Sharma hat-trick spurs Chargers to victory

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – A hat-trick by  off-spinner Rohit Sharma propelled the Deccan Chargers a 19-run  victory over the Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League  match yesterday.

Sharma, who took four wickets in five balls and finished  with the remarkable figures of 4-6, was named man of the match  as Mumbai, chasing 146, collapsed from 97 for three after 14  overs to 126 for eight in their 20 overs.

The Chargers, who ended a run of three successive losses,  share first place in the standings with the Delhi Darede-vils,  who have a game in hand, after scoring a modest 145 for six.

Sharma also shone with the bat, top-scoring 38 off 36 balls  for the Chargers.
His fellow spinner Tirumalsetti Suman took two key wickets  and conceded just 14 runs in his four overs.
Mumbai had been cruising, needing 49 runs in six overs with  leading internationals JP Duminy and Dwayne Bravo at the crease. Suman struck a telling blow with the first ball of his  second spell when he had Bravo (13) caught on the long-off  boundary by Australian Ryan Harris.

Duminy went on to score a top-class half-century off 45  deliveries but, with some rash strokes being played at the other  end, Mumbai found themselves needing 38 in three overs.

Sharma was brought into the attack in the 16th over and  dismissed Abhishek Nayar and Harbhajan Singh with successive  deliveries in his first over.

Duminy (52) then edged a sweep into the gloves of  wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist off the first ball of Sharma’s next  over and Saurabh Tiwary was stumped in the same over.

Indian Premier League result and standings

(Reuters) – Indian Premier League result and standings  yesterday.

Deccan Chargers beat Mumbai Indians by 19 runs

Standings P      W      L      T      NR     PTS
Delhi Daredevils                                     7           5          2         0          0            10
Deccan Chargers                                    8           5          3         0           0            10
Chennai Super Kings                            8           4          3         0           1            9
Rajasthan Royals                                   8           4          3         0           1            9
Bangalore Royal Challengers           8           4          4         0           0           8
Kings XI Punjab                                     8           4          4         0           0           8
Mumbai Indians                                     8           3          4         0            1           7
Kolkata Knight Riders                         9           1           7         0            1           3
* T denotes tied, NR no result

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