Twin knocks of 53 every by Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav helped Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) and go high of the desk in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Chasing 163 for victory, Mumbai misplaced skipper Rohit Sharma early for 5 however a 45-run stand for the second wicket between de Kock and Suryakumar adopted by a 53-run partnership between Suryakumar and Ishan Kishan (28) all however secured a straightforward win for the four-time champions. There have been a couple of hiccups ultimately as Delhi struck to dismiss Suryakumar, Kishan and Hardik Pandya (zero) within the house of three overs, however the skilled duo of Krunal Pandya (12 not out off 7 balls) and Kieron Pollard (11 not out off 14 balls) ensured Mumbai acquired dwelling with two balls to spare.
Kishan struck 28 off simply 15 with two fours and as many sixes to enrich Suryakumar’s 53 off 32 as the center overs introduced Delhi solely two wickets.
Rohit and de Kock had a cautious begin to the innings as they scored 31 off the primary 5 overs earlier than the captain was dismissed by Axar Patel.
That was Patel’s solely wicket of the innings whilst Ravichandran Ashwin and Marcus Stoinis acquired a wicket every. Kagiso Rabada returned with 2 for 28 off 4 overs, dismissing Suryakumar and Kishan.
Earlier, Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer received the toss and opted to bat. Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 69 not out off 42 balls to anchor the innings whilst Iyer (42 off 33) performed the supporting act.
Alex Carey, enjoying within the place of an injured Rishabh Pant, hit 14 not out off 9 on the demise together with Stoinis who made 13 off eight.
Ajinkya Rahane, enjoying his first IPL 2020 match, made a run-a-ball 15 whereas Prithvi Shaw departed cheaply for 4.
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Krunal returned 2 for 26 for Mumbai whereas Trent Boult acquired 1 for 36 from their respective 4 overs.
With this win, Mumbai strengthened their place on the high of the desk with 10 factors from seven matches – as many as Delhi, however Mumbai lead the desk with a greater web run fee.
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