On Sunday, Mumbai Indians (MI) scored an important win against Delhi Capitals (DC). The match happened on April 7 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Mumbai Indians defeated DC by 29 runs. With this win, Mumbai Indians moved to 8th position in points table. DC and RCB are now below Mumbai Indians.
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss. He decided to bowl first. Mumbai Indians piled up a huge score of 234/5 in 20 overs. The pitch was good for batting. Rohit and Kishan gave Mumbai Indians a great start. Rohit scored 49 while Ishan hit 42 runs.
Tim David (45) and Romario Shepherd (39 in 10 balls) delivered searing cameos in the last over. DC pacer Anrich Nortje’s poor bowling continued as he allowed 65 runs in his four-over performance.
DC then got off to a slow start on the powerplay and appeared out of sync in the pursuit. Prithvi Shaw (66), Abhishek Porel (41), and Tristan Stubbs (71*) returned them to contention with their aggressive innings.
However, Jasprit Bumrah spearheaded the Mumbai Indians’ bowling assault, limiting DC to 205/8 in 20 overs. Bumrah stole the show for the hosts with a spectacular period of 4-0-22-2 in a high-scoring match.
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Hardik Pandya Delighted as MI’s Plan Comes Together in Victory over DC
At the post-match presentation, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya reflected on the victory, saying:
Hardik Pandya continued: