IPL 8, DD vs MI: Delhi Daredevils thump listless Mumbai Indians at Kotla

New Delhi: Riding on a rollicking 154-run partnership between Shreyas Iyer and skipper Jean-Paul Duminy and Imran Tahir's magic of spin, Delhi Daredevils thumped Mumbai Indians by 37 runs in New Delhi on Thursday. Batting first, the hometeam scored imposing 190 for four and restricted the Rohit Sharma-led side for 153.

Here is how the action unfolded.

Mumbai Indians' innings:

153/9 in 20 overs.

WICKET! Mumbai Indians lost Simmons. Delhi Daredevils made first strike and credit must be given to Jean Paul Duminy. He showed tremendous composure and kept his eyes on the skier as he ran backwards and managed to take a fine catch.

WICKET! Imran Tahir joined the party. Parthiv Patel launched one through the leg-side. Tahir ran in from fine-leg and took a wonderful diving catch to give DD their second wicket.

WICKET! Unmukt Chand was fooled by Amit Mishra's spin. The Delhi-based Mumbai Indians batsman came down the track but misjudged the line and length. Kedar Jadhav was quick to dislodge the bails.

WICKET! Big blow for Mumbai Indians. Kieron Pollard gone. The pressure of ever so increasing required run-rate got better of him. Amit Mishra struck once again.

3 sixes in space of 7 balls. Rayudu and Rohit cut loose and Mumbai Indians crossed the 100-run mark to put Delhi Daredevils under some pressure.

WICKET! Rohit was lucky to be in the middle when Duminy's stunning effort running backwards could not materialise into a catch. But Rohit offered another chance on the next ball and Nadeem made no mistake in the field.

THREE WICKETS IN AN OVER! Imran Tahir ran riot and directed Mumbai Indians to another defeat as he removed Pandya, Rayudu and McClenaghan in one over.

Mumbai Indians eventually scored 153 runs for the loss of nine wickets and lost the game by 37 runs.

Delhi Daredevils' innings:

Put into bat, the hosts overcame an early blow to see big fifties from Iyer (83) and Duminy (78 not out) and put on board the highest total of this season so far. New Zealand left-arm pacer Mitchell McClenaghan (2/38) struck in the very first over to send Mayank Agarwal back. The opener pulled a shortish delivery only to be holed out at short mid-wicket, where Ambati Rayudu took the catch.

But after that it was an all DD show with Iyer and Duminy entertaining a good weekday crowd in a bid to end the team’s 9-match losing streak at home. Mumbai-born Iyer, who hit 7 fours and 5 sixes in his 56-ball stay, and Duminy, whose 50-ball knock was laced with 3 fours and 6 sixes, mixed with the right dose of caution and aggression, to take the attack to the opposition.

Iyer, who hit his second fifty of the season, was severe on medium-pacer Jasprit Bumrah (1-55), hitting the medium-pacer for a six and two fours to help DD get 16 runs off the 11th over.

Seeing his partner in top form, Duminy also changed gears as the South African hit Kieron Pollard for a four and 2 sixes in the very next over to fetch his team 20 runs. The duo continued its onslaught after the second time out post the 13th over as the 20-year-old Iyer smashed Harbhajan Singh (0-34) for two sixes and Duminy also brought up his second fifty of the season in the off-spinners final over that went for 18 runs.

Getting a little over-ambitious, Iyer was finally cleaned up by Lasith Malinga (1-23), in the 17th over, as the right-hander shuffled across to attempt a lap-scoop and the Yorker just sneaked in. New-man Angelo Mathews (17) never allowed the run-rate to slip as the Sri Lankan kept hitting the boundaries in his 8-ball cameo. But attempting a pull against McClenaghan, Mathews got a thin edge and the gentleman cricketer walked back without a fuss.

Guilty of giving away too many runs in his quota of overs, Bumrah did get a consolation wicket of Yuvraj Singh (2) in the final over of the innings. The final six deliveries fetched only 10 runs for the home team as Duminy carried his bat through.

Live score: MI 0/0 (0.0) (Target: 191)