Delhi beats Rajasthan, Punjab defeats Deccan in Indian Premier League
The Delhi Daredevils secured a semifinal place in the Indian Premier League on Sunday with a comfortable 14-run victory over the Rajasthan Royals in Bloemfontein.
Kings XI Punjab also stayed in the running for a semifinal spot with a thrilling one-run victory over the Deccan Chargers.
Delhi's win takes it to the top of the IPL standings with 18 points from 12 matches.
Delhi posted 150-3 at OUTsurance Oval in Bloemfontein, led by A.B de Villiers who hit an unbeaten 79 and shared a solid 87-run stand for the third wicket with Tillakaratne Dilshan (33 off 41 balls) having lost openers Gautam Gambhir (eight) and Virender Sehwag (two) cheaply.
De Villiers, who smashed eight boundaries and a six in 55 balls, contributed 48 runs from 21 balls in an unbeaten fourth wicket stand with Dinesh Karthik (23 off 11 balls). Pace bowler Munaf Patel suffered in particular, giving up 25 runs in his penultimate over.
In reply, Rajasthan never threatened the Delhi total and was restricted to 136-9 from its 20 overs.
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Delhi beats Rajasthan, Punjab defeats Deccan in Indian Premier League
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