Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils (15th March 2010)

Result: Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wkts

Rajasthan royals scored only 141 runs after losing the toss. Yosuf Pathan scored zero while Jhunjhunwala scored 53 not out. Delhi Daredevils won the match in 17.1 with the blitzkrieg 75 of Virender Sehwag.

Sehwag is declared as the Man of the Match for his 75 runs in just 34 balls.

Numbers that mattered, Match 6

• 1 After a blistering 100 off just 37 balls in the previous game, Yusuf Pathan registered a 5-ball duck – his first in the IPL. 

• 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan registered his second duck in successive matches. He had also got a blob in match against Kings XI Punjab at Mohali. 

• 14 Runs scored by Rajasthan Royals off the first over – most expensive opening over in this edition of IPL. Mumbai Indians had got 13 against Rajasthan Royals at Brabourne Stadium on March 13. 

• 21 Balls taken by Sehwag to reach his fifty – fastest in this edition. He equalled Rajasthan Royals’ Yusuf Pathan’s record that came in match against Mumbai Indians. 

• 45 Balls taken by Abhishek Jhunjhunwala to reach his fifty-  slowest fifty by a Rajasthan batsman in all IPL matches. 

• 77.77 Delhi Daredevils’ win-percentage while chasing a target – 14 wins out of 18 chases. 

• 78 Percent of Delhi’s runs (off bat) were scored by Sehwag till the time he was on the crease!