IPL Results 2017: Scores, Points Table, Schedule, More After April 22 Fixtures
Mumbai Indians strengthened their position at the top of the Indian Premier League standings on Saturday, beating Delhi Daredevils by 14 runs thanks to a superb performance with the ball.
Earlier in the day, Rising Pune Supergiant beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets on the final ball, keeping the chase for the remaining play-off spots as close as ever. As shared by cricket writer Freddie Wilde, only Indians are taking all of their chances right now:
"KKR v GL & SRH v RPS missed opportunities to pull away from the chasing pack. MI did not & are now three wins clear of fourth place. #IPL
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) April 22, 2017"
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Here's a look at Saturday's results:
| Sunrisers Hyderabad 176/3 (20/20 ov); Rising Pune Supergiant 179/4 (20/20 ov) | RPS won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) |
| Mumbai Indians 142/8 (20/20 ov); Delhi Daredevils 128/7 (20/20 ov) | MI won by 14 runs |
The current IPL standings:
| Mumbai Indians | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.617 | 1186/132.2 | 1167/139.5 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.709 | 1061/111.1 | 1044/118.1 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.481 | 1186/135.3 | 1147/138.4 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.760 | 969/119.5 | 1035/117.0 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.848 | 1007/120.0 | 904/119.5 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.606 | 973/113.3 | 1028/112.0 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.747 | 966/120.0 | 997/113.2 |
| Gujarat Lions | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.769 | 1046/116.2 | 1072/109.5 |
Here's the schedule for the coming days:
| Sunday, April 23 | 11:30 a.m./4 p.m. | Gujarat Lions vs. Kings XI Punjab |
| Sunday, April 23 | 3:30 p.m./8 p.m. | Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Monday, April 24 | 3:30 p.m./8 p.m. | Mumbai Indians vs. Rising Pune Supergiant |
| Tuesday, April 25 | 3:30 p.m./8 p.m. | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Wednesday, April 26 | 3:30 p.m./8 p.m. | Rising Pune Supergiant vs. Kolkata Knight Riders |
Indians' bowling and fielding were on point on Saturday, and Wilde shared these statistics to highlight just how impressive their win was:
The total of 142 came after just four batsmen scored double-digit runs, with Jos Buttler managing 28 from 18 to lead the way. With a run rate of just 7.10 runs per over, the total seemed far too small to defend at the Wankhede Stadium, of all places.
But Mumbai's bowlers got off to a marvelous start, limiting the first six batsmen of Delhi to single-digit runs. Kagiso Rabada (44 from 39) and Chris Morris (unbeaten 52) combined for a strong rally in the latter overs, but by that time, the chase was all but doomed.
Mitchell McClenaghan led the way with three wickets, conceding just 24 runs in four overs. All of Mumbai's bowlers finished with economy rates in the single digits, and no one fared worse than 8.00.
The people running the team's Twitter account were understandably excited:
In Pune, MS Dhoni smacked a four on the final delivery of the match to win his team a tightly contested match. The Indian star played a crucial role in the chase with an unbeaten 61, and team-mate Rahul Tripathi also deserved a lot of credit for his 59 from 41.
Hyderabad had cruised to a total of 178 with a clean, patient innings that only required five batsmen. Moises Henriques (55 not out) and David Warner (43 from 40) calmly added to the total, and Hyderabad seemed to be on their way to an easy win against a struggling Pune outfit.
Ajinkya Rahane lost his wicket early, but Tripathi and Dhoni came through in a big way, keeping things tight. The win means the difference between the second-placed team and last-placed team remains just four points.
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