April 23 (CRICKETNMORE) - Mumbai Indians continues their winning streak with another splendid victory over Delhi Daredeils on Saturday. Defending a small target of 142, the home team bowlers won the match for Mumbai by 14 runs.
Put into bat, Mumbai batsmen were surprized by disciplined bowling by Delhi Daredevils bowlers. Mumbai managed to post just 142 infront of the home crowd at Wankhede Stadium. Amit Mishra and Pat Cummins took 2 wickets each for Delhi. For Mumbai, Jos Buttler, Pollard and Pandaya remained the top scorers with 28, 26 and 24 respectively.
Chasing down the target, Delhi suffered early blows and were struggling for 24/6 before Kagiso Rabada (44) and Chris Morris (52*) added a 91-run partnership for 7th wicket, resurrected the innings and brought their team back into the contest. But despite their efforts, Delhi remained 14 runs short of the target. For Mumbai, McClenaghan took 3 while Bumrah took 2 wickets.
Brief Scores
Mumbai Indians: 142-8 in 20 Overs (Jos Buttler 28, Amit Mishra 2-18, Pat Cummins 2-20)
Delhi Daredevils: 128-7 in 20 Overs (Chris Morris 52*, Kagiso Rabada 44, Mitchell McClenaghan 3-24, Jasprit Bumrah 2-21)
Man of the Match: Mitchell McClenaghan
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