In the 55th game of IPL 2018, the hosts Delhi Daredevils (DD) knocked out the defending IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI) by 11 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi) on Sunday evening. DD managed to score 174/4 in 20 overs while MI was bowled out for 163 runs in 19.3 overs.
DD captain Shreyas Iyer decided to bat first after winning the toss. After the top three batsmen departed in low scores, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and Vijay Shankar took the responsibility to secure a good total for the hosts.
While the openers Prithvi Shaw and Glenn Maxwell were dismissed on 12 and 22 runs respectively, skipper and the no.3 batsman Shreyas Iyer departed on just 6 runs. Then, Pant and Vijay provided an important 64-run partnership for the fourth wicket. That partnership helped DD to grow up that innings.
In-form Pant scored another half-century as this time he scored 64 runs before getting caught out. Vijay stretched his innings till the end with Abhishek Sharma as they put another crucial unbroken 35 runs partnership for the fifth wicket. Vijay was unbeaten at the end on 43 runs off 30 balls while Abhishek Sharma was not out on 15 runs off 10 balls.
With the help of those innings, DD managed to put 174/4 on the board at the end of 20 overs.
Among the Mumbai bowlers, Krunal Pandya (1/11), Jasprit Bumrah (1/29) and Mayank Markande (1/21) got one wicket each.
Chasing down that target, most of Mumbai batsmen disappointed. While the opener Evin Lewis scored 48 runs, the other top-order and top middle-order batsmen failed to provide enough help to him.
In the end, Hardik Pandya and Ben Cutting fought hard but just failed to secure the victory. After Lewis, they were the only two other MI batsmen to reach the 20-run mark in that innings as Hardik scored 27 runs off just 17 balls while Cutting played a remarkable knock of 37 runs off just 20 balls. Those two brilliant late knocks helped MI to come closer to the target but ultimately they failed to achieve that as MI was bowled out for 163 runs in 19.3 overs.
Among the DD bowlers, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane and Harshal Patel picked up three wickets each while Trent Boult claimed another wicket.
Here are some Twitter reactions to the match:
Another big game being turned around by wrist spin. Mishraji and Lamichhane currently doing #RR a big favour.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 20, 2018
Gopal yesterday. Mishra and Lamichhane today. Leggies turning the game in their team’s favour. #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 20, 2018
Haven’t seen a better Trans-Tasman partnership for a long long time….Maxwell-Boult. #DDvMI #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 20, 2018
Delhi are hard to beat once they’ve been knocked out #DDvMI
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) May 20, 2018
Mishra, Lamichhane, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Rahman, Markande — leggies have been the flavour and stars of this IPL season
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 20, 2018
Shouldn't there be a way to recognize these Maxwell-Boult like catches in the scorecards? Why should Boult get all the credit?#DDvMI #MIvDD #IPL2018
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 20, 2018
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What a match!!!
Delhi Daredevils knock out Mumbai Indians.
If only they had shown this form earlier in the season!#DDvMI #MIvDD #IPL2018— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 20, 2018
This should be the one and only time a thing like this happens in @PrithviShaw s career.
Hope he learns the lesson once and for all.— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 20, 2018
Delhi Daredevils leggies today…
Sandeep Lamichhane @ 17y-291d – 3/36 (4)
Amit Mishra @ 35y-177d – 3/19 (4)#DDvMI#IPL#IPL2018— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 20, 2018
Evin Lewis – 25th stumping off the bowling of Amit Mishra in #IPL#DDvMI#IPL2018
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 20, 2018
#DDvMI Ambani seen near boundary with blank check asking Maxwell to cross the rope while he took Cutting catch..😂🤣😂🤣
— TauTumhare (@TauTumhare) May 20, 2018
That's the best Australia- New Zealand collaboration you'll see on a cricket field 😉 #DDvMI
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) May 20, 2018
Delhi Daredevils to Glenn Maxwell. #DDvMI pic.twitter.com/ZFFUFqhnXr
— Bade Chote (@badechote) May 20, 2018
MI fans!#DDvMI pic.twitter.com/u8ru2UjwYG
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s) May 20, 2018
Hardik is playing the match-defining innings today….came in at 78/5 and is scoring at almost 200. Allowing Rohit to bide time too. #DDvMI #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 20, 2018
Delhi's fielding blowing up a game.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) May 20, 2018
Two consecutive days proved money doesn’t work always 🤣
— maithun (@Being_Humor) May 20, 2018
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