes and an edge past the wicketkeeper for four kept the run-rate galloping. Delhi's semi-final hopes were further dented when Dinesh Karthik, standing up to Farveez Maharoof, missed a leg-side stumping with Tendulkar overbalancing. The next ball was disdainfully swatted for six by Jayasuriya and the score read 70 for no loss after seven.
The breakthrough came when Tendulkar inside-edged Mahesh onto his stumps and, with Maharoof sending down a clever mix of slower balls and yorkers, the brakes were applied. The only blemish in Maharoof's miserly spell was a number of leg-side wides - perhaps going overboard in his attempt to deny Jayasuriya any width.
Amit Mishra, whose googlies the batsmen found hard to read, kept the runs in check but a poor over from Geeves released the pressure and soon Mishra too was punished, a short ball clobbered by Jayasuriya over midwicket. Just as Mumbai seemed to have regained their momentum, though, they were again pegged back by Mahesh, whose slow offcutter saw Dwayne Smith hole out to mid-off. Mishra then picked up the big wicket of Jayasuriya, who perished attempting his sixth six and when the hard-hitting Abhishek Nayar fell four balls later, Mumbai had slipped to 114 for 4.
It required Robin Uthappa's stunning 23-ball 46 to lift them to a competitive score. Uthappa, who has flickered through this tournament, combined some delicate glides past third man with his signature paddle sweeps as well as some full-blooded blows over midwicket and long-on to plunder 31 runs off the last two overs.
Both sides received a boost earlier in the day with the Chennai Super Kings fluffing their chance to seal a semi-final berth against the Rajasthan Royals. At the halfway stage, the match remains evenly balanced and the battle between Shaun Pollock and the Delhi top-order could well determine which teams grab the two remaining semi-final spots.
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