Delhi team management opted to give their team a new look in this IPL and changed the name of their franchise. And they instantly passed the first hurdle as they registered a victory in their campaign opener after seven years. They thrashed Mumbai Indians by 37 runs at Wankhede Stadium and are off to a winning start.

Earlier, Mumbai won the toss and invited Delhi Capitals to bat first. On a batting friendly surface, Delhi scored 213/6 in 20 overs riding on Rishabh Pant’s 27-ball 78 runs. The mountainous score turned out too much for Mumbai to chase down.

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Pelting in Death overs

Despite having the best death bowler of limited-overs cricket, Mumbai Indians conceded too many runs in the final five overs. Rishabh Pant’s big-hitting ability was on display during the last overs of Delhi’s innings. Jasprit Bumrah conceded 31 runs in his two overs at death, which can describe what would have happened to the other bowlers. Delhi managed to put a score which was out from Mumbai’s reach.

Top-order crumbled

When the mountain of 214 runs was in front of you to climb, Mumbai was seeing towards their top-order batsman to give a fast start to them. But the top-three of Mumbai Indians fell inside the mandatory power play, which is easy to sum up their misery. Rohit Sharma (14) was the first one to get dismissed, followed by Suryakumar Yadav (2) who was trying to steal a quick single. Quinton de Kock fell in the same over as well for 27 runs.

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A masterclass of Rishabh Pant

After being booed by the Indian crowd during Mohali One-Day International against Australia, Rishabh Pant forced Indian crowd to bow in his awe. The young wicketkeeper-batsman looked in some mood since he arrived on the crease. He tore the bowling lineup of Mumbai Indians apart in some style and scored a 27-ball 78 runs and took Delhi’s total to 213/6.