SCORECARD || FULL COVERAGE || MATCH REPORT
CATCH OF THE MATCH- Sanju Samson
MAXIMUM SIXES- Hardik Pandya
STYLISH PLAYER- Kagiso Rabada
MAN OF THE MATCH- Mitchell McClenaghan
MI won by 14 runs; was their sixth consecutive win this season
Delhi Daredevils Innings, Target 143
Over 20 | Score 128/7 | Morris 52 (41) ; Cummins 4 (5)
Last six deliveries 25 to go as Mumbai fans are already dancing in joy with an expected victory. Hardik up for the final over. Leg-bye off the first, single it is. Wide to follow. 23 off 5 needed. Thrashes a four off the well pitched offside delivery over point. 19 off 4 now. Another four...not Krunal in the deep with a great save. 50 up for Morris with that two runs off it. 17 off 3 now. Discussion with skipper Rohit going on. Single to follow and thats the end (technically) 16 off 2 now. Rahul Dravid seems definitely upset. Dot to follow. 16 off 1 ball. And thats done (officially)
Over 19 | Score 117/7 | Morris 45 (38) ; Cummins 3 (2)
Twelve more deliveries to go as Bumrah comes in for his last and final over. 29 off 11 balls needed. Third ball, slow off spinner from Bumrah to turn just inches apart from wickets. Saved! Just not then as Bumrah finshes off Delhi's last hope with his deadly yorker aiming the middle stump making the bails go all red.
K Rabada b Bumrah 44 (39b)
Pat Cummins is the new man at crease. Gets a two off the slower full toss as he strikes it over midwicket. Single to finish.
Over 18 | Score 113/6 | Morris 44 (37) ; Rabada 43 (36)
18 deliveries to go and 42 runs to be scored at a rate of 14.47 as McClenaghan up for his last over now. Third ball, seaming it outside the off and Morris gets a thick upper edge to fly it off to third man for a boundary. Last ball, similar delivery as Morris sends it sailing over long-on for a six.
Over 17 | Score 101/6 | Morris 33 (32) ; Rabada 42 (34)
Bumrah into the attack now for his third over. From a six wicket down at the 20s the Daredevils have picked it far and brought it as far as 100. So that indeed is commendable for the duo at crease.
Over 16 | Score 97/6 | Morris 31 (29) ; Rabada 40 (32)
McClenaghan comes back into the attack now for his third over as asking rate inching over the 10.00 mark. Three quick singles off the first three balls. Fifth ball...deadly bouncer shuffling to the leg as Morris played a reflex shot and it flies just shot of the in running keeper. Saved!
Over 15 | Score 91/6 | Morris 28 (26) ; Rabada 38 (29)
And it is Krunal Pandya being introduced into the attack now. Third ball, Morris gets a boundary. Pollard tries to save it, but gets a touch of the advertising rope with his leg. Nine off the over.
Over 14 | Score 83/6 | Morris 21 (21) ; Rabada 36 (27)
Bhajji into his fourth and final over now. Two singles off the first half of the over. Two more singles to follow. Just five off the over.
Over 13 | Score 78/6 | Morris 20 (20) ; Rabada 33 (23)
Change in attack as Johnson is brought into the attack for his fourth and final over now. Third delivery, seams it across to outside off stump as Morris slices it with a good wrist work to the boundary down point. Seven runs scored so far off the four deliveries bowled. Then a wide down leg side to follow. Single off the fifth delivery down square-leg by Rabada. Last ball, dot. Time-out.
Over 12 | Score 69/6 | Morris 13 (17) ; Rabada 32 (22)
Bhajji into the attack now. Goes for a the reverse sweep off the first delivery, misses it. Just two off the over. Tight delivery mounting more pressure on the Daredevils.
Over 11 | Score 67/6 | Morris 12 (14) ; Rabada 31 (17)
And it is Bumrah back in for his second over. Third ball, seaming well off and Rabada slices it over mid-on to get another boundary. And then an inside edge off his bat to bounce past wicket to go to the boundary.
Over 9 | Score 44/6 | Morris 5 (9) ; Rabada 15 (10)
Hardik back in for his second over now. Four off the first half of the over with the last one going for a wide. Fourth ball and Rabada strikes it beautifully inches over Hardik's finger for a four. 10 off the over and time of strategic time-out. Morris will be getting some treatment on his left leg now.
