It was a low-scoring thriller and the match was extended to the last over of the game and Delhi Capitals beat the defending champions Mumbai Indians. The ‘No Balls’ of Jasprit Bumrah hurt Mumbai Indians in the death over and the sensational opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and Amit Mishra shine in the victory of the Delhi Capitals. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between Mumbai Indians versus Delhi Capitals.
The defending champions Mumbai Indians won the toss on the tricky surface in Chennai and elected to bat first. Mumbai Indians started with a shock as De Kock went back to the pavilion very cheaply but the captain Rohit Sharma showcased his character in the middle and he scored 44 runs from 30 deliveries and his innings includes three 4’s and three sixes.
After that, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan added 24 and 26 runs respectively. Then J. Yadav was the only batsman who tried to stay in the middle and he scored 23 runs which helped Mumbai Indians to finish their innings for 137 after 20 overs on the board. It is worth mentioning that Amit Mishra, the veteran spinner of team India removed 4 wickets in the innings and that created major issues to the defending champions Mumbai Indians.
In the reply, Delhi Capitals also had a shocking start as Prithvi Shaw was dismissed for just 7 runs but in-form Shikhar Dhawan and Steve Smith stood strongly and scored 45 and 30 respectively.
Well, this was enough to create the foundation to seal the match then Lalit Yadav and Hetmyer scored 22 and 14 runs which guided Delhi Capitals to reach the target. Having said that, the ‘No Balls’ of Jasprit Bumrah in the 19th he conceded 9 runs which hurt Mumbai Indians and lost the hope of in the last over. Amit Mishra was named as the player of the match for his sensational bowling performance in the game.
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