Mumbai Indians registered their second win of the season. There was a time in this game when the hosts were cruising towards a victory when Abhishek Porel and Karun Nair. But a strong comeback led by Karn Sharma allowed the visitors to make a comeback in the game. The penultimate over from Jasprit Bumrah proved to be the difference between the two sides. While Bumrah did not pick a wicket, there were three run-outs on three balls in a row to seal the win for the visitors.
Delhi Capitals are at 167/6 after 17 overs. Need 39 runs in 18 balls. Ashutosh: 6* (8), Vipraj: 4* (5)
We are in for a thriller as the Mumbai Indians on the back of a great spell by Karn Sharma have made a comeback into this game. Trent Boult after conceding 18 runs in his first over went for only three runs bowling the 17th over.
Can Ashutosh and Vipraj bail DC out once again as they did in their first match of the season against Lucknow Super Giants?
Delhi Capitals are at 160/6 after 15.3 overs. Need 46 runs in 27 balls. Ashutosh: 4* (4)
MI is making this chase a contest after the onslaught from Karun Nair had almost sealed the game for the hosts. The two impact subs have played a big role for their respective teams. Karn Sharma for Mumbai Indians has picked up his third wicket of the match. MI have crawled their way back into this game and would be slight favorites.
Delhi Capitals are at 151/5 after 14 overs. Need 55 runs in 36 balls. Rahul: 9* (7), Ashutosh: 1* (1)
Delhi Capitals have lost their fifth wicket and now find themselves in a precarious situation. The asking rate too has climbed to more than nine runs per over. Even though KL Rahul is still at the crease, this could prove to be a tough chase in the final six overs for the hosts.
Delhi Capitals are at 145/4 after 13 overs. Need 61 runs in 42 balls. Rahul: 4* (5), Stubbs: 1* (1)
Axar Patel has once again been dismissed for a low score when his team needed the most. The DC skipper is certainly not leading from the front with the bat in hand. Jasprit Bumrah playing his second game of the season has picked up his first wicket. It was an innocuous delivery from the right-arm pacer which caught a leading edge from Axar’s bat.
Delhi Capitals are at 140/3 after 12 overs. Need 66 runs in 48 balls. Rahul: 4* (4), Axar: 5* (2)
Karun Nair’s dream knock ends with a peach from Mitchell Santner. In his first game of the season, the right-handed batter has played a match-winning knock. With KL Rahul and Axar Patel in the middle, DC would like to seal the victory without any hiccups.
Delhi Capitals are at 128/2 after 11 overs. Need 78 runs in 54 balls. Karun: 85* (38), Rahul: 1* (2)
Abhishek Porel was in the best seat while Karun Nair was putting on a show for DC fans. The young left-handed batter struck his first six on the first ball of the 11th over. But he was dismissed on the very next ball, with Karn Sharma playing his first game of the season breaking the 119-run stand for the second wicket between Karun and Abhishek Porel.
Karun Nair on the other hand, has registered his highest score in the IPL.
Delhi Capitals are at 100/1 after 9 overs. Need 106 runs in 66 balls. Porel: 25* (20), Karun: 66* (33)
Like Karun Nair, Karn Sharma too has made his first appearance for Mumbai Indians. The veteran leg spinner came into the game as an impact sub and bowled the ninth over.
Karun Nair welcomed him with a six on the second ball of the over. The leg-spinner made an LBW appeal on the very next delivery but the umpire gave it not out. Even a review from Hardik Pandya could not reverse the decision as MI lost its first review.
Delhi Capitals are at 72/1 after 6 overs. Need 134 runs in 14 overs. Porel: 16* (13), Karun: 50* (22)
Karun Nair has gotten Delhi Capitals off to a flier in the powerplay. He has read the MI bowlers perfectly. The right-handed batter has already raced to a half-century off 22 balls only. It’s his first fifty in the IPL after seven years.
Delhi Capitals are at 44/1 after 4 overs. Need 162 runs in 16 overs. Porel: 11* (9), Karun: 27* (14)
Jasprit Bumrah replaced Trent Boult after a single over from the Kiwi pacer. Like Boult, Bumrah too had to face the brunt of Karun Nair’s incredible form. The right-handed batter played an inside-out shot before hitting a square cut fetching him a couple of fours.
Delhi Capitals are at 24/1 after 2 overs. Need 182 runs in 18 overs. Porel: 6* (3), Karun: 13* (8)
Karun Nair is batting like a man in form. The right-handed batter struck three fours against Trent Boult. All the boundaries were hit on the off side including a scintillating cover drive. The Kiwi pacer lost his radar as he bowled one down the leg which swung further away to go for five wides.
Delhi Capitals are at 6/1 after 1 over. Need 200 runs in 19 overs. Porel: 5* (2), Karun: 1* (3)
Jake Fraser McGurk’s misery has continued. The young Australian batter was dismissed on the first ball of the second innings handing MI and Deepak Chahar the first wicket. Karun Nair after an impressive domestic season has finally got a game for Delhi Capitals batting at number three.