Over 8 | Score 34/6 | Morris 3 (6) ; Rabada 8 (7)
Bhajji into the attack now for the first time this season. He is still in hunt for his 200th T20 wicket, just one short. And there would have been seven, as the ball clipped from the edged of Rabada's bat to fly just an inch over Rohit's finger at slip to go to the boundary.
Over 7 | Score 28/6 | Morris 2 (2) ; Rabada 3 (5)
And it is Hardik Pandya into the attack to continue pouring pressure on the Daredevils. And Karun Nair is the seventh man to depart. Seaming off and he was looking for the cut shot, inside edge and off goes the bails.
KK Nair b HH Pandya 5 (15b)
Chris Morris finally out, but nothing short of a miraculous miracle expected of Delhi to turn the game. It is an easy defend for the Mumbai Indians
Over 6 | Score 23/5 | Karun 5 (13) ; Rabada 1 (3)
And for the first time it is Bumrah coming into the attack now. And it is Pant to depart now. Goes for a duck for the second consecutive time this season. Seaming to the off side and gets the edge flying to first slip.
RR Pant c Harbhajan Singh b Bumrah 0 (3b)
And it's surprise, surprise....Rabada comes into the pitch to bat. Probably keeping Morris at reserve now. Last 16 balls 3 runs 3 wickets. Shocking from the Daredevils.
Over 5 | Score 21/4 | Karun 5 (13) ; Pant 0 (0)
Delhi displayed a splendid innings with the ball, much was expected from them with the bat. But they faltered one...then two...finally four. Mitchell Jhonson back in for his third over as Mumbai hold Delhi on tight fielding too, leaving no air to breathe. Thats a maiden, second in their innings.
Over 4 || Score 21/4 - Karun Nair 5(7b); Rishabh Pant 0(0b)
Mitchell McClenaghan continued with his second over, and what a spell from the Kiwi. Double-wicket over.
He first removed Shreyas Iyer, caught behind, off the third ball, then ended the over with Corey Anderson's wicket. LBW.
WICKET: Shreyas Iyer c Parthiv Patel b Mitchell McClenaghan 6 (7b)
WICKET: Corey Anderson lbw b Mitchell McClenaghan 0 (3b)
And he leaked only two runs. Rishabh Pant is the new man.
Over 3 || Score 19/2 - Karun Nair 4(5b); Shreyas Iyer 6(5b)
Another five-run over. Mitchell Johnson continued with his second over. A dot ball off the first ball, to Karun Nair. The second ball was played towards long leg, and a double.
A dot, then a single to rotate the strike. A dot, then Shreyas Iyer took a double, down the leg.
Delhi still need another 124 runs from 17 overs.
Over 2 || Score 14/2 - Karun Nair 1(1b); Shreyas Iyer 4(4b)
Two Mitchells operating for Mumbai, and they are giving results. McClenaghan shared the new ball with Johnson, the the Kiwi pacer has removed Sanju Samson, caught at mid-off by Rohit Sharma.
WICKET: Sanju Samson c Rohit Sharma b Mitchell McClenaghan 9 (6b)
That happened off the second ball of the over. New man Shreyas Iyer managed the remaining deliveries of the over, and also found a boundary, off the fifth ball. A fine glance.
Five runs and a wicket from the over.
Over 1 || Score 9/1 - Sanju Samson 9(5b); Karun Nair 0(0b)
What a start to the second innings. Aussie veteran Mitchell Johnson opened the bowling and he tied down Sanju Samson. The Delhi opener took a single, the very next ball, lost his partner Aditya Tare, thanks to a brilliant fielding effort from Hardik Pandya.
WICKET: Aditya Tare run out 0 (1b)
Samson, then, hit two fours to end the over. Nine runs and a wicket. Karun Nair is the new man for Delhi.
DD need 143 to win off 120 deliveries
MUMBAI INDIANS
Over 20 | Score 142/8 | McClenaghan 1 (1) ; Johnson 7 (2)
Morris in for the last over and Mitch at the crease. Single off the first ball and Hardik gets a single. Off the third delivery, Hardik is dismissed for the first time this season. Run out by Nair/Pant.
HH Pandya run out 24 (23b)
Mitch Johnson at crease now. Fourth ball to Johnson and big inside edge to that yorker and off that chinese cut he gets a boundary. Dot ball to follow. Brilliant from Morris with all that variations. Last ball, Rabada misses the catch as Johnson takes three. 10 in total.
