Delhi Capitals 257 for 4 (Fraser-McGurk 84, Stubbs 48*, Hope 41, Nabi 1-20) beat Mumbai Indians 247 for 9 (Tilak 63, Hardik 46, Rasikh 3-34, Mukesh 3-59, Khaleel 2-45) by ten runs
Fraser-McGurk provides DC a blazing begin
As he has finished typically in his fledgling profession to date, Fraser-McGurk didn’t waste time getting his eye in and his bat swinging. With a barely open stance to left-arm seamer Luke Wooden, he smashed the primary three balls of the innings for 4, 4 and 6.
After taking 19 from the primary over, he greeted Jasprit Bumrah in the identical method. Bumrah began his over with a slower ball solely to be launched over long-on for a six. To make issues worse, Bumrah had overstepped, and Fraser-McGurk drilled the free-hit previous long-on for 4. Fraser-McGurk ended the over with one other boundary, making it Bumrah’s costliest over (18 runs) of the season.
Hardik introduced himself on for the fifth over however there was no stopping Fraser-McGurk, who hammered the MI captain for 2 fours and two sixes to take DC to 89 for no loss after 5 overs.
For a second, it regarded like Fraser-McGurk would possibly break the report for the quickest T20 hundred – he already has the quickest Listing 100 to his title – however he holed out to deep midwicket towards Piyush Chawla for a 27-ball 84.
Hope, Stubbs maintain DC on track for large whole
Strolling in at 114 for 1 in 7.3 overs, Hope ensured there was no dip within the momentum. During the last one yr or so, he has labored on his six-hitting expertise and has demonstrated the identical in ODIs however was unable to take action in T20s. On Saturday, although, he smashed 5 sixes in a 17-ball 41 to maintain DC going within the center overs.
After Hope fell, Stubbs took over and raced to 48 not out off 25 balls. Within the 18th over, he used scoops, reverse scoops and pulls to hit 5 fours and a six off Wooden. Regardless of Bumrah dismissing Rishabh Pant within the nineteenth and conceding solely six, DC had no hassle in crossing 250.
DC dominate the opposite powerplay too
Suryakumar Yadav began with a flurry of boundaries, together with two scooped sixes. However within the final over of the powerplay, he failed to choose a slower ball from Khaleel and fell for 26 off 13 balls.
Rasikh has an impression, once more
MI had slowed down a bit after the powerplay however Hardik put them again on monitor. He hit Axar Patel for a six on the final ball of the eighth over after which smacked three fours and a six off Kuldeep Yadav within the ninth. Tilak, who was batting on a run-a-ball eight until then, additionally obtained into the act with a six and a 4 in Axar’s subsequent over.
MI have been nonetheless enjoying catch-up when Rasikh, after coming in as Impression Participant, pegged them additional again with a two-wicket over. Hardik ended up skying a back-of-the-hand slower ball to backward level and Nehal Wadhera guided a size supply straight to Pant. That left MI needing 117 from seven overs with 5 wickets in hand.
Tilak, David battle onerous however in useless
Tilak and David stored the battle going. Tilak hit Kuldeep for 2 fours and two sixes in a 21-run fifteenth over to deliver the equation all the way down to 85 from 5 overs. However one other wonderful over by Rasikh, which went for less than seven, made it 64 required from three.
David took on Mukesh and hit him for 2 sixes and a 4 to begin the 18th over however was lbw on the subsequent ball. Rasikh went for 16 within the penultimate over however dismissed Mohammad Nabi, which meant it was Tilak or bust for MI with 25 required from the ultimate over.
Tilak went for a dangerous second run on the primary ball of that over solely to be caught brief, and Mukesh held his nerve for the subsequent 5 balls to seal the win for DC.
Hemant Brar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
