Taylor collects the winning runs by dabbing towards third man, Pollard bowled that off a short run, so he wasn't wasting any energy either
MI vs Daredevils, 19th match at Mumbai, IPL, Apr 16 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Daredevils won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)
11.00 pm Well this match was built up to be a blockbuster of sorts. Delhi brought their A team, strengthening their batting by giving Taylor his first game of the season. Mumbai, well, they didn't have Tendulkar and Malinga did not play because of a back problem. They did not have their A team, and were swept aside.
A word about this pitch at Wankhede Stadium. It was not a 92 all out pitch. It had pace, bounce, some turn. There was movement off the seam as well. Batting was not easy, but some application would have got Mumbai about 130 and made for an intriguing chase. Instead the hosts went down in a rash of poor shots.
Delhi's bowlers were terrific, all of them, though Agarkar still went for more than eight an over. Nadeem tied up and dismissed the South African openers, Irfan kept the pressure going, and then Umesh and Morkel unleashed their pace on this responsive surface.
Sajin: "All of DD's wins are of similar make. Dismissing the opponents for a below par total and chasing it down by keeping wickets. Goes to show the bowling strengths of the team and their consistency."
The presentation is about to begin ...
Harbhajan Singh collects an award for hitting the most sixes. He played as a batsman today, didn't bowl a ball.
Gaurav: "Is Harbhajan too classy to bowl in Delhi's small chase? Or has he accepted that he is not effective anymore? He should have opened bowling because he has more experience than every other bowler who is playing today."
Sehwag credits his bowlers, and says he opened with the left-arm spinner because he felt the South African openers wouldn't be effective against that kind of attack. Harbhajan says 140-150 would have been competitive. Sehwag says they would have chased differently had the target been 140. "You chase according to your target ..."
The Man of the Match is Shahbaz Nadeem. He dismissed the Mumbai openers for a song and pushed them down this slippery slide. Very economical, he was too.
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a slower ball delivered from wide of the crease, tapped towards mid on
a third wide in the over, outside off this time
played on the leg side for a single towards square
fuller length but the line is down leg side again
this time the keeper appeals for a catch after Taylor tries to hook a bouncer and gets beaten
that's wide down leg side, Karthik moves quickly to collect
Taylor tries to cut one that kicks off from a good length close to off stump, Pollard appeals for a catch behind
Pollard's going to bowl his first over, it might be the last of this match.
played behind point for a quick single
short ball, a quick one, Taylor moves across and pulls the ball down through midwicket, like a tennis smash of sorts, hitting it hard and through the gap
good length and straight, Taylor gets forward and behind the line to block
Mahela dabs the ball close on the leg side and runs quickly
good length outside off, Mahela gets beaten trying to fend outside off
short of a length at the body, fended down on the leg side
Munaf's back ...
Karan: "92 on the board, 12 overs already gone and the strike bowler for MI who also happens to be the captain hasn't bowled a single ball! what does that tell you?"
defended on the back foot
Mahela waits, and dabs very late past the keeper
dabbed with an open face towards point. Mahela sprints, Taylor hesitates, and then sprints in the end
clipped off the pads in front of square and Taylor runs hard to complete the second
Taylor prepares to face his first ball ...
Mahela swats the ball behind square
Levi's caught Sehwag, but too late perhaps? Sehwag charged Ojha again, and once again did not get to the pitch of the ball. He swung hard, trying to hit a straight six, but ended up lofting the ball extremely high in the air. Levi settled under the catch at long-on and judged it well
Over 15 • DC 93/3
Daredevils won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)