Over 19 | Score 132/7 | 0 (0) ; Hardik 22 (19)
And it is Rabada back into the attack for his final over. Starts off with a yorker and...NO BALL. Didn't get his footwork. FREE HIT for Hardik and...dot ball. But Hardik, he gets a six in the very next ball. Shifts aside to strike the leg side pressing delivery high over midwicket. Nine so far in the over and the last one for a...run out. Bhajji is the man to be dismissed. Great football skills from Rabada.
Harbhajan Singh run out 2 (2b)
Over 18 | Score 123/6 | Harbhajan 1 (1) ; Hardik 15 (15)
Pat Cummins in for his fourth and final over and dismisses Kieron Pollard. First ball, back of the length, but well wide and Pollard reached his bat to sent it high, did cross first leg, but Sanju Samson there to take it.
KA Pollard c Samson b Cummins 26 (29b)
Harbhajan Singh is the man at crease now. He can be dangerous with the bat too, at times. Just two off the four balls to follow. Terrific over so far. Single to finish.
Over 17 | Score 119/5 | Pollard 26 (28) ; Hardik 13 (11)
Chris Morris into the attack and Mumbai smacks a six off the first delivery. Hardik it was. Length ball and he flicks it high over deep midwicket for the maximum. Nine off the five deliveries so far and the last ball goes for a single.
Over 16 | Score 110/5 | Pollard 24 (26) ; Hardik 4 (6)
Pat Cummins in for his third over now. First ball, slow bouncer as Pollard pulls it over midwicket, Morris runs it, not a catch, but fails to stop the running ball as it seeps through his hands to the boundary. He apologises. Eight off it.
Over 15 | Score 102/5 | Pollard 19 (22) ; Hardik 3 (5)
Amit Mishra back in for his fourth and final over. Has given away 10 runs so far off the three overs and taken two. Third ball, Pollard strikes it down the line for a four. Eight off the over.
Over 14 | Score 94/5 | Pollard 13 (18) ; Hardik 1 (3)
And Zaheer Khan back in for his last over. Shorter delivery to start off with, to the leg side and Pollard pulls it hard blindly, edging off the upper part over the keeper for a six. Not a bad ball although. Last ball, Pollard strikes it downtown for a four. Strategic time-out
Over 13 | Score 84/5 | Pollard 4 (13) ; Hardik 0 (2)
Amit Mishra back in for his third over now. As pressure on Mumbai is weighing up steeply. Third ball, googly and Krunal off the face off the bat straight to Pant as the keeper yells to appeal and Umpire raises finger. Fifth one down and DD once again dancing to Mumbai's wicket falling rhythm.
KH Pandya c Pant b Mishra 17 (16b)
And Hardik Pandya now at crease.
Over 12 | Score 82/4 | Pollard 3 (10) ; Krunal 17 (16)
Zaheer Khan back for his third over now as Delhi are still hold the upper edge in the game. Spectacular bowling attack and spot-on fielding.
Second delivery, good length, to the off and Krunal finds the gap through cover for a boundary. Seven off the five deliveries bowled and the last one goes for a single.
Over 10 | Score 68/4 | Pollard 1 (5) ; Krunal 5 (7)
And it is Cummins back for his second over. Four off the four deliveries bowled. Seven off the over.
Over 9 | Score 61/4 | Pollard 1 (5) ; Krunal 0 (2)
After all the pace attack it is Amit Mishra now into the attack now and he gets Rohit Sharma off the first over. Slogged sweep, but picked the length wrong as Pat Cummins runs in to take it. Commendable once again from Zaheer with his unusual fielding positions.
RG Sharma c Cummins b Mishra 5 (9b)
Krunal Pandya is the new batsman. Just one run, one wicket off the over.
Over 8 | Score 60/3 | Pollard 1 (2) ; Rohit 5 (8)
And Zaheer Khan still has more pace to attack on with as Pat Cummins comes into the attack now. And he gets in form Nitish Rana off the pitch. Rana was looking more to the deep with his shot over backward square-leg, but Anderson there to take it. Time for all the high-fives and cheers for Delhi. Excellent field set-up by Zaheer.
N Rana c Anderson b Cummins 8 (9b)
Kieron Pollard walks in to the pitch now.
Over 7 | Score 56/2 | Rana 8 (7) ; Rohit 2 (6)
Experienced Amit Mishra into the attack now. Fourth ball, and Rana reverse sweeps the ball past backward point to strike a boundary. Eight off the over.
