Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel destroyed Mumbai Indians in the last five overs to help their team defeat Mumbai by 4 wickets in the DC vs MI clash at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Ishan Kishan’s whirlwind of an inning in the DC vs MI clash helped Mumbai Indians reach 177 but the total proved short to defend against the bold batting of Delhi batters.
At the toss:
DC VS MI toss ceremony, Tata IPL 2022Delhi Capitals won the toss and chose to bowl first against the star-studded Mumbai Indians. Rishabh Pant announced that only two overseas players would play for Delhi in its first game of the season. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians distributed debut caps to many players against the Capitals.
Playing XIs:
DC: Prithvi Shaw, Tim Seifert, Mandeep Singh, Rishabh Pant (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed and Kamlesh Nagarkoti
MI: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Anmolpreet Singh, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Tymal Mills, Jasprit Bumrah and Basil Thampi
MI Innings:
Mumbai Indians started handsomely with both opener Rohit Sharma, and Ishan Kishan played explosively in the powerplay. The duo formed a formidable stand of 67 runs for the first wicket in 8.2 overs before Rohit Sharma was caught out on Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling.
Anmolpreet Singh, the young right-handed batter, succeeded Rohit on the crease but failed to leave an impact in his first appearance for the five-time champions. He only managed 8 off 9 before being dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav.
Ishan Kishan pulling Axar Patel (DC VS MI)Tilak Varma, the young left-handed debutant, impressed greatly with his enterprising knock of 22 in 15, including 3 beautiful boundaries in the DC vs MI clash. Kieron Pollard came in when Varma timed it straight to Prithvi Shaw at third-man. Pollard’s stay did not last long as a great catch from Tim Seifert removed him on Kuldeep’s bowling.
Ishan Kishan took centre stage in the last 4 overs to power Mumbai Indians to 177. He dismantled Shardul Thakur in the final overs with little support from Tim David and Daniel Sams to take Indians to a respectable total.
DC Innings:
Delhi Capitals had a dazzling start with Tim Seifert and Prithvi Shaw taking the Mumbai bowlers head-on. Seifert was going at an express pace with his little burst at the front. However, Rohit Sharma’s trick of bringing the spinner, Murugan Ashwin, produced rewards as he removed the threatening Seifert on 21 and the next batter, Mandeep Singh, on a duck.
Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals’ captain, had the responsibility of forming a partnership with Prithvi Shaw to stabilise Delhi’s innings after two quick wickets. But Tymal Mills got the big one to go back on just 1 run to pile the pressure on Delhi Capitals.
Shaw pulling Thampi (DC VS MI)Capitals promoted Lalit Yadav up the order to bat at no. 5 and form an alliance with Shaw in the middle. The duo did light a flicker of hope in Delhi’s camp with some glorious strokeplay, but Shaw mistimed a pull on 38 off Basil Thampi to go back into the pavilion.
Rovman Powell, the West Indian power-hitter, could not stay for long at the crease and was removed on 1 run by Basil Thampi to almost end all the hopes for DC vs MI. Shardul Thakur came in with a zeal to hit every ball, but his enthusiasm lasted for a few minutes before being dismissed at 22 off 11 by Thampi.
When 56 was required in the last 5 overs, all hope seemed lost for Delhi. However, Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel refused to surrender and smashed MI’s premium bowler Bumrah for 15 runs in the 16th over to bring some life into the chase.
Lalit Yadav batting in DC vs MI clash, IPL 2022The duo went bonkers in the 18th over against Daniel Sams to blast 24 runs, including 3 massive sixes and a four to bring the equation down to 4 in the last 2 overs. Delhi Capitals ended up winning with 10 balls to spare. Lalit Yadav scored unbeaten 48* off 38 while Axar Patel blasted 38* off 17, consisting of 3 huge sixes to help their team eclipse MI’s total.
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