Published: May 23, 2014, 06:06 PM (IST)
Edited: May 23, 2014, 06:24 PM (IST)
May 23, 2014
Kevin Pietersen and Murali Vijay opened the batting for Delhi Daredevils against Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 at Wankhede stadium. It was Jasprit Bumrah, who opened the bowling for Mumbai. He found a wee bit of swing in their during the first over. It was Pietersen who opened up his shoulders by swatting it through covers for a boundary. Marchant de Lange bowled the second over for Mumbai. Pietersen went after the wayward bowler to smash him for boundaries through the on side. Pietersen though survived a close shave while facing Ojha the slow left arm orthodox.
Earlier, Michael Hussey showcased his class with a brilliant knock of 56. Hussey’s knock helped Mumbai to register 173 runs on the board. He played shots all over the park. Hussey even used his feet to Shahbhaz Nadeem, the slow left arm orthodox and smashed him for a six. Hussey though, was finally run out for a well-measured innings of 56 off 33 balls. Lendl Simmons, his opening partner gave him good support by essaying a fine knock of 35. Imran Thair though, got three wickets and that helped Delhi to make a comeback into the game.
It has to be remembered that it is a must win game for Mumbai. They also need to up their net run rate by considerable margin.All the Delhi’s bowlers were a touch inconsistent early on. But during the end overs, Jaydev Unadkat and Tahir did strike at regular intervals to help Delhi keep Mumbai’s batsmen in check. Even Nadeem, the slow left arm orthodox snared the wicket of Ambati Rayudu. Harbhajan Singh too lost his wicket to Wayne Parnell. Finally, Delhi will be happy that they were able to pull back Mumbai’s score to 173.
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