Dubai, October 2: The defending champions Mumbai Indians suffered a crashing 4 wickets defeat at the hands of Delhi Capitals here on Saturday (October 2. And now they need to win the last two games and wait for other results to come their way to enter the play-offs.
MI will face Delhi Capitals in an IPL 2021 match on Saturday (October 2). The goal in front of MI is quite simple, win the match and go to 12 points to be in a more relaxed position in the race to the play-offs.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings too are locked at 10 points at the moment with Mumbai. But the KKR are holding on to the 4th slot in IPL 2021 points table on account of better net run rate.
Mumbai will have some relief because Hardik Pandya seemed to have regained his hitting ability and that will reinvigorate the middle-order. If they can some bigger contribution from Kieron Pollard and Suryakumar Yadav with the bat, then MI can breathe a lot more easy.
On the other hand, the Delhi Capitals have already assured a place in the IPL 2021 play-offs with 16 points but they will be eager to sustain the momentum and enter the knockouts in a confident manner.
So, catch all the info of this intriguing match through MyKhel updates. Stay tuned!
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Ashwin ends the match with a slog swept 6 off Krunal. DC beat MI by 4 wickets.
Krunal will bowl the last over.
4 to get from the last over for DC to win.
Another 4 by Shreyas, this time off Bumrah. DC now need 11 off last 2 overs to win.
DC will require 19 runs from 3 overs to win.
A boundary for DC after a good while, by shreyas off Nile.
This will be interesting as MI as Bumrah, Boult and Nile have 1 over each left and they need to find a 4th bowler.
100 up for DC in 15 overs. Six wickets has been lost. Shreyas and Ashwin are at crease.
14th over is a fine one by Bumrah. 1 run and 1 wicket. DC are 94 for 6.
Hetmyer made 15 and DC are 93 for 6
Gone Hetmyer. Bumrah's slow off cutter ends his stay, spoons an easy catch to Rohit.
93 for 5 in 13 overs when strategic time out calls in.
Boult had trapped Axar leg before for 9.
Shimron Hetmyer is the new batsman with Shreyas Iyer.
DC is hanging in there quietly and manage an odd boundary here and there.
65 for 4 after 10 overs. Pollard is into attack.
The asking rate is 6.38 which is not really a worry but DC will want to some wickets with them.
Now Rishabh goes for 26 and DC slide to 57 for 4. He went for a full blooded shot over covers off Jayant Yadav but there was no real strength and found Hardik in the field.
50 up for DC in the 7th over.
DC make 46 for 3 in 6 Power Play segment. Not a bad start considering losing 3 big wickets.
Out. Smith played all over that delivery from Nathan Coulter Nile, castled for 9. DC are 30 for 3 now.
Now captain Rishabh joins Smith in the middle. Big job at hand for the duo.
Krunal dismisses Shaw. MI go for DRS and the lbw appeal is upheld.
Dhawan is run out for 8 after a direct hit from Kieron Pollard. DC are 14 for 1.
DC begin chase. Dhawan and Shaw at crease and Boult will start the operation for MI.
Krunal finishes the innings with a 6. MI reach 129 for 8.
Jayant hammers Ashwin for 6 and then holes out to Smith at covers off Ash.
Avesh Khan cleans up Nathan Coulter Nile for 1. 2nd in the over and MI are 111 for 7.
Hardik is clean bowled by a brilliant Avesh Khan delivery. Yorked him for 15. 109 for 6.