IPL 2021 Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians highlights: Dhawan again guides DC home in a tough chase

Match Synopsis: MI captain Rohit Sharma hit a brisk 44 from 30 balls at the top of the order. But Amit Mishra returning in DC's playing XI, ripped apart MI's middle order picking the wicket of Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav and Hardik Pandya to finish with the figures of 4/24. In the end MI could only score 137/9. Shikhar Dhawan made a steady 45 from 42 balls as DC cruised home in 19.2 overs with 6 wickets remaining. Amith Mishra won the Player of the Match award for his bowling efforts.

With 6 points from 4 games, DC have moved second on the points table. MI are fourth in the league with just 4 points from 4 games. DC are looking strong yet again, and there are few issues that MI need to look after.

Tomorrow we have a double-header as firstPBKS take on SRH and then later in the evening, CSK face KKR.

That would be all from the coverage of this match. Join us tomorrow. Good-night!

Player of the Match

DC' Amit Mishra wins the Player of the Match award for his four-wicket haul.

Amit Mishra:Just tried to bowl good areas, just try to take wickets. Different bowlers have a different styles. My style is to bowl in the air. Don't want to change much. Sometimes the speed maybe. I try to understand the wicket and bowl like that. They are winners for MI and so I always go for wickets against these guys initially. I was worried but I knew our batters are smart enough. They have some experience now after playing two matches here.

Rishabh Pant:When we started we were a little under pressure. Mishy bhai got us into the game. Bowlers did a great job to restrict them to 136. We like to talk it into the ground, take one match at a time. He's a great Indian player we're trying to groom Lalit Yadav. Can do wonders on pitches like these. What we've learned is if you keep wickets in hand you can chase any target.

Rohit Sharma, MI captain:After the start we got we should have batted better in the middle overs. It is happening time and again. We aren't able to capitalize on our starts and we need to understand as a batting unit. But you have to give credit to the Delhi bowlers, they kept it tight and kept taking wickets. We knew dew would come in but we have seen that it's not all that difficult to grip the ball in the last few games. Dew isn't the factor, we need to play smart cricket to win games which we didn't do today. [On his injury] It's only a niggle. It should be fine.

DC 138/4 after 19.1 overs

Pollard to bowl.

19.1Pollard to Hetmyer, FOUR! Short ball wide of off stump, Hetmyer cuts the ball through point for a boundary.

19.2Pollard to Hetmyer, NO BALL! WAIST HIGH FULL TOSS AND DC WIN

DC 133/4 after 19 overs.

Bumrah to bowl.

18.1Bumrah to Lalit, dot, slow fuller ball wide of off stump, Lalit fails to connect

OH NO BUT IT IS A NOT BALL!

FREE HIT LOADING!!!!

18.1Bumrah to Lalit, 1 run, fuller ball on of stump, Lalit hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

18.2Bumrah to Hetmyer, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Hetmer hits the ball to extra-cover for a single.

18.3 Bumrah to Lalit, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Lalit hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

OH NO IT IS ANOTHER NO BALL

FREE HIT!

18.3 Bumrah to Hetmyer, 1 run, fuller ball, Hetmer hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

18.4Bumrah to Lalit, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Lalit hits the ball for a single.

18.5 Bumrah to Hetmyer. 2 runs, fuller ball on off stump, Hetmeyer hits the ball to deep midwicket for a couple.

18.6 Bumrah to Hetmyer, 1 run, fuller ball, Hetmyer hits the ball to fine-leg for a single.

DC 123/4 after 18 overs.

Boult to bowl.

17.1Boult to Lait, Appeal for LBW! Slow fuller ball on middle stump, Lalit clears his front leg to play the ball to the leg sidebut the ball hits the back pad. The umpire gives that as NOT OUT and MI take the review and the review shows that the ball was outside the line of the leg stump.

17.2Boult to Lait, 1 run, full toss on off stump, Lalit hits the ball to backward point for a single.

17.3Boult to Hetmyer, FOUR! Fuller ball on off stump, Hetmeyer powers the ball through cover for a boundary.

17.4Boult to Hetmyer, appeal for caught behind as the ball goes past the edge of the bat into the keeper's gloves. The umpire gives that as not out. MI have no review left.

17.5Boult to Hetmyer, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Hetmyer punches the ball down to long-off for a single.

17.6Boult to Lalit, 1 run, fuller ball, Lalit plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

DC 116/4 after 17 overs

Bumrah to bowl.

16.1Bumrah to Lait, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Lait pulls and sends the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

16.2Bumrah to Lait, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Lalit drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

16.2Bumrah to Pant, WIDE! slow bouncer way outside the off stump.

