Hooda stars with bat in last-ball win for Rajasthan
Delhi 184-3, 20 ov (JP Duminy 44 not out, Shreyas Iyer 40; Chris Morris 2-35)
Rajasthan 186-7, 20 ov (Deepak Hooda 54, Ajinkya Rahane 47; Imran Tahir 4-28, Amit Mishra 2-32)
Deepak Hooda scored 54 in Rajasthan Royals’s three-wicket, come-from-behind victory off the last ball of their innings against Delhi Daredevils on Sunday. Hooda came on with the visitors at 78 for four with less than 10 overs to face and 107 runs still to get.
The 19-year-old batsman wasted little time, stroking three sixes and four boundaries as he put together a match-defining 52-run partnership with opening batsman Ajinkya Rahane (47).
Imran Tahir, though, brought Delhi back into the game with quick dismissals of Hooda and all-rounder James Faulkner. The South African leg-spinner took four wickets in the game.
Eventually, cooler Rajasthan heads prevailed, as tail-enders Chris Morris and Tim Southee combined to score 12 runs off the last over, bowled by Angelo Mathews, including four from the last ball.
Earlier in the day, Delhi posted 184 for three after being sent in to bat, with captain JP Duminy scoring an unbeaten 44.
Harbhajan’s all-round show not enough for Mumbai
Punjab 177-5, 20 ov (George Bailey 61 not out, Virender Sehwag 36; Harbhajan Singh 2-20)
Mumbai 159-7, 20 ov (Harbhajan 64, Jagadeesha Suchith 34; Mitchell Johnson 2-23, Axar Patel 2-30)
Harbhajan Singh followed up an excellent bowling performance with a memorable fifty, but his Mumbai Indians were still comfortably beaten by Kings XI Punjab on Sunday night.
The Indian off-spinner took two wickets for just 20 runs in his four-over spell as Punjab posted an imposing 178-run target at Wankhede Stadium.
Mumbai lost six wickets for just 59 runs, with seamers Sandeep Sharma, Anureet Singh and Mitchell Johnson sharing the spoils. It was then that Harbhajan, who has two Test hundreds, walked in to bat.
By the time he was dismissed by Anureet, he had scored 64 runs off just 24 deliveries. His knock included six sixes and five fours.
Not that he was ever threatening to take the match away from Punjab, but it was entertaining for the crestfallen home fans at least as he shared a 100-run partnership with little-known left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith, who finished unbeaten on 34.
Punjab have captain George Bailey to thank for his unbeaten half-century that helped them post a competitive score.
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