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Daredevils posts an easy win over Mumbai

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BACK IN BUSINESS: Delhi Daredevils’ skipper Virender Sehwag regained his touch by notching up a quick-fire 50.

Centurion: Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir marked their return to form with blistering knocks as Delhi Daredevils prepared for the IPL semifinals with a comfortable four-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in its last league match here on Thursday.

After restricting Mumbai Indians to 165 for eight, Sehwag cracked 27-ball 50 while Gambhir blasted 47 off 38 balls to guide their team to victory at the SuperSport Park.

Daredevils could have won with a bigger margin had it not lost four wickets in quick succession to make it a little interesting in the end.

Chasing 166 to win, Daredevils had a rollicking start with opener David Warner (15) and Gambhir clobbering the pacers all over the park.

However, the Australian was sent packing by Dhawal Kulkarni when he mishit a rising delivery only to lob it to Mohammad Ashraful.

Skipper Sehwag then joined Gambhir in the middle and the duo recreated their old magic by stitching together a 68-run partnership for the second wicket to help Daredevils score fifty in 5.2 overs and then reach 104 in 11 overs.

Sehwag found his form back and punished the bowlers with disdain. Kulkarni was at the receiving end in the sixth over when he dispatched the lanky pacer three times across the boundary to accumulate 14 runs.

Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane cracked a brisk 41-ball 56, while Sachin Tendulkar hit a patient 46 as Mumbai Indians posted a competitive 165 for eight.

Rahane stitched together a 54-ball 73-run partnership with Tendulkar for the fourth wicket to anchor the Mumbai innings after Sehwag elected to field. — PTI

SCOREBOARD

Mumbai Indians: S. Jayasuriya lbw b Nannes 0 (1b), S. Tendulkar b Bhatia 46 (41b, 8x4), J.P. Duminy c Karthik b Nannes 9 (6b, 2x4), M. Ashraful c Karthik b Sangwan 2 (10b), A. Rahane c de Villiers b Sangwan 56 (41b, 5x4, 2x6), A. Nayar lbw b Salvi 4 (4b), P. Shah c & b Nannes 12 (11b, 1x4), Harbhajan (not out) 12 (7b, 2x4), L. Malinga (run out) 0 (0b), D. Kulkarni (not out) 0 (0b); Extras (b-6, lb-6, w-11, nb-1): 24. Total (for eight wkts. in 20 overs): 165.

Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-21, 3-28, 4-101, 5-106, 6-149, 7-155, 8-159.

Delhi Daredevils bowling: 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: G. Gambhir c Ashraful b Malinga 47 (38b, 7x4), D. Warner c Ashraful b Kulkarni 15 (9b, 1x4, 1x6), V. Sehwag b Harbhajan 50 (27b, 5x4, 2x6), T. Dilshan c Shah b Harbhajan 24 (14b, 2x4, 2x6), R. Bhatia b Harbhajan 2 (7b), A.B. de Villiers c Nayar b Harbhajan 6 (6b, 1x4), D. Karthik (not out) 0 (1b), A. Mishra (not out) 13 (4b, 1x4, 1x6); Extras (w-8, nb-1): 9. Total (for six wkts. in 17.3 overs)) 166.

Fall of wickets: 1-36, 2-104, 3-144, 4-144, 5-153, 6-153.

Mumbai Indians bowling: Malinga 4-0-38-1, Kulkarni 3-0-36-1, Shaikh 1-0-11-0, Harbhajan 4-0-17-4, Nayar 2-0-25-0, Jayasuriya 2-0-25-0, Duminy 1.3-0-14-0.

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