16.3Bumrah to Pant, 2 runs, fuller ball on off stump, Pant whips the ball to square-leg for a single.

16.4Bumrah to Pant, dot, slow fuller ball on off and middle stump, Pant gets an inside edge and the ball rolls back to Bumrah.

16.5Bumrah to Pant, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fuller ball wide of off stump, Pant flicks the ball wide of off stump and the ball lobs high in the air and Krunal Pandya running in from deep takes a good catch.

Shimron Hetmyer walks out to bat.

16.6 Bumrah to Lalit, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Lalit taps the ball down to third-man for a single.

DC 107/3 after 16 overs.

Boult to bowl.

15.1Boult to Pant, dot, slow delivery on good length, Pant looks to pull, the ball hits Pant on the body

15.2Boult to Pant, dot, fuller ball wide of off stump, Pant drives the ball straight back in the direction of Boult.

15.3Boult to Pant, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Pant drives the ball down to mid-off.

15.4Boult to Pant, FOUR! Fuller ball on off stump, Pant slogs and sends the ball to square-leg for a boundary.

15.5Boult to Pant, 1 Leg Bye, fuller ball on off stump, Pant looks to play a reverse sweep, the ball raps on the pads and goes to off side for a single.

15.6Boult to Lalit, 1 run, slow bouncer on leg stump, Lait pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a single.

DC 101/3 after 15 overs.

Chahar to bowl.

14.1 Chahar to Dhawan, SIX! Fuller ball on off stump, Dhawan takes two steps out of his crease and hits the ball over deep mid-wicket for maximum!!!!!

14.2 Chahar to Dhawan, FOUR! Short ball wide of off stump, Dhawan goes deep in his crease and hammers the ball to square-leg for a boundary.

14.3Chahar to Dhawan, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Dhawan hits the ball to the leg side.

14.4Chahar to Dhawan, dot, short ball on off stump, the ball turns back in and hits Dhawan on the body.

14.5Chahar to Dhawan, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fuller ball on off stump, Dhawan sweeps and sends the ball to Krunal Pandya at deep backward square-leg.

Rishabh Pant walks out to bat.

14.5Chahar to Lalit, WIDE! Short ball way outside the off stump.

14.6Chahar to Lalit, dot, good length ball on off stump, the ball spins and beats the outside edge of the bat.

DC 90/2 after 14 overs.

Jayant to bowl.

13.1 Jayant to Lalit, 1 leg Bye , short ball on off stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes to the leg side, Jayant takes a single.

13.2Jayant to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Dhawan hits the ball to the leg side for a single.

13.3Jayant to Lalit, 1 run, short ball, Jayant hits the ball to square-leg for a single.

13.4Jayant to Dhawan, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Dhawan hits the ball to cover.

13.5Jayant to Dhawan, dot.

13.6Jayant to Dhawan, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Dhawan taps the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

DC 86/2 after 13 overs.

Chahar to bowl.

12.1Chahar to Lalit, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Lalit thumps the ball through cover for a single.

12.2Chahar to Dhawan, dot, short ball wide of off stump, the ball spins back in sharply and surprises Dhawan.

12.3Chahar to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Dhawan hits the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

12.4Chahar to Lalit, dot, fuller ball on off stump, the ball beats the edge of the bat.

12.5Chahar to Lalit, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Lalit hits the ball straight.

12.6Chahar to Lalit, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Lalit taps the ball to backward point for a single.

DC 83/2 after 12 overs.

Bumrah to bowl.

11.1Bumrah to Lalit, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, Lalit works the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

11.2 Bumrah to Dhawan, FOUR! Short length delivery on off stump, Dhawan goes back in the crease and hits the ball down to backward square-leg for a boundary.

11.3Bumrah to Dhawan, 1 run, slow fuller ball on off stump, Dhawan hits the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

11.4Bumrah to Lalit, 1 run, good length ball wide of off stump, Lalit slaps the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for a single.

11.5Bumrah to Dhawan, dot, slow good length ball on off stump, Dhawan hits the ball to backward point.

11.6Bumrah to Dhawan, dot,slow good length ball on off stump, Dhawan looks for pull but the ball goes under his bat to de Kock.

DC 76/2 after 11 overs.

Chahar to bowl.

10.1Chahar to Dhawan, FOUR! Short ball wide of off stump, Dhawan goes back in the crease and spanks the ball to square-leg for a boundary.

10.2Chahar to Dhawan, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Dhawan drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

10.3Chahar to Lalit, dot, fuller ball wide of off stump, Lait looks to drive but the ball spins away from him and goes past the edge of the bat.

