Delhi Capitals (DC) got off to a nightmarish start while chasing a huge target of 201 runs in the ongoing first Qualifier against teh defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, on Thursday. Mumbai’s pace bowlers – Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah – wreaked havoc by scalping four wickets in as many overs including teh likes of, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, and Shreyas Iyer. 

Both the fast bowler were rested for the previous game and they didn’t take long to make their mark. In the very first over of Delhi’s innings, Boult dismissed Prithvi Shaw and Rahane even before DC didn’t have even troubled the scorers. And even before Delhi could recover from those twin blows, Bumrah castled Dhawan for a duck too with a stunning delivery.

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The yorker from Bumrah was right in the blockhole as the ball passed between Dhawan’s bat and shoe before crashing on to the stumps to leave Delhi Capitals reeling at 0 for 3. This was just the second stance of a team losing three wickets without scoring any run in the IPL.

Earlier in the game, MI reached a humongous total of 200 for 5 in their quota of 20 overs. Ishan Kishan was the top run-getter for the as he was unbeaten 55 while Suryakumar Yadav scored 51. Hardik Pandya provided the finishing touch by slamming an unbeaten 37 off just 14 balls with the help of five sixes.

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The winner of this game will be reaching the finals while the losing team will lock horns against the winner of the Eliminator between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) for a place in the final. Mumbai Indians are chasing their fifth IPL title while Delhi is eyeing their first.

Here is the video of the dismissal: