IPL Match 13: Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians in a close encounter

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Delhi Capitals proved their worth defeating Mumbai Indians in a close encounter played at the M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Tuesday.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Quinton de Kock fell cheaply to Marcus Stoinis. After a slow start, Rohit Sharma and Surya Kumar Yadav took the attack to Delhi Capitals bowlers. The experienced batsmen put Amit Mishra, Ravichandran Ashwin and Rabada under immense pressure. At the end of the first six overs, Mumbai Indians made 55 for 1. With that, the first timeout was called.

After the timeout, Rohit and Surya Kumar Yadav made the batting look easy. Avesh Khan into the attack got the breakthrough getting rid of Surya providing a simple catch to Pant. It was an attacking partnership between these two players. Both Rohit and Surya added 58 runs for the 2nd wicket.

Lalit Yadav was bought into the attack by Pant and bowled a tight first over.  Amit Mishra changed the course of the game with wickets of Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya in the same over. Both Rohit and Hardik Pandya were caught by Steve Smith at long-on. Lalit Yadav made life miserable for Mumbai Indians getting rid of Krunal Pandya taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Amit Mishra struck once more dismissing dangerous Kieron Pollard with a quicker delivery to leave Mumbai Indians in massive trouble at 84 for 6. At the end of the second timeout, MI made 89 for 6.

Ishan Kishan and Jayant Yadav steadied the innings for Mumbai Indians hitting occasional boundaries. Kishan was dismissed in an unfortunate manner as the ball took the top of the bail. Kishan and Jayant added 39 runs for the 7th wicket. Yadav was caught and bowled by Rabada in an attempt to hit a paddle sweep. It was a superb bowling effort by Delhi Capitals bowlers to restrict Mumbai Indians for 137 for 9 at the end of the 20 overs.

Chasing 138 runs to win, it was not an ideal start for Delhi Capitals as Prithvi Shaw could not contribute any runs providing return catch to Jayant Yadav. Shikhar Dhawan and Steve Smith steadied the ship for Capitals taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals made 39 for 1.

After the field restrictions, Smith and Dhawan played according to the situation making life tough for the Mumbai Indians. At the end of the first timeout, Delhi Capitals scored 64 for 1.

The stand-in captain Kieron Pollard got the breakthrough trapping Steve Smith in front of the wicket. Smith and Dhawan added 53 runs for the 2nd wicket. Lalit Yadav promoted at number 4 struggled against Mumbai Indians bowlers while Dhawan looked in complete control. At the end of the 2nd timeout, Delhi Capitals 90 for 2.

Dhawan smacked 10 runs off Rahul Chahar’s bowling before playing another risky shot as Krunal Pandya took a good low catch. Dhawan and Lalit added 36 runs for the 3rd wicket. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed DC captain Pant to give some hopes for Mumbai Indians.

Shimron Hetymer smacked a boundary off his first ball. Jasprit Bumrah did not bowl according to expectations giving away 2 no-balls making life easier for Delhi Capitals. Pollard gave away a boundary and then bowled a no-ball. Delhi Capitals won the match by six wickets with 5 balls to spare.

Delhi Capitals 138 for 4 in 19.1 overs (Dhawan 45, Smith 33, Jayant Yadav 1/25, Bumrah 1/32) beat Mumbai Indians 137 for 9 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 44, Kishan 26, Amit Mishra 4/24) by six wickets.

For his 4 for 24 in 4 overs, Amit Mishra was awarded the man of the match. Delhi Capitals moved up to 2nd in the points table. SRH will face Punjab Kings in the first match at Chennai while CSK will take on KKR at Mumbai. 








Amit Mishra takes 4 for 24 to win man of the match award 

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