10.4Chahar to Lalit, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Lalit taps the ball down the ground for a single.

10.5Chahar to Dhawan, 1 run, fuller ball on leg stump, Dhawan clips the ball to the leg side for a single.

10.6 Chahar to Lalit, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off stump, Lalit edges the ball down to short third-man for a single.

DC 68/2 after 10 overs

Kieron Pollard to bowl.

9.1 Pollard to Smith, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Smith taps the ball to the leg side.

9.2Pollard to Smith, WICKET LBW! Full and straight ball on middle stump, Smith looks to play the ball to the leg side but the ball raps on the pads and there is a loud appeal. The umpire raises his finger. Smith doesn't take the review and walks back.

Lalit Yadav walks out to bat.

9.3Pollard to Lalit, 2 runs, fuller ball wide of off stump, Lalit helps the ball down to third-man for a couple.

9.4Pollard to Lalit, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, Lalit plays the ball down to third-man for a single.

9.5Pollard to Dhawan, dot, slow good length ball just wide of off stump, Dhawan looks to cut but the ball goes past the edge of the bat.

9.6Pollard to Dhawan, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Dhawan drills the ball down to long-off for a single.

DC 64/1 after 9 overs.

Chahar to bowl.

8.1Chahar to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Dhawan punches the ball to off-side for a single.

8.2Chahar to Smith, FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Smith plays a late cut and sends the ball racing past backward point for a boundary.

8.3Chahar to Smith, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Smith hits the ball back to Krunal.

8.4Chahar to Smith, FOUR! Fuller ball on off stump, Smith scoops the ball down to fine-leg for the second boundary of the over.

8.5Chahar to Smith, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Smith hits the ball to deep mid-wicket and hustles for a couple.

8.6Chahar to Smith, 1 run, fuller ball, Smith drives the ball to the leg side for a single.

DC 52/1 after 8 overs.

Jayant to bowl.

7.1Jayant to Dhawan, dot, short ball wide of off stump, Dhawan cuts the ball to cover and point region.

7.2Jayant to Dhawan, dot, short ball wide of off stump, Dhawan looks to cut but misses.

7.3Jayant to Dhawan, 2 runs, fuller ball wide of off stump, Dhawan lofts the ball over cover and gets a couple.

7.4Jayant to Dhawan, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Dhawan drives the ball through cover for a single.

7.5Jayant to Smith, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Smith works the ball to the leg side for a single.

7.6Jayant to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Dhawan whips the ball to the leg side for a single.

DC 47/1 after 7 overs.

Rahul Chahar to bowl.

6.1 Chahar to Smith, dot, short ball on middle stump, Smith paddle scoops the ball, the ball hits the grill of the helmet before going down to fine-leg for a single

6.2Chahar to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump,Dhawan plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

6.3Chahar to Smith, 2 runs, fuller ball on off stump, Smith steps out and hits the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

6.4Chahar to Smith, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Smith taps the ball to cover for a single.

6.5Chahar to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball on middle stump, Dhawan gets an inside edge and the ball nearly hits the leg stump, but the ball goes down to fine-leg as Dhawan takes a single.

6.6Chahar to Dhawan, 1 Leg Bye, fuller ball on leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes to leg side as Dhawan takes a single.

DC 39/1 after 6 overs.

Krunal Pandya to bowl.

5.1 Krunal to Smith, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Smith looks to slog the ball to the leg side, the ball takes the inside edge and goes to short third-man as Smith takes a single.

5.2Krunal to Dhawan, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Dhawan taps the ball to backward point for a single.

5.3Krunal to Smith, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Smith chips the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

5.4Krunal to Dhawan, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Dhawan looks to sweep but fails to conncet.

5.5Krunal to Dhawan, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Dhawan pushes the ball through cover for a single.

5.6Krunal to Smith, 1 run, short ball on off stump., Smith works the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

DC 34/1 after 5 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah to bowl.

4.1 Bumrah to Smith, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Smith pushes the ball back in the direction of Bumrah.

4.2Bumrah to Smith, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Smith hits the ball to short cover and takes a sharp single.

4.3 Bumrah to Dhawan, dot, fuller delivery on off stump, Dhawan drives the ball to cover.

4.4 Bumrah to Dhawan, 1 run, slow good length delivery on middle stump, Dhawan plays the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

4.5 Bumrah to Smith, 2 runs, slow fuller delivery on leg stump, Smith whacks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

4.5Bumrah to Smith, WIDES! Fuller ball down the leg side. de Kock fumbles while stopping the ball and Smith gets a single.

