Friday, April 24, 2015

Iyer, Duminy help Daredevils end Kotla drought

Fifties from Shreyas Iyer and JP Duminy, and their 154-run partnership - the highest in the IPL this season - propelled Delhi Daredevils to a 37-run win over Mumbai Indians, breaking their streak of nine successive losses at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium yesterday.

Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma had opted to bowl after winning the toss, to have the comfort of knowing what to chase.

His bowlers, however, were systematically taken apart by Duminy and Iyer and the pressure of a 191 chase, combined with electric fielding by Daredevils, left them well short of the target.