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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Delhi win after bowling out Mumbai for 92

MUMBAI: Delhi Daredevils registered an easy seven-wicket win against Mumbai Indians with 31 balls remaining in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.

After Delhi captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and put Mumbai into bat, his bowlers destroyed the rivals’ batting line up as only two batsmen could get into double figures.

They were captain Harbhajan Singh (33) and Rohit Sharma (29 as Mumbai Indians were bowled out for 92, the lowest total scored so far by any team in the tournament.

For Delhi, fast-medium bowler Umesh Yadav, left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, Sout African fast bowler Morne Morkel and India’s fast-medium bowler Ajit Agarkar claimed two wickets each.

Later, Delhi achieved the easy target of 93 in just 14.5 overs.

Sehwag top scored with 32 while Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene and new Zealand’s Ross Taylor remained not out on 17 and 10, respectively.

For Mumbai, RP Singh took two for 24.

Geo Super, Pakistan’s premier sports tv channel, televised the match live from Mumbai.