Over 6 | Score 48/2 | Rana 1 (2) ; Rohit 1 (5)
Last over of power-play and Zaheer looks onto Chris Morris. First ball, Rana defends it and goes for a quick single but Samson runs in fast to throw it at strikers end to dismiss Buttler. Rana absolutely unhappy. Rishabh Pant must be really happy now with finally a sigh of relief from the keeper after that initial drop of Buttler.
JC Buttler run out 28 (18b)
And it is skipper Rohit Sharma now. Definitely too early indeed. Three dot balls to follow. And a another dot ball to increase the pressure on Mumbai. And finally a single.
Over 5 | Score 47/1 | Rana 1 (1) ; Buttler 28 (18)
And it is the skipper into the attack now for his second over now as the dangerous Nitish Rana steps into to bat next. Third delivery, flatter down the leg side and slower as Buttler drifts it to fine leg for a boundary. Last ball, seaming to the off and Buttler off his backfoot sliced it over cover for a boundary.
Over 4 | Score 37/1 | ; Buttler 19 (13)
Rabada back into the attack now for his second over now. Starts off with a brilliant yorker to the off. But off the second delivery, Buttler strikes a six off the length ball delivery whilst moving aside a bit. Last ball, vicious point-on yorker, zipping in below the bat to rip off the leg stump.
PA Patel b Rabada 8 (11b)
Over 3 | Score 29/0 | Parthiv 8 (9) ; Buttler 12 (9)
Little change in bowling, skipper Zaheer into the attack now. And Parthiv fires a four down midwicket, fielder running down to chase it but misses in the end and it is a four. Seven runs off the five deliveries bowled and the last one...wide. Leg-bye single to finsih the over.
Over 2 | Score 20/0 | Parthiv 2 (5) ; Buttler 11 (7)
And it is an all South African combination into the attack as Chris Morris the next bowler. Two off the first three deliveries bowled. Fourth ball, quicker bouncer and Buttler getting the top edge to arc the ball over the keeper for a maximum. And then comes a four. Stepping aside, off the edge and whistles down third man for a four. Last ball, looking for the scoop, fine edge and Pant...misses it.
Over 1 | Score 8/0 | Parthiv 1 (3) ; Buttler 1 (3)
And it is debutant Kagiso Rabada in to the attack now. Parthiv, Buttler are the two batsmen at strike. Second ball, to Buttler, pressing to the leg side and off his pads past the keeper for a boundary. Eight off the five deliveries bowled today. Dot to finish.
Here are the teams:
Mumbai Indians XI: Parthiv Patel (wk), Jos Buttler, Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell Johnson, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah
Delhi Daredevils XI: Aditya Tare, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (wk), Corey Anderson, Chris Morris, Pat Cummins, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Zaheer Khan (C)
TOSS: Delhi captain Zaheer Khan won the toss, and opted to bowl first.
Table toppers Mumbai Indians welcome the team from the national capital in what could be call a 'metropolitan derby' in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017.
Having notched up 5 consecutive wins from six matches played so far, the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai are clear favourites going into the clash against Zaheer Khan's unpredictable Delhi outfit. (IPL 2017 - Full Coverage)
Presently, six points separate the Daredevils from their hosts, who arguably have the most balanced squad which include a core of young Indians in Nitish Rahan, Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya.
MI will be boosted with the kind of form Nitish Rana is presently in. The Delhi-boy has amassed 255 runs this IPL season, which enabled him to claim the Orange Cap after his unbeaten knock of 62 against Kings XI Punjab in the last match.
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DD too have been riding on the performances of Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson, both of whom have been two of the top Indian performers this IPL season.
Here's everything you need to know about the Indian Premier Leauge Match 25:-
Predicted playing XIs:-
Mumbai Indians: Parthiv Patel (wk), Jos Buttler, Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah
Delhi Daredevils: Sanju Samson, Sam Billings, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Corey Anderson, Chris Morris, Jayant Yadav, Pat Cummins, Zaheer Khan (captain), Amit Mishra
When and where to watch the match:-
Date & Time: April 22 (Saturday) at 20:00 pm IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
TV Listing: Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN, Sony ESPN HD and SET MAX.
Live Streaming: Sony LIV, Hotstar
As far as the head to head record is concerned, both sides 9 games a peice in the 18 encounters they have been involved in so far.
New Delhi: Welcome to our live coverage of match 25 of the IPL 2017, between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils, being played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
