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IPL 2015: All-Round Delhi Daredevils Crush Mumbai Indians to End Kotla Jinx

April 24, 2015 00:05

Shreyas Iyer and JP Duminy shared 154 runs for the second wicket to script Delhi Daredevils' 37-run win over Mumbai Indians.

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Delhi Daredevils batsman Yuvraj Singh greets Mumbai Indians mentor Sachin Tendulkar before the start of the Kotla clash. Both men were key to India's success in the 2011 World Cup (BCCI Images)
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Yuvraj has always held Tendulkar in great awe and continues to exhibit his respect on public platforms.
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Even with the presence of other heavyweights in the ground, the loudest cheer was reserved for Tendulkar, who celebrates his 42nd birthday on Friday, April 24.
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Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against Delhi Daredevils.
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Mumbai struck early with McCleneghan getting rid of Mayank Agarwal in the third ball of the innings.
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Harbhajan Singh has a chat with Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel.
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Undaunted by the early exit of his opening partner, Shreyas Iyer played some glorious shots to put the pressure right back on the Mumbai Indians.
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Delhi skipper JP Duminy played an outstanding knock and remained unbeaten on 78.
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Iyer smashed 83 and was involved in a 154-run stand for the second wicket with Duminy. This was Delhi's second highest partnership in all IPL editions.
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Shreyas Iyer missed out on a well-deserved hundred and DD's assistant coach Amre shook his head in disapproval from the dugout.
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Delhi Daredevils seamer Zaheer Khan catches up with former India and Mumbai teammate Sachin Tendulkar during the match.
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Defending 190, Delhi were outstanding on the field and picked up some early wickets. Amit Mishra picked up two key wickets.
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Rohit Sharma scored 30 but could not help Mumbai's chase gather any momentum.
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Imran Tahir ended Mumbai's hopes, picking up three wickets in the 17th over. Delhi won by 37 runs to end a nine-match jinx at the Feroz Shah Kotla.

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