Daredevils survive the slog
The Delhi Daredevils kept their hopes of an IPL playoff place alive when they beat the Rajasthan Royals by four runs in a rain-hit slog-fest.
The Delhi Daredevils kept their hopes of an IPL playoff place alive when they beat the Rajasthan Royals by four runs in a rain-hit slog-fest.
Incredible death bowling from Tim Southee (2-25) helped the Royal Challengers Bangalore defend a target of 168 as they beat the Mumbai Indians by 14 runs, despite a 42-ball 50 by Hardik Pandya in Bengaluru.
The Chennai Super Kings rolled over the Delhi Daredevils with an impressive debut from Lungi Ngidi who conceded just 26 runs from his four overs.
Chris Lynn anchored the Kolkata Knight Riders’ chase and scored 62 off 52 balls to seal a six-wicket victory against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru.
JP Duminy, selected for his first appearance for the Mumbai Indians, was never given a chance to show his ability as the Chennai Super Kings were beaten by eight wickets in Pune.
Shreyas Iyer’s 40-ball 93 and Prithvi Shaw’s 44-ball 62 helped the Delhi Daredevils post an unchased 220-run target to set up a 55-run victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi.
Junior Dala has replaced Chris Morris in the Delhi Daredevils’ squad after the Proteas all-rounder returned home after picking up an injury.
Rashid Khan’s 3-19 helped throttle the Kings XI Punjab’s chase of 133 as Sunrisers Hyderabad sealed a 13-run victory in Hyderabad.
AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock’s partnership of 103 came to nought as the Chennai Super Kings chased down 205 and won by five wickets in Bangalore.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad, defending 118, bowled out the Mumbai Indians for 87 in Mumbai to secure a 31-run victory.
The Kings XI Punjab successfully defended a total of 143 against the Delhi Daredevils, despite a superb 45-ball 57 from Shreyas Iyer.
Sanju Samson’s 52 off 39 balls set the platform but Krishnappa Gowtham’s 11-ball 33 sealed a three-wicket win for the Rajasthan Royals against the Mumbai Indians.
Ambati Rayudu’s 79 off 37 balls rescued the Chennai Super Kings and help beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four runs in Hyderabad.
Trent Boult took a one-handed stunner near the boundary rope to dismiss Virat Kohli.
AB de Villiers, at his imperious best, smashed an unbeaten 90 runs off 39 balls to help the Royal Challengers crush the Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in Bangalore.