Match 28IPL 2013 – Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
Date – Sun Apr 21
Time – 4:00 pm i.e 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST
Venue – Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Toss – Mumbai Indians elected to bat
Result – Delhi Daredevils won by 9 wickets
Today in the 28th match of Pepsi IPL 2013, Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat first. The change in the opening pair didnt do much benefit as Dwayne Smith got out after scoring just 8. Star of Mumbai in this season, Dinesh Karthik also got out cheaply leaving Mumbai at 22/2 in 5.1 overs. But master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma then played superbly and took the team out of crisis. The master completed his half century and scored 54 off 47 balls (3×4,2×6) before getting out. Rohit Sharma was at his devastating best today as he hammered Delhi bowlers to all corners of the ground. He scored 73 off 43 balls which included 5 fours and 5 sixes. Finally Mumbai posted a total of 161/4 in 20 overs.
Chasing 162 for a desperate win, Delhi opened with Mahela Jayawardene and Virender Sehwag. From the very first ball, Sehwag looked in no mood to spare Mumbai bowlers as he and Mahela scored 151 runs in 15.5 overs for the first wicket stand. Mahela got out after scoring 59 off 43 balls where as Sehwag remained unbeaten on 95 off 57 balls which included 13 fours and 2 sixes. Finally Delhi registered their first win in this season and that too by a huge margin of 9 wickets.
Match 28 IPL 2013 – Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians Scorecard