The hosts, Delhi Capitals in order to maintain their winning streak would need to score 206 runs to win the match. The DC fast bowlers were taken to the cleaners, but it was Kuldeep Yadav who bowled with immense control on a batting-friendly pitch. The left-arm chinaman picked up a couple of wickets while conceding only 23 runs in his four overs. For the five-time champions, Tilak Varma top-scored with a solid half-century.
Mumbai Indians are at 167/4 after 17 overs. Tilak: 50* (27), Naman: 10* (6)
With three overs remaining, Mumbai Indians would be looking to make the most of these 18 balls. Given the batting-friendly conditions in Delhi, the visitors would know that they would need to target a score of around 210 runs. Tilak Varma after being retired out only a couple of games has bounced back strongly. The left-handed batter scored a solid half-century. It is back-to-back fifties for the MI batter.
Mumbai Indians are at 146/4 after 15 overs. Tilak: 38* (19), Naman: 1* (2)
Vipraj Nigam after picking up his first wicket in the form of former MI skipper, Rohit Sharma has now dismissed the current captain, Hardik Pandya. Bowling his fourth over, the young leg-spinner bowled a tossed-up delivery which the all-rounder miscued to hit it to Tristan Stubbs. Stubbs after dropping a catch a few overs ago now safely completed the catch.
Naman Dhir walked in to bat and Will Jacks after batting at number three in every game he has played has now been moved to number seven.
Mumbai Indians are at 138/3 after 14 overs. Tilak: 31* (16), Hardik: 2* (3)
Kuldeep Yadav came on to bowl his third over and broke the crucial third-wicket stand between Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav. The left-arm chinaman dismissed SKY by bowling a delivery wide outside off. Even though the Indian T20I skipper scored 40 runs he never looked comfortable hitting on the off side.
Hardik Pandya now walked ahead of Will Jacks as the visitors revamped their batting order.
Mumbai Indians are at 135/2 after 13 overs. Suryakumar: 40* (27), Tilak: 30* (14)
Suryakumar Yadav has welcomed young spinner, Vipraj Nigam with a six and a four in his third over. Both Surya and Tilak have now stepped on the accelerator and are repaying the MI think tank for promoting them above Will Jacks. Tilak was dropped by Tristan Stubbs, as the South African was thrown off by another DC fielder, Jake Frase McGurk.
Mumbai Indians are at 104/2 after 11 overs. Suryakumar: 24* (20), Tilak: 17* (9)
Suryakumar Yadav survived a close LBW call against Axar Patel in the 11th over. But the experienced duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar have bowled on great lines and lengths but still have conceded 25 runs in the last three overs.
Mumbai Indians are at 88/2 after 9 overs. Suryakumar: 14* (12), Tilak: 11* (5)
Will Jacks was demoted further with Tilak Varma walking to bat ahead of him. The left-handed batter has started his knock on a great note. He has already hit a four and a six in the five balls he has faced so far.
Mumbai Indians are at 79/2 after 8 overs. Suryakumar: 12* (9), Tilak: 4* (2)
Kuldeep Yadav took only four balls to create an impact on this game. With the pitch and conditions assisting the batters, the left-arm chinaman was brought into the attack in the eighth over. He outfoxed Ryan Rickelton with the wrong un and bowled him through the gates to get his first wicket of the match.
Mumbai Indians are at 59/1 after 6 overs. Rickelton: 28* (18), Suryakumar: 6* (3)
Suryakumar Yadav walked in at number three ahead of the likes of Will Jacks. He started his knock with a trademark ramp shot for a six. Will the Indian T20 skipper create an impact on the game after being promoted to number three?
The visitors in spite of losing Rohit Sharma in the first six overs will be the happier side after the power play.
Mumbai Indians are at 47/1 after 5 overs. Rickelton: 28* (18)
Even the umpire could not save Rohit Sharma from being dismissed for a low score. The Indian skipper was dismissed after scoring only 18 runs and is yet to survive the power play this season. Vipraj Nigam continued his great form in the season and dismissed the right-handed batter after conceding only two runs in his first five balls.
Mumbai Indians are at 45/0 after 4 overs. Rohit: 17* (9), Rickelton: 27* (15)
For only the second time this season, the five-time champions have started brilliantly with the bat in hand. Both Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton have made merry of the batter-friendly conditions at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Mumbai Indians are at 20/0 after 2 overs. Rohit: 2* (2), Rickelton: 17* (10)
Mukesh Kumar started his night at the Arun Jaitley Stadium with a mixed first over. The right-arm pacer bowled a great ball to Rohit Sharma but the veteran batter managed to survive the ball. He bowled a couple of dot balls and conceded only two runs from the first four balls before being hit for an 80-metre six by Rickelton.
Mumbai Indians are at 11/0 after 1 over. Rohit: 1* (1), Rickelton: 9* (5)
Ryan Rickelton opened his account with a flick on the leg side to collect his first boundary. On the very next delivery, the South African played a cover drive on the offside and once again found the gap to hit another four.
DC won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
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