Mumbai Indians (MI) registered another dominating win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in the afternoon affair of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 on Saturday. Despite the fact that the match was between two heavyweight teams, the game was quite one-sided owing to a brilliant bowling spell of Jasprit Bumrah, who scalped three wickets followed by another flamboyant half-century by Ishan Kishan. Subsequently, the Shreyas Iyer-led side continues its losing streak.
After winning the toss, the MI skipper, Kieron Pollard asked Delhi to bat first on a two-paced pitch. As it unfolded, the pace trio spearheaded by the brilliant Bumrah came out all guns blazing as Trent Boult drew the first blood in the form of Shikhar Dhawan. Even, Prithvi Shaw failed to do much as wasted his wicket at a paltry 10 runs. The pressure kept on increasing on the Iyer and Rishabh and as a result, the DC skipper was stumped for 25 runs owing to cheeky glovework by Quinton De Kock.
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After the heavyweight’s dismissal, it was a one-man show as Bumrah gave nothing away to the Delhi batsmen as he grabbed the crucial wicket of Rishabh Pant and Marcus Stoinis. While the former was lbw after mustering a meagre 21 runs, the latter had to show his back after a blinder of a delivery edged of De Kock. Eventually, Delhi appeared to be nowhere as they lost 5 wickets for 62 runs and eventually, they only managed to score only 110 runs after the end of 20 overs thanks to a massive six hammered by Kagiso Rabada.
The MI openers showed no hurry in chased down the meager target as Quinton De Kock and Ishan Kishan added 68 runs in the first 10 overs smashing 9 electrifying fours. Anrich Nortje got the wicket of De Kock was the only consolation in the innings for the Capitals. As the target was coming close, Kishan again displayed his prowess scoring an unbeaten 72 proving his worth for MI once again which helped Mumbai to chase down the total in the 15th over itself.
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With this win, Mumbai Indians are comfortably standing at the numero uno position at the points table. Tensions continue to echo in the Capitals’ dressing room. The Capitals will now need to comprehensively win the last match of the league stage against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.
Hits
Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan has been enjoying a consistent run for MI in the recent games for the IPL 2020. He was desperate to score, especially after being ignored for the Indian squad. He amassed as many as 72 runs in just 47 deliveries with the help of eight fours and three sixes.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has always been a go-to bowler for MI and he didn’t disappoint when the team needed him. Bowling his second over, he managed to scalp two wickets of Rishabh Pant and Harshal Patel. He completed his spell after scalping three wickets and conceded just 17 runs.
Flops
Shikhar Dhawan
It’s been the second consecutive game when Shikhar Dhawan has failed miserably. DC hasn’t managed to win a single match since his brilliant knock against CSK.
Marcus Stoinis
After scoring match-winning fifties against KXIP and RCB, Marcus Stoinis has been fairly consistent for DC, but in some matches, he has failed to gain momentum in the middle. For DC to have a chance to reach the final, he needs to play at a better strike-rate.
