New Delhi: After the top order of Delhi Capitals (DC) failed once again except captain David Warner in the IPL match played here today, Akshar Patel, who came into the batting, scored a stormy batting half-century with the help of a partnership of 67 runs in 34 balls with Warner who scored 51 runs. The target of 173 runs set by Delhi Capitals by making 172 runs, Mumbai Indians won the match by 6 wickets by capturing the last ball of the last over with the help of Rohit Sharma and Tilak Verma’s innings.
- Akshar Patel’s innings saw Delhi Capitals reach a score of 172 after the top order failed except for Warner.
- Apart from scoring a half-century, captain Rohit Sharma shared a 68-run partnership with Tilak Verma for Mumbai Indians.
Captain Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan gave a strong start to the Mumbai Indians who entered the field to set the target. Mumbai’s score was 71 runs for 1 when Ishan was run out with 31 runs in 26 balls. It was followed by a half-century partnership between Rohit and Tilak Verma, during which Rohit completed his first half-century of the current season. However, Mumbai was in trouble after losing 3 wickets in a span of 7 balls. However, in the last over, Team David took 2 runs in the last ball and won Mumbai by 6 wickets.
After Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to field, Delhi Capitals lost the wicket of opener Prithvi Shaw in the powerplay. Delhi Capitals quickly lost four wickets and their score was 98 for 5. Warner and Akshar Patel then improved Delhi’s chances with a partnership of 52 runs off 25 balls. Akshar brought up his first IPL half-century in 22 balls, he was dismissed for 54 off 25 balls with 5 sixes and 4 fours after Jason Behrendorff took a total of four wickets in that over and the score went from 165 for 6 to 166 for 9 at 19.4. Delhi Capitals’ innings ended at 172 runs in the over. On behalf of Mumbai, Piyush Chawla and Jason Behrendorf took 3-3 and Riley Meredith took 2 wickets and Ritvik Shockey took 1 wicket.