Samson powers Delhi to win

Delhi Daredevils put their IPL campaign on track with a resounding 97-run win over the hapless Rising Pune Supergiant on Tuesday, powered mainly by Sanju Samson's maiden IPL century and some disciplined bowling.

The Daredevils posted a massive 205 for 4 in their 20 overs with Samson playing the protagonist with a 63-ball knock of 102. Chris Morris played a breathtaking cameo of 38 runs off just 9 deliveries to give finishing touches to the innings.

Pune needed a solid start but they were never in the chase as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

Zaheer Khan led from the front with the ball as he sent back the dangerous Ajinkya Rahane (10) in the third over of the match. The wily left-arm paceman then removed the other Pune opener, Mayank Agarwal (20) in his second over as the hosts slumped to 38/2.

Chris Morris ended Rahul Tripathi's stay in the middle in the next over while Shahbaz Nadeem picked the important wicket of Faf du Plessis (8) as Pune's hopes of chasing the big total were dented very early.

Zaheer Khan picked up another wicket to make it a three-wicket haul for himself, as Pune were bowled out for a paltry 108 in 16.1 overs.

SCORES IN BRIEF

DELHI: 205 for 4 in 20 overs (Billings 24, Samson 102, Pant 31, Morris 38 not out; Chahar 1-35, Tahir 1-24)

PUNE: 108 all out in 16.1 overs (Agarwal 20, Bhatia 16, Chahar 14; Cummins 2-24, Zaheer 3-20, Mishra 3-11)

Result: Delhi Daredevils won by 97 runs.

Player-of-the-match:  Sanju Samson.