4.6Bumrah to Dhawan, dot, yorker on off stump, Dhawan drives the ball to mid-off.

DC 28/1 after 4 overs.

Jayant to bowl.

3.1Jayant to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball on middle stump, Dhawan tucks the ball to the leg side for a single.

3.2Jayant to Smith, dot, fuller ball on leg stump, Smith plays the ball to the leg side.

3.3Jayant to Smith, dot, fuller ball on leg stump, Smith again works the ball to the leg side but gets no gap on the field.

3.4Jayant to Smith, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Smith hits the ball to the leg side

3.5Jayant to Smith, FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off stump, Smith drives the ball through cover for a boundary.

3.6Jayant to Smith, 1 run, fuller delivery on middle stump, Smith whips the ball to square-leg for a single.

DC 22/1 after 3 overs.

Boult to bowl.

2.1Boult to Smith, dot, good length ball wide of off stump, Smith looks to drive the ball but the ball goes to the keeper.

2.2Boult to Smith, FOUR! Short ball on leg stump, Smith works the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

2.3Boult to Smith, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Smith pushes the ball to cover.

2.4Boult to Smith, 1 run, good length ball on leg stump, Smith clips the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

2.5Boult to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on leg stump, Dhawan works the ball to the leg side for a single.

2.6Boult to Smith, dot, fuller delivery wide of off stump, Smith drives the ball to cover where Krunal Pandya puts a dive and stops a boundary.

DC 16/1 after 2 overs.

Jayant Yadav to bowl.

1.1 Jayant to Shaw, 2 runs, fuller ball on off stump, Shaw slogs the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

1.2Jayant to Shaw, FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off stump, Shaw gets a deliberate edge and the ball runs down to third-man for a boundary.

1.3Jayant to Shaw, WICKET! CAUGHT and BOWLED! Slow delivery on middle stump, Shaw plays a feeble push back in the direction of Jayant and the bowler puts in a dive to take a catch. Shaw departs early again!!!

Steve Smith walks out to bat.

1.4Jayant to Smith, dot, short ball on off stump, Smith punches the ball to mid-off.

1.5Jayant to Smith, 1 run, good length ball on leg stump, Smith works the ball to the leg side for a single.

1.6Jayant to Dhawan, FOUR! Back of the length ball wide of off stump, Dhawan cuts the ball through the gap between the men at point and cover for a boundary.

DC 5/0 after 1 over.

Trent Boult to bowl the first over of the inning.

0.1Boult to Shaw, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Shaw pushes the ball back to Boult.

0.2Boult to Shaw, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle stump, Shaw hits the ball to fine-leg for a single.

0.3Boult to Dhawan, FOUR! Short and wide from Boult, Dhawan cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.

0.4Boult to Dhawan, dot, fuller delivery fired on middle stump, Dhawan goes deep in his crease and blocks the ball back to Boult.

0.5Boult to Dhawan, BEATEN! GREAT BALL from Boult, fuller ball on off stump, the ball moves away after pitching and goes past the outside edge of the bat.

0.6Boult to Dhawan,WHAT A STUNNING CATCH FROM HARDIK PANDYA! OR HAS HE? Good length ball on off stump, Dhawan is squared as the ball takes the outside edge and flies to short cover where Pandya puts in a great dive and takes a catch. But the umpire is checking with the third-umpire if Pandya has taken the catch cleanly. The replay suggests that Pandya has not taken the catch cleanly. So Dhawan survives.

Back live! DC's chase is about to begin. DC opener Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan are back on the field as are the MI players. Trent Boult will be bowling the first over for MI.

MI 137/9 after 20 overs.

Avesh Khan to bowl.

19.1 Avesh to Bumrah, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Bumrah plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

19.2 Avesh to CHahar, FOUR! Slow fuller ball on off stump, Chahar hammers the ball down to deep midwicket for a boundary.

19.3 Avesh to Chahar, dot, slow fuller ball on off stump, Chahar looks to paddle scoop the ball down but fails to connect.

19.4Avesh to Chahar, WICKET! Slow fuller ball on off stump, Chahar looks for a wild slow, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes to Pant who stretches and takes a good catch.

Trent Boult walks out to bat.

19.5Avesh to Boult, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Boult pushes the ball to mid-off for a single

19.6Avesh to Bumrah,1 run, short ball, Bumrah mishits, the ball just rolls around and Bumrah takes a single.

MI 130/8 after 19 overs.

Rabada to bowl.

18.1Rabada to Jayant, 2 runs, fuller ball on off stump, Jayant hits the ball straight back over the bowler's head for a couple.

