Delhi Capitals on Sunday defeated Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets to start their IPL 2022 campaign on a high at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Lalit Yadav (48 not out off 38 balls) and Axar Patel (38 not out off 17 balls) helped the side chase down 178 runs to win the game.
DC were tottering at 104/6 in 13.2 overs but an unbeaten 75-run partnership between Lalit and Axar for the seventh wicket turned the game on its head and helped DC stun Mumbai Indians. Murugan Ashwin was the only economical bowler for Mumbai Indians with figures of 2/14, while Daniel Sams and Jasprit Bumrah leaked a lot of runs.
Sams gave away 57 runs in his four overs, while Bumrah also conceded 43 runs in 3.2 overs. Both remained wicketless in the game.
Earlier, Ishan Kishan had justified his price tag of INR 15.25 crore, at least in the first game, by smashing a terrific 81 not out off 48 balls. His innings helped Mumbai Indians post 177/5 despite losing wickets at regular intervals after a good start.
Kishan, who came to open with Rohit Sharma on Sunday, first added quick 67 runs for the first wicket before the latter fell on his individual 41 off 32 balls to Kuldeep Yadav. The chinaman bowler helped Delhi Capitals come back in the game with figures of 3/18 but Kishan stayed till the end to make sure MI finished with a good total on the board.
