Delhi win by 5 wickets

It was the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here that saw the renaissance of Sanath Jayasuriya more than 12 years ago. The Sri Lankan opener defied logic and rewrote cricketing chapters with his pyrotechnics on his way to leading his side to World Cup glory.

And at 38, Jayasuriya continued to ridicule notions of age while hammering the Delhi bowlers to embarrasment as Mumbai piled up 176-8 and agony for Virender Sehwag's men on Saturday, in desperate need of a win to advance to the semi-finals.

Jayasuriya carted 66 runs in trademark fashion off 42 balls, assisted by five sixes and six fours. But there began Mumbai's misery as the veteran batsman wasn't backed up from the other end as the bowlers, led by Vijaykumar Yomahesh's 4-36, staged an impressive fightback, before Robin Uthappa smoked an unbeaten 23-ball 46 to add bulk to the score.

The Kotla crowd got their pay-per-view encounter first up, with Glenn McGrath renewing his age-old rivalry with Sachin Tendulkar. However, Tendulkar's early fall and Jayasuriya's firing blade set up an intriguing battle with Delhi's bowlers.

Mumbai, still without the serives of Shaun Pollock, introduced South African quick Andre Nel for the crucial tie. Delhi, on the other hand, recalled Australian Brett Geeves who hasn't got a game since the early stages of the competition.

Brett Geeves bore serious brunt of Jayasuriya's onslaught, carted for 50 from his four overs, but McGrath and Amit Mishra's miserly ways kept the brakes on Mumbai's scoring, as did untimely dismissals of Dwayne Smith, Abhishek Nayar and Shaun Pollock.

Delhi, who needed a definite win from the game and some luck from other fixtures, saw their previous game washed out here against Kolkata, while Mumbai played out a thriller against Mohali where they went down by a run.