Match Details
Arya- Delhi Capitals had fate in their hands but just couldn’t get over the line. It was a whirlwind knock from Tim David which provided the late impetus and made the equation a gettable one from a very difficult situation. The target of 160 was a par score to be honest and MI needed to bat well to chase the target down. It was an exceptional start with the new ball from Khaleel Ahmed as he made Rohit Sharma look clueless in front of a masterclass of swing bowling. He failed to put bat to ball each and every time he bowled in his 2nd over.
Ishan Kishan started off well with two boundaries but like Rohit Sharma, he also struggled for timing a bit. Rohit Sharma’s struggles ended when he chipped on half-volley of Anrich Nortje straight to the mid-on fielder. Dewald Brevis came out in the middle to join Ishan Kishan and the duo struggled for a bit before taking on Kuldeep Yadav in the 9th over. They upped the ante with their strokeplay. Brevis was dropped by Rishabh Pant but he couldn’t quite capitalise on that dropped chance.
Ishan Kishan was dismissed in a crucial juncture of the match of the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav. The situation became tougher and tougher as dot balls piled up. Brevis was eventually dismissed in a quest for quick runs. Tim David came out at the fall of Brevis’ wicket and he survived a close shave on the very first delivery. He nicked the good-length away swinger straight to Rishabh Pant but to everyone’s utter dismay, Pant didn’t take the review.
It went onto cost them the match in the end as Tim David pelted the DC bowlers all around the parking, smoking 34 of just 11 deliveries to get the equation down to 15 of 14 deliveries. He didn’t time quite a few but still his power took it over the fence. When he was eventually dismissed, MI was within touching distance of the target. Tilak Verma was also dismissed in the penultimate over but with only 5 needed of the last over, it was n easy task for MI. Eventually Ramandeep struck a boundary to finish off MI’s campaign with a victory.
Earlier in the day it was an exceptional start from the MI bowlers as they reduced DC to 31/3. Daniel Sams bagged the wicket of David Warner and it was followed by a magnificent spell from Jasprit Bumrah. He nicked off Mitchell Marsh with a beautiful outswinger before bouncing out Prithvi Shaw with an incredible bouncer. Rishabh Pant batted sensibly but lost another partner in the form of Sarfaraz Khan.
Pant batted well and in the company of Rovman Powell, DC started storming back into this game. Powell batted superbly and smashed 4 sixes during his knock of 43. Jasprit Bumrah came back to castle Rovman Powell which eventually made a difference of at least 10-15 runs. In the end, Axar Patel struck some lusty blows in the last few overs to get DC to a respectable total of 159 runs in their allotted 20 overs.