Gilchrist-led DC beat Mumbai again

MI made three changes to their playing eleven – Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan and Zaheer Khan made way for Saurabh Tiwary, Rohan Raje and Lasith Malinga.

DC made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – V V S Laxman and Pragyan Ojha made way for Dwaraka Ravi Teja and Harmeet Singh.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, DC’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 37, and lost a couple of wickets.

Herschelle Gibbs, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Ten ballS(ach)into the match, he was caught by Tendulkar. Dhawal Kulkarni broke the eight-run stand.

Tirumalasetti Suman, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 20. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Pinal Shah. Dwayne Br(av)oke the 29-run stand.

DC scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). MI had conceded five extras at that point.

Gilchrist, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. Twenty-five balls after Suman’s dismissal, Raje broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. DC had scored 63 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, had scored a dozen, Dwayne Smith had scored a run.

Smith, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored eventually a dozen. Twenty balls later, Sanath Jayasuriya broke the 23-run stand.

DC scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). MI had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Sharma, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Twenty-five balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Bravo. Malinga broke the 33-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 19. Venugopal Rao, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 28. A dozen balls later, Bravo and Shah ran him out.

Teja and Ryan Harris, who faced four balls apiece, were unbeaten. While the former conceded four, the latter conceding five.

MI eventually conceded nine extras. DC scored 145 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Harbhajan Singh, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Raje and Bravo bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 16.

Jayasuriya, Malinga and Kulkarni bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 31, 24, and 21, respectively.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, and lost a couple of wickets.

Although his innings included a boundary, Jayasuriya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just five. Ten balls into the chase, he was caught by Harris. Needless to say, Rudra Pratap Singh was in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Tendulkar, who faced four balls, scored a couple. The next ball, he was dismissed by Rudra Pratap.

MI scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). DC had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Shah’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Jean-Paul Duminy’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Shah, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-two balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Suman broke the 53-run partnership.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. MI had scored 71 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Duminy had scored 29, Bravo was batting on four.

Bravo, who faced 16 balls, eventually scored 13. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Harris. Suman broke the 37-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). DC had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Nayar, who faced four balls, scored (Abhish)ek. Ten balls after Bravo’s dismissal, Sharma broke the six-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Harbhajan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Sharma.

Duminy’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 45 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 48 balls. Seven balls after Harbhajan’s dismissal, he was caught by Gilchrist. Sharma completed his hat-trick, breaking the five-run stand.

Tiwary, who faced five balls, scored three. A couple of balls later, he was (Gilchri)stumped. Sharma broke the one-run stand.

Raje, whose seven-ball innings included a six, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Kulkarni, who faced five balls, scoring seven.

DC eventually conceded three extras. MI, who scored 126 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 19 runs.

Smith, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 13.

Shoaib Ahmed, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 19.

Harmeet, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 28.

Harris, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25.

Rudra Pratap and Suman, who bowled four overs each, picking up two wickets apiece. While the former conceded 19, the latter conceded 14.

Sharma, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded half-a-dozen. He picked up four scalps.