Delhi Capitals, who had won seven out of their first nine games, have now lost four on the bounce and with a match left are in danger of missing out on the play-offs with an ever deteriorating net-run-rate of minus 0.159. (LIVE SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE | FIXTURES & RESULTS)
Mumbai Indians ensured a top-two finish in the IPL league table with a clinical nine-wicket decimation of an already battered Delhi Capitals, who wilted under relentless pressure from Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah.
While Boult (3/21 in 4 overs) dealt telling opening blows, Jasprit Bumrah (3/17 in 4 overs) broke the backbone of the Delhi Capitals middle-order, choking them to 110 for 9.
The defending champions coasted to victory in 14.2 overs, taking their points tally to 18 and will have two shots in the play-offs to get into the final.
Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals: 110 for 9 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 25; Jasprit Bumrah 3/17, Trent Boult 3/21).
Mumbai Indians: 111 for 1 in 14.2 overs (I Kishan 72 not out; A Nortze 1/25).
6:33 PM IST:
I think we fell short at reading the wicket. We weren't up to the mark, those wickets in the powerplay took down the momentum- Shreyas Iyer;
Nice to take wickets at the start and we didn't really let that pressure off. The wickets are getting nice to bowl on-Trent Boult
6: 26 PM IST: Ishan Kishan seals it for MI with a SIX!!!!!! and 22 balls to spare
MI 111/1 (14.2 ) Kishan 72no, Yadav 12.
6: 24 PM IST: Dubey gets a bit of stick; on middle stump and Kishan dispatches that for a SIX!!!! 10 runs of the over
MI 105/1 (14) Kishan 66, Yadav 12
6: 20 PM IST: Kishan goes after Ashwin now a FOUR !!! of the second ball means MI are now well and truly cementing their NO 1 spot; DC don't have enough on the board to defend, MI now take 10 runs of the over
MI 95/1 (13) Yadav 10, Kishan 58
6: 16 PM IST: End of 12th MI are 85/1 Kishan 51, Yadav 7, MI take 11 runs of the Rabada over
6: 12 PM IST: FIFTY for Ishan Kishan Hits a SIX!!!! of Rabada, who is not having a good day 50 (37b), MI 80/1
6: 11 PM IST: WICKET!!!!! Quinton de Kock bowled by Nortje. Defends but pace of the ball sees it going through crashing on to the stumps; Suryakumar Yadav hits an upper cut FOUR:!!! of the last ball 6 runs and a wicket
MI 74/1 (11 )
6: 07 PM IST: Dubey now defending a small target; Kishan now getting a move on cracks a FOUR!!! full and in ark sweeped to long-on, Another FOUR!!! Back-to Back 4s for Kishan
MI 68/0 (10) de kock 26, kishan 41, need 43 in 60
6: 02 PM IST: Harshal Patel gets smacked for a FOUR!! by Kishan, DC can't afford lose balls but then again much more was needed of their batsmen, can't blame the bowlers now. 8 runs from this over
MI 56/0 (9) Kishan 31 de Kock 24, need 55 in 66
5: 53 PM IST: Dubey almost gets the first WICKET, initially given out by onfield umpire, Kishan goes for review, overturned; nothing working for DC at this moment; de Kock reverse sweeps the 4th ball for a four just wide of short third man, 5 runs of the over
MI 48/0(8) de kock 23, Kishan 25
5: 45 PM IST: Ashwin into his 3rd over still searching for a wicket; using all his guile and variations, Well negotiated by MI batsmen; 3 runs of the over
MI 41/0(7) Kishan 23, de Kock 17
5: 45 PM IST: End of 6th Rabada into the attack, Kishan goes after DC's leader of the attack; cracks 2 FOURS!!!!! 1st slog ged over midwicket; 2nd cut through fine third man; MI in cruise mode;
