New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A superlative batting display from Shreyas Iyer (83) and skipper Jean Paul Duminy (78 not out) helped Delhi Daredevils post a strong 190 for four against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here on Thursday.
The left hand-right hand combination of Iyer and Duminy batted authoritatively to put together a 154-run second-wicket partnership (off 97 balls) to lift the home team’s morale after Mumbai won the toss and sent them in to bat.
They got an early reward when New Zealand pacer Mitchell McClenaghan dismissed Mayank Agarwal (1) off the third ball of the Daredevils’ innings.
But that was the only joy for Mumbai as Iyer and Duminy controlled the proceedings from there on.
They set the tone for the Daredevils’ batting, mixing caution with aggression. They set up a strong platform on which Daredevils could build a strong total.
Iyer was dismissed while trying to increase the run rate in the 17th over.
He hit seven fours and six sixes during his 56-bal stay, contributing 82 runs in his partnership with Duminy.After Iyer’s departure, Duminy took over the mantle of brisk run-scoring.
He was ably supported in the endeavour by Sri Lankan Angelo Mathews (17 off 8 balls).
But Mathews’ wicket, edging a McClenaghan delivery to wicketkeeper Partiv Patel in the 18th over, jolted their big hitting aspirations.
But Duminy still managed to pull Daredevils to their highest total in the tournament so far, tonking three boundaries and six huge sixes.
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