Delhi slump to third successive loss as Mumbai win by 44 runs

MUMBAI, Apr 9:
Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma’s blazing half centuries set the platform for Mumbai Indians to claim a 44-run win over Delhi Daredevils in their Pepsi Indian Premier League match, here today.
Deciding to bat, Karthik’s 48-ball 86 and Sharma’s unbeaten 50-ball 74 powered Mumbai Indians to an imposing 209 for five before the hosts produced a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Delhi Daredevils to 165 for nine in their alloted 20 overs at the Wankhede Stadium.
Australian opener David Warner waged a lonely battle for Delhi with a 37-ball 61 but none of the other batsmen showed intent to grind it out and bind time at the wicket.
The pressure of mounting run rate weighed heavily on Delhi batsmen as they kept on losing wickets at regular intervals.
Defending the target, Mumbai bowlers kept a tight leash over Delhi’s scoring rate to earn their second successive win in the tournament after losing their first match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Mitchell Johnson, Kieron Pollard and Pragyan Ojha picked up two wickets apiece while Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh too accounted for a wicket each for Mumbai.
Today’s result meant that Delhi slumped to their third successive defeat with the absence of key overseas players and an injured Virender Sehwag hurting the team’s chances badly.(PTI)

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