After losing the toss and batting first, the Delhi Capitals team was bowled out for 172 runs. After that, Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma (65: 6×4, 4×6 in 45 balls) played aggressively. Another opener Ishaan Kishan (31: 6×4 off 26 balls) gave him good support in the powerplay. But Hyderabad boy Tilak Verma (41: 1×4, 2×6 in 29 balls) who came to bat at No.3 hit consecutive sixes in the slog over. The Mumbai team, which seemed to win with a bang, was under pressure when Tilak Verma was dismissed at 139 runs. Suryakumar Yadav (0) who came at No. 4 was dismissed as a golden duck. Captain Rohit Sharma also took a wicket soon after. With that.. the gap between balls and runs was increasing.
Mumbai needed 20 runs off the last 12 balls to win. At this stage, Tim David (13 not out: 1×6 in 11 balls), Cameron Green (17 not out: 1×4, 1×6 in 8 balls). With that, the winning equation became 5 runs in 6 balls. The pair scored 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2 runs in the last over bowled by Nokia and Mumbai won. Two runs were needed off the last ball.. Tim David hit the ball towards mid-off. Delhi keeper Abhishek tried to run out but to no avail. Mumbai won by 173/4.
Earlier in the match, Akshar Patel (54: 4×4 in 25 balls, 5×6) and captain David Warner (51: 6×4 in 47 balls) scored half-centuries. As the rest of the batsmen disappointed, Delhi Capitals were bowled out for 172 runs in 19.4 overs. Opener Prithvi Shah (15), Manish Pandey (26), Yash Dhul (2), Rowman Powell (4) and Lalit Yadav (2) took wickets consecutively for a low score. Among the Mumbai bowlers, Behrandraf and Peus took 33 wickets. Meredith took 2 wickets and Hrithik took 1 wicket.
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