18.2Rabada to Jayant, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Jayant plays a late cut down to third-man for a single.

18.3Rabada to Chahar, 1 run, fuller ball on leg stump, Chahar plays the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

18.4Rabada to Jayant, dot, slow delivery on good length wide of off stump, Jayant looks for a pull but fails to connect.

18.5Rabada to Jayant, WICKET! Slow good length ball on off stump, Jayant edges the ball, the ball just goes a bit in the air and Rabada takes a simple catch off his own bowling.

Jasprit Bumrah walks out to bat.

18.6Rabada to Bumrah, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Bumrah hits the ball down to third-man for a single.

MI 125/7 after 18 overs.

Mishra to bowl.

17.1 Mishra to Jayant, 2 runs, fuller ball on off stump, Jayant drives the ball through cover and takes a couple of runs.

17.2Mishra to Jayant, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Jayant cuts the ball to point and takes a single.

17.3Mishra to Kishan, WICKET! BOWLED! Yorker on off stump, Kishan chops the ball back on to the stumps.

Rahul Chahar walks out to bat.

17.4Mishra to Chahar, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Chahar drives the ball to cover.

17.5Mishra to Chahar, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Chahar hits the ball to cover for a single.

17.6Mishra to Jayant, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Jayant hits the ball to mid-off for a single.

MI 120/6 after 17 overs.

Rabada to bowl.

16.1 Rabada to Kishan, dot, fuller ball wide of off stump, Kishan hits the ball to extra-cover.

16.2 Rabada to Kishan, FOUR! Short ball on leg stump, Kishan swivels and helps the ball to backward square-leg for a boundary.

16.3 Rabada to Kishan, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Kishan hits the ball to backward point for a single.

16.4 Rabada to Jayant, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Jayant pushes the ball to extra-cover.

16.5 Rabada to Jayant, dot, slow fuller ball on middle and leg, Jayant plays the ball to mid-wicket.

16.6 Rabada to Jayant, 1 run, slow fuller ball on off stump, Jayant goes back in his crease and helps the ball down to third-man for a single.

MI 114/6 after 16 overs

Ashwin to bowl.

15.1Ashwin to Kishan, SIX! Fuller ball wide of off stump, the ball in is Kishan's hitting range and Kishan goes on one knee and falt bats the ball over long-off for a maximum!!!!!

15.2Ashwin to Kishan, dot, fuller ball wide of off stump, Kishan hits the ball to short third-man.

15.3Ashwin to Kishan, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Kishan hits the ball to point for a single.

15.4Ashwin to Jayant, 2 runs, good length ball on middle and leg, Ashwin plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

15.5Ashwin to Jayant, 2 runs, fuller ball on off stump, Jayant drives the ball through backward point for a couple.

15.6Ashwin to Jayant, 2 runs, fuller ball on middle and leg, Jayant guides the ball to the leg side for a couple of runs.

MI 101/6 after 15 overs

Lalit to bowl.

14.1Lalit to Kishan, 1 run, short ball on off, Kishan hits the ball to the leg side for a single.

14.2Lalit to Jayant, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Jayant slogs the ball down to long-on for a single.

14.3Lalit to Kishan, 1 run, full-toss on off stump, Kishan plays the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

14.4Lalit to Jayant, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Jayant plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for another single.

14.5Lalit to Kishan, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Kishan taps the ball to cover.

14.6Lalit to Kishan, 1 run, short ball on middle stump, Kishan hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

MI 96/6 after 14 overs

Stoinis to bowl.

13.1 Stoinis to Kishan, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Kishan cuts the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for a single.

13.2Stoinis to Jayant, FOUR! Fuller ball drifting down leg, Jayant helps the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

13.3Stoinis to Jayant, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Jayant taps the ball to backward point.

13.4Stoinis to Jayant, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Jayant drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

13.5Stoinis to Kishan, 1 run, short and wide, Kishan hits the ball through cover for yet another single.

13.6Stoinis to Jayant, dot, slow fuller ball on middle stump, Jayant plays the ball bit in the air and the ball just falls in front of Ashwin at short mid-wicket.

MI 89/6 after 13 overs.

Lalit to bowl.

12.1Lalit to Kishan, 1 run, Kishan guides the ball down to long-on for a single.

12.2Lalit to Jayant, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Jayant drives the ball through cover for a single.

12.3Lalit to Kishan, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Kishan thumps the ball through extra-cover for a single.

12.4Lalit to Jayant, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Jayant hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

12.5Lalit to Kishan, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Kishan drives the ball to mid-off.

12.6Lalit to Kishan, 1 run, fuller ball on middle leg, Kishan drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

MI 84/6 after 12 overs.

