Mumbai, March 24: Rishabh Pant once again proved why he's touted as the next big thing in the world cricket with his blistering innings. The left-handed batsman hammered an unbeaten 78 off 27 deliveries to propel Delhi Capitals to a mammoth 213/6 after Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma elected to chase.
Batting at an incredible strike rate of 288.89, Pant changed the course of the game with his destructive knock. The left-handed batsman walked into the middle to bat at No.5 and played some exquisite and unorthodox shots.
Shikhar Dhawan (43) and Colin Ingram (47) also made vital contributions with the bat before Delhi lost two wickets in the power play itself. Prithvi Shaw and captain Shreyas Iyer departed cheaply in the first six overs before Dhawan and Ingram revived the innings. But it was Pant's blitzkrieg that ensured Mumbai Indians had a mountain to climb from ball one.
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Walking into the middle in the run chase, Mumbai were two down in the powerplay itself and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Yuvraj Singh (53) was the top-scorer for Mumbai as the veteran refreshed the memories of his previous innings.
Kagiso Rabada (23-2) starred with the ball for Delhi Capitals before Ishant Sharma gave early blows to the hosts in the run chase.
Here's how the match between MI and DC transpired:
Clinical performance by Delhi Capitals bowlers as they outclass Mumbai Indians every department. However, that explosive knock of Rishabh Pant set the tone for the visitors and the bowlers capitalised upon the huge total.
Wicket! McClenaghan dismissed for 10 and Bumrah won't be batting. Delhi Capitals have thrashed Mumbai Indians by 37 runs.
MI - 178/7 in 19 overs. 38 needed from 6.
Afraid #MI outplayed today. Pant's innings the difference.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 24, 2019
Wicket! Yuvraj Singh's innings comes to an end for 53. Second wicket for Rabada and fourth catch for Tewatia in this innings. MI - 170/8 in 18.1 overs.
MI - 168/7 in 18 overs. 46 needed from 12 deliveries
Fifty for Yuvraj Singh off 33 deliveries. He's started this season on a positive note.
Review lost! Ben Cutting (3) went upstairs to review the caught behind dismissal. Ultra-edge showed there was a nick. Kagiso Rabada gets his first wicket of the match. MI - 153/7 in 16.2 overs.
SIX!!! Yuvraj Singh hammers two maximums in that over bowled by Axar Patel. 16 runs came from it as Mumbai reach 150/6 in 16 over. They still need 64 from 24 balls. Will Mumbai be able to take it to the final over from this stage?
Wicket! Slower one from Trent Boult and Krunal (32) failed to generate power and hence the ball didn't clear the fence. Rahul Tewatia takes his third catch of the innings. MI - 134/6 in 15 overs.
6,0,0,4,4,1 = 15 runs came from that over bowled by Ishant. MI- 123/5 after 14 overs.
6,0,0,4,4,1 = 15 runs came from that over bowled by Ishant. MI- 123/5 after 14 overs.
MI - 108/5 after 13 overs. 106 needed from 42 balls.
Wicket! Hardik Pandya (0) is caught and bowled by Axar Patel. Good captaincy from Shreyas Iyer to bring Axar into the attack despite going for runs in his previous over. MI - 95/5. They are looking in deep trouble.
Wicket! Mistimed shot from Kieron Pollard (21) and Rahul Tewatia takes another well-judged catch in the deep. Keemo Paul gets his first IPL scalp.
4,1,4,1,6,4! 20 run leaked by Axar Patel from his first over. MI - 89/3 after 10 overs.
Four! Trademark Yuvraj Singh shot towards deep backward point off Keemo Paul and crowd at Wankhede breaks into a loud cheer as the veteran cricketer gets his first boundary. MI - 69/3 after 9 overs.
SIX!! Kieron Pollard ends Tewatia's over with a Maxxxxxiimummmmm! He started the over with a boundary and ended it with a maximum. MI - 61/3 in 8 overs.
Tidy over from Rabada, just 3 came from it. Mumbai Indians - 49/3 after 7 overs. They need 165 more from 78 balls at 12.69 runs per over.
Wicket! Ishant Sharma strikes again! Quinton de Kock (27) hits directly into the hands of Trent Boult at fine-leg as Mumbai lose the second wicket in this over. MI - 45/3 after 5.5 overs.
4,4! Quinton de Kock has decided to keep attacking. Gets back-to-back boundaries off Ishant. He seems to be unfazed with the fall of wickets on the other end.
Run Out! A direct-hit from Shreyas Iyer ends Suryakumar Yadav's stay at the crease. Surya was way short of the boundary and he walks back for 2. MI - 37/2 after 5.1 overs.
Kagiso Rabada bowls his first over and concedes four from it. The right-arm pacer was troubling the batters with his sheer pace. MI - 37/1 after 5 overs.
Wicket! Rohit Sharma (14) skies it and Rahul Tewatia takes a well-judged catch in the deep. Ishant draws first blood for DC. MI - 33/1 after 3.3 overs.
4,6,4! Quinton de Kock is looking to accelerate as he gets 14 runs off consecutive deliveries bowled by Trent Boult. MI - 28/0 after 3 overs as 17 runs came from it.
0,1,1,0,4,0! First boundary for Mumbai Indians came in the second over. Rohit got a boundary off Ishant. MI - 11/0 after 2 overs as they chase 214 against Delhi.
Cautious start for Mumbai Indians as the score 5/0 after 1st over.
Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock begin Mumbai Indians' run chase. Trent Boult starts with the new ball for Delhi Capitals.
This is the first 200-plus total of the season.
Pant's innings- 27 BALLS 7 SIXES 7 FOURS!
Rishabh Pant is an incredible talent #DCvsMI
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar) March 24, 2019
End of innings! Delhi Capitals end innings at 213/6. But there is a reason to worry as Bumrah has hurt his right shoulder while fielding the final delivery.