Gilchrist-led DC win; Mumbai disappointed

DC made one change to their playing eleven – Scott Styris made way for Dwayne Smith.

MI made one change to their playing eleven – Rohan Raje made way for Dhawal Kulkarni.

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 55, without the loss of a wicket.

DC’s openers put on 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). MI had conceded five extras at that point. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Herschelle Gibbs’ contribution to it was 18.

Gilchrist, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 35. Forty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Pinal Shah. Dwayne Br(av)oke the 63-run partnership.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. DC had scored 88 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gibbs had scored 28, Smith had scored 20.

DC’s openers put on 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). MI had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Gibbs’ contribution to the partnership was 17, Smith’s contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Smith, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 35. (Sana)Thirty-six balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, Jayasuriya broke the 61-run partnership.

Rohit Sharma, who faced five balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Bravo broke the 12-run stand.

V V S Laxman, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Abhishek Nayar. Bravo broke the one-run stand.

Gibbs’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on four. The South African eventually scored 58 off 44 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. Ten balls after Laxman’s dismissal, Bravo and Zaheer Khan ran him out.

DC scored 150 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). MI had conceded nine extras at that point.

Venugopal Rao, who faced 10 balls, scored nine. A dozen balls after Gibbs’ dismissal, Lasith Malinga broke the 15-run stand.

Rudra Pratap Singh, who faced four balls, scored as many. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Jayasuriya. Harbhajan Singh broke the five-run stand.

Fidel Edwards, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Malinga broke the two-run stand.

Dwaraka Ravi Teja, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Malinga, who broke the five-run stand.

Pragyan Ojha, the player of the match, faced a couple of balls, failing to get off the mark.

MI eventually conceded 14 extras. DC scored 168 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Kulkarni, who bowled an over, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as was Khan, who bowled four overs, conceding 32.

Jayasuriya, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled four overs, conceding 27.

Bravo and Malinga bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter – whose spell including a maiden – conceded 19.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, and lost a wicket.

Jayasuriya, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. Ten balls into the chase, he was caught by Gilchrist. Rudra Pratap broke the four-run stand.

MI scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (37 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave DC no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While the contribution of Sachin Tendulkar, MI’s skipper, to the partnership was 25, Jean-Paul Duminy’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. MI had scored 84 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Tendulkar had scored 35, Duminy had scored 38.

Tendulkar, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 36. Fifty-five balls after Jayasuriya’s dismissal, he was caught by Gibbs. Ojha broke the 85-run partnership.

Dhawan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored three. Ten balls later, Ojha broke the six-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 13.4 overs (83 balls). DC had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Duminy, whose 40-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 47. A dozen balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Ojha broke the 13-run stand.

Nayar, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Edwards broke the 15-run stand.

Bravo, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. A dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Edwards, who broke the 24-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 19.2 overs (117 balls). DC had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Harbhajan, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 20. Seven balls later, he was caught by Smith. Rudra Pratap broke the 10-run stand.

Khan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. He was unbeaten, as was Shah, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

MI, who scored 156 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by a dozen runs.

Harmeet Singh and Sharma bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 19, the latter conceded eight.

Smith, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Rao, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 33.

Both Edwards and Rudra Pratap bowled four overs, conceding 27, each. They picked up a couple of scalps apiece.

Ojha, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up three scalps.