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Holding - Windies showed no fight
20 overs Mumbai Indians 116 (Bravo 35, Bhatia 3-14) v Delhi Daredevils
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How they were out
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Nothing went right for Mumbai Indians from the time their new-look pair at the top walked out. Both openers were dismissed in the first over, two more fell before the end of the Powerplay, and there was no final hurrah. Dwayne Bravo and Abhishek Nayar stitched together a 57-run partnership but that too was snuffed out by Delhi Daredevils' bowlers before it could really cause damage. While a bit dodgy with their catching, Delhi were excellent with pace and spin, allowing just seven boundaries and three sixes in the field.
For the 22nd time in 21 days, a wicket fell in the first over of an innings. Luke Ronchi, in for Sanath Jayasuriya, pushed his second ball to cover and set off for a risky single and was run out with miles to go. The man to nail down the stumps with a collection, turn and rocket throw was David Warner, still playing due to Virender Sehwag's injury.
Dirk Nannes made it two wickets in the over when he drew a nick from JP Duminy, promoted to open, with the sixth ball. Mumbai were hurting with the scoreboard showing four batsmen with 0 next to their names. And so Sachin Tendulkar, who had opted to bat in East London, found himself playing virtually as an opener with his side in big trouble.
He too didn't last long. Having inside-edged a length ball behind the stumps, Tendulkar set off, only to be set back by Pinal Shah. He failed to just ground his bat as Dinesh Karthik nailed the second damning direct hit in six overs. Mumbai were 30 for 3 after the Powerplay.
It got worse. Shah failed to cash in on a drop on 5, swinging Rajat Bhatia to the deep for a chalky 11 from 20 balls. In walked Bravo at 33 for 4. He looked gone for all money on 1, struck on the front pad in front of middle and leg, but the umpire Marais Erasmus was watching a different match. Amit Mishra cut a flustered figure.
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