Kedar Yadhav blasted a 29-ball 50 on debut to help Delhi set a tough target of 184 for the RCBs. His knock boasted off five fours and two sixes. DeVillers chipped in with 45 and David Warner's contribution was a whirlwind 33 of just 14 balls. This total, despite of being a tall order, looked well within the reach of the RCB, going by the form that they have displayed in this tournament. But despite of the quick start given by Kallis(27) and Panday(39), they lost a heap of wickets in the middle overs and in the end fell short by 17 runs. The most likely reason could be the lack of exposure of the RCB middle order, thanks to the kind of runs scored by their top three batsmen. But good to have a lapse like this, it would make them even more determined and careful whenever they have to chase such kind of totals in future.
Manish Panday, with his consistent show, has definitely drawn the attention of the selectors, we have to wait and watch if he gets a look in, when they sit to select the squad later today, for the T20 world cup. Tough to break into our strong international line-up though.
In the other encounter, Dhoni's return inspired their side in their batting display, and Raina, relieved from the responsibility of leading the side, played his best knock in this edition of the IPL(83 off 52 balls), which, along with Badrinath's half century(55 off 45 balls) took their total to 180 for 2. But in the end, this was not enough to stop Mumbai registering their 4th win in 5 attempts.
Sachin, continuing with his tremendus form scored yet another half century (72 off 52 balls) and almost batted through the innings making sure Mumbai wins the match. Earlier Shikhar Dhawan made a quickfire 56 off 34 balls, whereas the Westindian duo Powell and Bravo blasted 20 off 9 balls and 14 off 7 balls respectively to take MI home.
With this victory, MI has yet again taken the topspot in the table.
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