11 runs of the over; MI 38/0 (6); de Kock 16, Kishan 22
5: 39PM IST: Stoinis into the attack, MI are being as watchful as they can be; Kishan, de Kock helping themseleves to quick singles; Equation is simple if DC don't take wickets; MI walk away with the match; 4 runs from 5th;
MI 27/0 (5 overs) de kock 15, Kishan 12
5: 38 PM IST: End of 4th Nortje into the attack de Kock gets the first FOUR of the MI innings Straight past the bowler presenting the full face of the bat; Kishan hits another FOUR!!! as MI innings gain momentum 13 of the over
MI 23/0 (4) de Kock 13, Kishan 10
5: 33 PM IST:Ashwin bowls another good over; gives away 3 runs; Anricj Nortje comes into the attack now
MI 10/0 (3)
5: 30 PM IST: Rabada into the attack, DC need him to pick wickets and create pressure, MI can take their time here no presssure of net run rate; Harshal Patel misfields and gives away 3, at this stage DC can't even afford that; 5 runs of the over
MI 9/0 (2)
5: 26 PM IST: Ashwin bowls the 1st over; 2 runs of it; DC will need more overs like this to create any pressure;
MI 2/0(1)
5: 23 PM IST: Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan for MI, R Ashwin to start for DC; Delhi have no options but to attack
5: 06 PM IST: Bumrah to bowls the last over; DC need big hits but don't have batsmen; In the end DC reach 110/9; Bumrah effects a run out, Rabada ro Bumrah
DC 110/9 Iyer 25, Pant 21, Boult 3/21, Bumrah 3/17
5: 03 PM IST: Rabada hits a SIX!!!! as DC bring up 100 on the board; Rabada then takes a double of Boult; DC need runs on the board; 11 runs of the over
DC 107/8 (19) Rabada 10, Dubey 6
4:58 PM IST: Pandya has taken a good catch, in fact a brilliant catch; 3rd wicket for Boult;Ashwin tries to take ariel route Pandya running to left takes the catch;
DC 97/8 (18.2)
4:57 PM IST: Krunal Pandya comes in and bowls another economical over; MI are now all over this game, DC are just about surviving in the middle; 4 runs of this over
DC 96/7 (18) Ashwin 12, Dubey 5
4:53 PM IST: Chahar finishes his quota of overs with 4-0-24-1; DC are now looking to bat 20 overs; but Boult and Bumrah will come back for their one over each
DC 92/7 (17) Ashwin 10 Dubey 4
4:48 PM IST: 15.5 A welcome SIX!!!! by Ashwin, He is a decent bat; DC take 9 runs of the over; Coulter-Nile will take this over and a wicket
DC 87/7 (16) Ashwin 8, Dubey 1
4:42 PM IST: 15.2 WICKET!!!! Coulter-Nile into the attack and accounts for Hetmyer last recognized bastman for DC; MI are truly on top now
DC 78/7 (15.2)
4:42 PM IST: End of 15th; Chahar has now bowled 3 overs for just 19 runs and picked up a wicket; MI are now pressure free having qualified and looks like DC party has been spoiled; Dc can still qualify but it's getting hard
DC 78/6 Hetmyer 11, R Ashwin 0
4: 38 PM IST: WICKET!!!!! Bumrah again Harshal Patel out. LBW but DC have no reviews left; it's unrelenting now, DC are imploding; End of 14th; 4 runs from it and a wicket
DC 73/6 (14)
4:32PM IST: End of 13th Chahar manages to bowl another economical over gives a way 6 runs,
DC 69/5 (13) Hetmyer 6, Patel 1
4:28 PM IST: WICKET!!!! Pant lbw b Bumrah 21 (24b) DC are now in trouble, Bumrah just removed Pant ball pitching in line hitting stumps, review shows Pant has to take teh long walk back End of 12th Twin strikes in an over; 6 runs of the over
DC 63/5 (12)
4:24 PM IST:WICKET!!!! Stoinis c de Kock b Bumrah 2 (3b) DC are now in trouble, Bumrah just outside off and Stoinis manages an edge to keeper DC are unravelling
DC 57/4
