A sensational four-wicket haul by leg-spinner Amit Mishra and a stroke filled unbeaten 59 from Quinton de Kock powered Delhi Daredevils to a comprehensive 8-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab in their IPL match Friday. Electing to field first, the Daredevils restricted Kings XI Punjab to a paltry 111 for 9 in 20 overs, courtesy Mishra, who became the second highest wicket-taker in IPL history after returning with figures of 3-0-11-4. He now has 116 IPL wickets under his belt. The hosts then returned with an impressive batting display with opener de Kock (59 not out) and Sanju Samson (33) sharing a match-winning 91-run partnership off 64 balls for the second wicket to open accounts for Delhi who had lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in their campaign opener. It was Pawan negi, who blasted a six in the 14th over as Delhi overhauled the target of 112 with 39 balls to spare at the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium. Brief scores: Delhi Daredevils 113 for 2 (De Kock 59*, Samson 33) beat Kings XI Punjab 111 for 9 (Vohra 32, Mishra 4-11) by eight wickets. ‘Final in Bangalore' Indian Premier League organizers have announced plans to switch the final from Mumbai to Bangalore following the Bombay High Court's order of shifting matches from the drought-hit western state of Maharashtra. The cities of Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur were under question after the judges said all matches due to be held after April 30 must be moved out of the state. IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla and representatives of the Rising Pune Supergiants and Mumbai Indians met in New Delhi Friday to propose the venue for the final, which will need ratification by the league's governing council. "We will propose before the Governing Council that Final and Qualifier 1 be shifted to Bangalore while Qualifier 2 and Eliminator to Kolkata," Shukla told reporters. Supergiants have listed Visakhapatnam as their alternative venue, though the franchise requested that they play one match in Pune on May 1 due to a short turnaround. They also play at home on April 29. Mumbai will decide on its alternative venue Sunday from its available options of Jaipur, Raipur and Kanpur. — Agencies
