 Mumbai Indians stun Delhi Daredevils
4th May 2008 23:01 IST
Agencies
Earlier, Mumbai Indians batting failed to prosper yet another time after being asked to take first strike.
The home team's batting sparkled sporadically with no batsman willing to bat till the end, and they finished with what seemed an inadequate total on a good pitch.
Veteran Sanath Jayasuriya (34), newcomer Yogesh Vijay Takawale (14), Thornely (30) and Robin Uthappa (22), in the top order, got starts but failed to make them count as the Delhi Daredevils struck at regular intervals to stop their progress.
After a opening stand of 46 between their new pair of wicketkeeper Takawale and veteran Jayasuriya - who looked in supreme touch and struck one six and six fours in his 16-ball knock -- the innings went into a decline before being propped up by Thornely and Uthappa.
The third wicket pair put on 52 runs in 36 balls but once this stand between Thornely, who hit two fours and as many sixes in his 24-ball essay, and Uthappa was broken, there was a steep slide.
From 102/2 the home team slid to 112/6 and despite the best efforts of Pollock, who hit 33 in 15 balls, with 3 sixes and 2 fours and was leading the team again after Sachin Tendulkar was declared unfit, the final tally did not assume a menacing proportion. |
