Visakhapatnam: Krunal Pandya smashed his maiden IPL half-century and shared a 98-run fiery stand with opener Martin Guptill as Mumbai Indians recorded a 80-run victory against Delhi Daredevils here on Sunday.
Chasing a huge 206, Dardevils were bowled out for 126 with five balls to spare.
Invited to bat, Mumbai Indians lost Rohit Sharma (31) after a steady start but Pandya and Guptill came up with very aggressive knocks that blew away the rival attack.
They added 98 runs in his 8.2 overs for the second wicket wicket, steering the side to a mammoth total. Pandya threw his bat at everything and anything but at the same time showed tremendous control, finding the boundaries with consummate ease. The left-hander hammered half-a-dozen sixes and seven fours in his 37-ball knock before being bowled by Chris Morris.
South African spinner Imran Tahir ended up bleeding 59 runs in his four wicket-less overs while skipper Zaheer Khan was the most economical with 23 runs in his four overs. After Rohit’s fall, Daredevils spin trio — Amit Mishra, Tahir and Shahbaz Nadeem — looked like making an impact but Guptil and Pandya ripped apart the attack.