Mishra to bowl.

11.1Mishra to Pollard, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Pollard plays the ball to the leg side.

11.2Mishra to Pollard, 1 run, fuller ball on leg stump, Pollard drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

11.3Mishra to Kishan, dot, slow fuller ball, the ball raps on the pads and goes to Pant.

11.4 Mishra to Kishan, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Kishan hits the ball down to long off for a single.

11.5Mishra to Pollard, WICKET! LBW! Short ball on off stump, the ball spins back in and raps on Pollard's back pad. Mishar appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Pollard review's and the review shows that Pollard has to walk back.

Jayan Yadav walks out to bat.

11.6Mishra to Jayant, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Jayant leans and pushes the ball to cover.

MI 82/5 after 11 overs.

Lalit to bowl.

10.1Lalit to Kishan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Kishan nudges the ball down to long-on for a single.

10.2Lalit to Krunal, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Krunal drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

10.3Lalit to Kishan, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Kishan pushes the ball down to long-off for another single.

10.4Lalit to Krunal, WICKET! BOWLED! Good length ball on off stump, the ball spins back in sharply as Krunal chops the ball back onto stumps.

Kieron Pollard walks out to bat.

10.5Lalit to Pollard, dot, good length ball on off stump, Pollard blocks the ball.

10.6Lalit to Pollard, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Pollard plays the ball to the leg side for a run.

MI 78/4 after 10 overs.

Ashwin to bowl.

9.1Ashwin to Kishan, dot,

9.2Ashwin to Kishan, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Kishan hits the ball around the corner.

9.3Ashwin to Kishan, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Kishan plays the ball down to leg side for a single.

9.4Ashwin to Krunal,dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Krunal taps the ball to the leg side.

9.5Ashwin to Kruna, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Krunal hits the ball to mid-off.

9.6Ashwin to Krunal,dot, fuller ball on off stump, Krunal hits the ball to cover.

MI 77/4 after 9 overs

Mishra to bowl.

8.1Mishra to Rohit, 2 runs, fuller ball on off stump, Rohit plays a bog slog down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

8.2Mishra to Rohit, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Rohit slices the ball through backward point for a boundary.

8.3Mishra to Rohit, dot, fuller ball on middle and leg. Rohit leans and drives the ball to mid-off.

8.4Mishra to Rohit, WICKET! CAUGHT! Needless from Rohit Sharma, Good length ball on middle and leg, Rohit steps out and hits the ball straight down the throat of Steve Smith at long-on.

Hardik Pandya walks out to bat.

8.5Mishra to Kishan, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Kishan drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

8.6Mishra to Hardik, CAUGHT! Mishra Smith combo now sends back Hardik Pandya! Fuller ball on middle stump, Hardik steps out and hits the ball straight to Steve Smith.

MI 70/2 after 8 overs

Lalit Yadav to bowl. Ishan Kishan walks out to bat

7.1 Lalit to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Rohit drives the ball through cover for a single.

7.2Lalit to Kishan, dot, short ball wide of off stump, Kishan hits the ball to extra-cover.

7.3Lalit to Kishan, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Kishan drives the ball down the ground for a single.

7.4Lalit to Rohit, dot, short ball on off stump, Rohit cuts the ball to backward point.

7.5Lalit to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on leg stump, Rohit drives the ball to the legside for a single.

7.6Lalit to Kishan, dot, short ball on off stump, Kishan hits the ball to cover.

MI 67/2 after 7 overs

Avesh Khan to bowl.

7.1 Aveshto Surayakumar, 1 run, good length ball on off and middle stump, Suryakumar helps the ball down to third-man for a single.

7.2Aveshto Rohit, FOUR LEG BYES! Short ball drifting down leg, the ball raps on the pads and goes down to fine-leg for a boundary.

7.3Aveshto Rohit, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Rohit drives the ball to extra-cover.

7.4Aveshto Rohit, SIX! Short ball on middle and leg, Rohit rocks back and pulls to send the ball over deep backward square-leg for a maximum!!!!

7.5Aveshto Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on off and middle stump, Rohit drives the ball through cover and point region for a single.

7.6Aveshto Suryakumar, CAUGHT! Slow good length ball on off stump, Suryakumar prods his bat to run the ball down to third-man but the ball goes straight to Rishabh Pant.

MI 55/1 after 6 overs.

Amit Mishra to bowl.

6.1Mishra to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Rohit steps out and pushes the ball down the ground for a single.

6.2Mishra to Suryakumar, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Suryakumar hits the ball to cover.

