Tendulkar stars in Mumbai win

India batsman hits half-century as Daredevils collapse in IPL match

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Tendulkar stars in Mumbai win

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Sachin Tendulkar and Saurabh Tiwary struck half-centuries to help Mumbai Indians to an emphatic 98-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in Wednesday's Indian Premier League action.

Tendulkar's innings of 63 at the top of the order came off just 32 balls and contained 11 boundaries as the legendary Indian put his side on course for 218 for seven from their 20 overs.

In reply, the Daredevils collapsed to 120 all out and had to bat without captain Gautam Gambhir, who picked up an injury during the Mumbai innings.

Tendulkar and Sri Lanka veteran Sanath Jayasuriya put on 38 in less than four overs for the opening stand - the latter scoring just seven of them before Yogesh Nagar took a fine catch at mid-off.

Aditya Tare hit two sixes before he was bowled by Pradeep Sangwan, bringing Tiwary to the crease in the seventh over.

Tiwari added 48 for the third wicket with Tendulkar before the opener was caught by Nagar this time off spinner Amit Mishra, but Tiwari kept up the good work with 61 from 37 deliveries with four fours and three maximums.

He added 71 with Ambati Rayudu, who struck 34 off 21 balls before he was run out in the penultimate over, and there was still time for new batsman Dwayne Bravo to hit a six off one of the four balls he faced.

The total was always going to be difficult to reach and the chase never got off the ground despite the top five batsmen all getting starts.

Openers Virender Sehwag and Tillakaratne Dilshan began their reply reasonably promisingly with a 38-run stand, but Lasith Malinga broke the partnership in the fourth over by bowling Sri Lanka team-mate Dilshan for 17.

Bravo then removed Sehwag (26) and AB de Villiers, before Dinesh Karthik, Farveez Maharoof and Mithun Manhas all went cheaply, leaving the Daredevils in trouble from which they could not recover.

Bravo, Harbhajan Singh and Jayasuriya claimed two wickets apiece as the Indians strolled home.

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