MI VS DC

 

MI VS DC

The match between the league leaders and the defending champions, this should be fun.

It is Rohit Sharma’s 150^th game for Mumbai Indians. He gets a commemorative shirt from Zaheer Khan.

MI’s playing 11 remain unchanged. For DC Ajinkya Rahane and Alex Carey join the playing 11 for today, Hetmyer and Pant miss out.

Delhi has won the toss and opted to bat.

Shaw and Dhawan are at the crease, Boult will open the attack.

Shaw starts with a four off the second ball and then gives a catch in the hands of Krunal Pandya in the third. A big loss for DC very early in the game. Ajinkya Rahane comes to the crease for his debut match. DC at 7-1 after first over. A good over by Trent Boult.

 Wonderful deliveries by Bumrah, only one run coming off his over.

Krunal Pandey strikes in his first over, LBW for Rahane. Rahane departs for 15. That’s two wickets for DC before the end of the first power play. Shreyas Iyer steps on the crease.

 After Back to Back boundaries in Pattinson’s over, DC has reached at 46-2 after the first powerplay.

Dhawan and Iyer are playing well. They are dealing in singles and doubles with some boundaries. Their partnership has added 50 runs off 33 balls.

DC at 91-2 after 12 overs.

Shreyas Iyer is on strike and is caught OUT! By Boult. Iyer departs, Krunal takes his second wicket for the day. Stoinis steps on the crease.

DC is at 11-3 after 15.

DHAWAN completes his FIFTY!! from 39 balls. His first Half century this IPL.

Stoinis goes back early. RUN OUT because of a mixup. Alex Carey joins Dhawan on the field.

DC 135-4 after 17.

DC leaves with 162 runs for Mumbai to chase.

 

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MI starts their innings with Rohit and De Kock on the crease. Rabada opens with the bowling attack for Delhi.

A big wicket for DC, Rohit Sharma caught out by Rabada. Axar Patel strikes for his team. Suryakumar Yadav, comes to the crease.

MI 44-1 after the first powerplay. MI needs 119 runs in 84 balls.

De Kock completes his HALF CENTURY!! from 34 balls. He played very well, especially after Rohit departed.

Ashwin strikes as Quinton de Kock OUT! Caught by Prithvi Shaw.

Ishan Kishan comes to the crease.

Suryakumar Yadav completes his HALF CENTURY!! Just from 30 runs.

Just like de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav walks out just after completing his fifty. Rabada Strikes, caught by Shreyas Iyer.

Birthday boy, Hardik Pandya steps on the crease and soon walks out at 0(2). Marcus Stoinis strikes as the ball finds it’s way into the hands of Carey behind the wickets.

Pollard joins Ishan Kishan on the field. MI needs 26 runs in 24 balls after 16 overs.

Rabada comes back for his last over and strikes. Ishan Kishan walks back, caught by Axar!! Second wicket for Rabada in this match.

Last over of the match, MI needs 7 runs in 6 balls. Stoinis comes back for his last over.

MI wins the match by 5 wickets

Man of the match - Quinton de Kock

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