Gujarat Lions win by 1 run
Indian Premier League, 23rd match: Delhi Daredevils v Gujarat Lions at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, Apr 27, 2016
Gujarat Lions 172/6 (20/20 ov) DR Smith 53 off 30, 5 fours, 3 sixes, BB McCullum 60 off 36, 6 fours and 3 sixes, KD Karthik 19 off 17, 1 four, 1 six, JP Faulkner 22 not out off 13, 2 fours, CH Morris 35-2, Imran Tahir 24-3, JP Duminy 4-1
Delhi Daredevils 171/5 (20/20 ov) Jean- Paul Duminy 48 off 43, 3 fours, 1 six, Rishabh Pant 20 off 17, 2 fours, CH Morris 82 not out off 32, 4 fours, 8 sixes, DS Kulkarni 13-3, James Faulkner 23-1, Dwayne Bravo 33-1
Gujarat Lions won by 1 run
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to field. Gujarat Lions scored 50 runs in 23 balls, with BB McCullum 60 and DR Smith 53 for the opening wicket and 100 runs came in 8.6 overs, they managed to post a challenging total of 172/6 in 20 overs. Delhi Daredevils lost early wickets of Samson, Karun Nair, and Q de Kock and it was up to JP Duminy 48 and CH Morris 82 to do the chasing and they were short by one run at the end. A pulsating finish. At the end of 18th over Delhi Daredevils needed only 18. But Suresh Raina opted Praveen Kumar and Dwayne Bravo, who executed their Yorkers and steal a close win. The stand of 87 between Chris Morris 82 not out and JP Duminy 48 brought the chase close call. Chris Morris’s efforts were in vain.