4:19 PM IST: Pant now trying to get the scoreboard going; the ball is stopping Stoinis almost finds sweeper cover but the ball falls short, Pant has now played 22 balls and finally manages his 1st FOUR a top edge over short fine leg
DC 57/3 (11) Pant 17, Stoinis 2
4:19 PM IST: Rahul Chahar into the attack WICKET!!!!! Iyer stumped of the 2nd ball; good length ball spins away and Iyer already into the shot fails to bring his toe down in time
DC 50/3 (10.2)
4:16 PM IST: End of 10th Coulter-Nile into the attack; Pant dropped at midwicket by Pollard; ball just pops out of the hand, nevertheless MI are on top and it has been unrelenting pressure so far. 5 runs of the over, Something need to give, Pant or Iyer will have to start taking chances now
DC 49/2 (10) Pant 11, Iyer 25
4:10 PM IST: End of 9th Bumrah into the attack, right what MI wanted bowls a tight over giving nothing away; no width; 4 runs of the over
DC 44/2 (9) Pant 8, Iyer 23 (TIME OUT)
4:00 PM IST: End of 8th SIX!! After a few quiet overs Iyer has decided to take on Jayant Yadav. Clean swing sends the ball over long-on; Pant now starts stepping out looking more comfortable; but DC are happy in singles and doubles after a SIX;; 12 runs of the over
DC 40/2 (8) Iyer 21, Pant 6
3:58 PM IST: End of 7th; Krunal Pandya into the attack another quiet over for MI; Their spinners are going through their overs fast; Apart from couple as leg byes its all singles; 6 runs of the over
DC 28/2 (7) Iyer 11, Pant 4
3:56 PM IST: End of 6th Spin again for MI, Jayant Yadav to continue; gives away 3 runs as MI maintain pressure End of POwerplay
DC 22/2 Pant 2, Iyer 9
3:52 PM IST: End of 5th Boult and MI have put DC under serious pressure, Uncharted territory for DC this, Playoff berth at stake; This can be the lowest powerplay score for DC; 1 run of the over
DC 19/2 (5) Pant 1, Iyer 7
3:48 PM IST: Jayant Yadav comes into attack bowls a quiet over Pant and Iyer under pressure due to fall of two wickets; Watching carefully and not trying to look for big shots; 3 runs of the over
DC 18/2 (4)
3:44 PM IST: End of 3rd; Shaw was dropped and looks like the player is determined to make amends Boult has been pulled for a FOUR!!!! through fine leg, Then slashes hard to get a FOUR!!! over short third man. Boult Gets his man. Tries to pull but sliced it high, Quinton doesn't drops many WICKET!!!!! and 8 runs of the over
Shaw c de Kock b Boult 10; DC 15/2 (3)
3:40 PM IST: Kurnal Pandya bowls the 2nd over Shreyas Iyer hammers a four of the 5th ball as DC now start to rebuild the innings after being put on backfoot;
DC 7/1 (2)
3:32 PM IST: WICKET!!!!! 0.4 Dhawan caught by Surya Kumar at backward point, dives forward to take a brilliant catch. Boult has reomed Delhi's in-form opener. It was low and Yadav manages to hold on DC 1/1
3:30 PM IST: Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw to open for Delhi Capitals; Trent Boult to start the proceedings for Mumbai
3:11 PM IST: Mumbai have won the toss and elected to bowl.
No Rohit Sharma for MI. Hardik Pandya is rested, in comes Jayant Yadav. James Pattinson replaced by Nathan Coulter-Nile. DC skipper Shreyas Iyer brings in Praveen Dubey, Prihvi Shaw, and Harshal Patel. Ajinkya Rahane, Tushar Deshpande and Axar Patel out for this match.
Teams:
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard (c), Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Delhi Capitals: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Harshal Patel, Praveen Dubey, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