6.3Mishra to Suryakumar, FOUR! Fuller ball on middle stump, Suryakumar makes room and lifts the ball over cover for a boundary.

6.4Mishra to Suryakumar, FOUR! Fuller ball on middle and leg, Suryakymar sweeps the ball to backward square-leg for a boundary.

6.5Mishra to Suryakumar, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Suryakumar guides the ball to the leg side for a single.

6.6 Mishra to Rohit, dot, fuller ball on middle and leg, Rohit comes out of the crease and taps the ball to the leg side.

MI 45/1 after 5 overs.

Kagiso Rabada to bowl.

5.1 Rabada to Suryakumar, dot, good length ball on off stump, Suryakumar hits the ball to point.

5.2 Rabada to Suryakumar, FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Suryakumar opens the face of the bat and guides the ball down to third-man for a boundary.

5.3 Rabada to Suryakumar, 3runs, good length ball on off stump, Suryakumar hits the ball through point and gets three runs.

5.4 Rabada to Rohit, dot, slow good length ball off stump, the ball beats the edge of the bat and goes to Rishabh Pant.

5.5 Rabada to Rohit, SIX! Fuller ball on off stump, Rohit makes room and hammers the ball straight over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!

5.6Rabada to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg, Rohig guides the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

MI 31/1 after 4 overs.

Ashwin to bowl.

3.1Ashwin to Suryakumar, FOUR! Fuller ball on off stump, the ball spins and takes the outside edge and runs down to third-man for a boundary.

3.2Ashwin to Suryakumar, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Suryakumar drives the ball to cover.

3.3Ashwin to Suryakumar, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Suryakumar drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

3.4Ashwin to Rohit, FOUR! Fuller ball on off stump, Rohit goes on one knee and sweeps the ball behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

3.5Ashwin to Rohit, dot, good length ball on off stump, Rohit drives the ball to cover and point region.

3.6Ashwin to Rohit, SIX! Fuller ball on off stump, Rohit plays a an inside out shot to loft the ball over cover and deposit the ball over the boundary rope for a maximum!!!!

MI 16/1 after 3 overs.

Stoinis to bowl.

2.1Stoinis to de Kock, WICKET! Cutter on good length just outside off stump, de Kock looks to push the ball to cover but gets a thick edge on the ball and the ball goes straight into Rishabh Pant's gloves.

Suryakumar Yadav walks out to bat.

2.2Stoinis to Suryakumar, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, Suryakumar cuts the ball through point for a single.

2.3Stoinis to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Rohit runs the ball down to third-man for a single.

2.4Stoinis to Suryakumar, dot, fuller ball on off and middle stump, Suryakumar goes back in the crease and helps the ball to backward point.

2.5Stoinis to Suryakumar, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Suryakumar works the ball to mid-on and darts to the other end for a single.

2.6Stoinis to Rohit, FOUR! Low full toss on off and middle stump, Rohit drives the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.

MI 9/0 after 2 overs.

R Ashwin to bowl.

1.1 Ashwin to de Kock, 1 leg bye, fuller ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the pads and goes to short fine-leg as de Kock takes a single.

1.2 Ashwin to Rohit, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Rohit looks to sweep the ball but the ball goes under the bat.

1.3Ashwin to Rohit, dot, good length ball on off stump, Rohit taps the ball to point.

1.4Ashwin to Rohit, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Rohit looks to sweep but the ball raps on the pads. There is a loud appeal from Ashwin for LBW but not given.

1.5Ashwin to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Rohit plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

1.6Ashwin to de Kock, 1 run, short ball drifting down leg, de Kock hits the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

MI 6/0 after 1 over.

Marcus Stoinis to bowl the first over of the inning.

0.1Stoinis to Rohit, dot, fuller delivery on off stump, Rohit taps the ball to point.

0.2Stoinis to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Rohit guides the ball to backward point for a single.

0.3Stoinis to de Kock, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, de Kock cuts the ball through point for a single.

0.4Stoinis to Rohit, 2 runs, fuller ball on middle stump, Rohit flicks the ball through mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs.

0.5Stoinis to Rohit,appeal for LBW as the ball nips back in and raps on the pads. The umpire gives that as NOT OUT and Pant is not interested in taking the review.

0.6Stoinis to Rohit, 2 runs. fuller ball on off stump, Rohit whacks the ball to deep mid-wicket and gets two more runs on the scoreboard to end the over.

The two umpires have made their way to the middle. DC players are in a huddle. After a quick chat by Steve Smith, DC players disperse from the huddle and their way to the field. And outwalk Rohit Sharma along with Quinton de Kock to open the inning for MI.

Teams

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Lalit Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan

Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Rishabh Pant, DC captain:We had a talk that we are not gonna think too much about toss, we wanted to bat first too. We have two changes. Shimron Hetmyer comes in place of Chris Woakes and Amit Mishracomes in.

Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians skipper:We are gonna bat first. We have made one change. Adam Milne misses out, we have brought inJayant Yadav considering the conditions. The dew plays a factor in the back end. The conditions look similar, this looks drier. We want to do or basics right.

Toss

Mumbai Indianswin toss and opt to bat.

Pitch Report

Bare patches everywhere on the pitch. Batters will have to work really hard to get runs on the track Win the toss and opt to bat first, says Mathew Hayden in his pitch report.

Deccan Herald's Dream XI

Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (captain), Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Chris Woakes, R Ashwin, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah

Impact Player for Mumbai Indians

Jasprit Bumrah: MI’s lead paceman, Jasprit Bumarh picked seven wickets against DC last season. In total Burmah has picked 10 wickets in the six matches he has played against DC over the course of the last two seasons. If the recent numbers are anything to go by, then Bumrah could cause havoc in DC’s batting order.

Impact Player for Delhi Capitals

Ravichandran Ashwin: Ravichandran Ashwin’s season has started slowly with the spinner picking only one wicket from three matches. But the off-spinner would be itching to bowl in Chepauk and exploit the spin-friendly conditions to his advantage. Ashwin knows Chepauk like the back of his hands and had enjoyed great success at this venue in the yellow jersey of CSK. And considering MI’s batting order has three left-hand batsmen, Ashwin is expected to have a great time in this match.

Form Guide (Last five matches)

Delhi Capitals: W-L-W-L-W

Mumbai Indians: W-W-L-W-W

Head to Head record

Matches Played: 28

Delhi Capitals: 12

Mumbai Indians: 16

MI Threats: Krunal Pandya could slump into a bad form. The all-rounder has not been asked to bowl so far this season and Pandya has done very little with the bat too. If Pandya has another poor outing, he could slip into a poor phase. MI should avoid Pandya being in poor form because there is no like-for-like replacement for him. Pandya’s form is crucial for the team.

MIOpportunities: Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya have combined to pick 10 wickets which is one more than the number of wickets that the pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult has managed to pick. It seldom happens that spinners outshine pacers in an MI setup. In such a scenario Rohit Sharma could give Piyush Chawla an opportunity. The confidence of a third spinner could help Chahar and Pandya bowl with more freedom.

MI Weaknesses: The ever-impressive MI’s middle order has just not been able to be at its best on the slow pitches of Chennai. Kieron Pollard, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, and Krunal Pandya have combined to hit just four sixes. Hardik and Krunal are yet to hit a maximum in this year’s tournament. As a result, MI’s run rate in the middle phase of their inning has dropped significantly.

MI Strengths: MI have dominated DC in the recent past. Last season the two teams met four times and all the four times MI came out on top. In the playoffs, MI defeated DC in the first qualifier and then knocked them over in the final to win the trophy. This is an early chance for MI to put a great show and send across a strong message to a team who could again be competing with MI for this year’s title.

SWOT ANALYSIS FOR MUMBAI INDIANS

DCThreats: After playing its first three matches in batsman-friendly Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, this will be DC’s first match at Chepauk. The players would have had just one day to have a look at the pitches and getting used to the conditions. MI however would be playing their fourth match in Chennai and by now are looking accustomed to the conditions. The sudden change in playing conditions could disrupt the form of DC players.

DC Opportunities: Amit Mishra, who started in DC’s first match against CSK and was benched for the next two matches, could get a chance in the team considering that Chepauk’s track has been low and slow and favoring the spinners. DC’s bowling attack has been relying on the pacers, but for the next two matches, Mishra should be a favored bowler to couple with Ravichandran Ashwin.

DC Weaknesses: Failure of Ajinkya Rahane and Steve Smith. The two batsmen are not particularly known for their batting in T20s. They struggle to balance the anchor role with attack. In such a case, DC’s middle-order loses steam. The balance of the team suggests that either of these two have bat in the top four, but their batting makes them a redundant player. This is one area of concern which coach Ricky Ponting and captain Rishabh Pant should look to iron out soon.

DC Strengths: DC’s opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw are looking in superb form. Shaw has hit one fifty and Dhawan has hit two fifties. They have hit 36 fours and smashed 9 sixes. Their form is the reason why DC has been able to chase down the targets of 188 and 195 against CSK and PBKS respectively. Dhawan is also showing good form as a fielder and has caught almost every ball that has come his way.

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