DC v MI : Top 5 Performers of the Match!

Delhi Capitals clinched a low scoring thriller at Chennai against Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians looked on course for a decent total when Rohit Sharma was going but his fall followed by middle order conundrum with Hardik Pandya (0), Krunal Pandya (1) and Kieron Pollard (2) falling soon restricted them to 137-9 in 20 overs.

Delhi Capitals chased down the target with 5 balls to spare and clinched the match by 6 wickets.

Here are our Top 5 performers from the DC v MI fixture:

Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians captain struck a sublime 44 in 30 balls with the help of 3 fours and 3 sixes. His knock powered the team through the first 9 overs of the match.

Mumbai were 76-3 in 8.4 overs at his fall and since then it was a downward slide for the team as they added 61 runs in the next 68 balls.

Amit Mishra

The Delhi leg spinner picked 4 wickets after being hit for 10 runs in his first over. Mishra finished with match figures of 4-0-24-4 which stemmed the run flow of Mumbai Indians.

He got the big wickets of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Ishan Kishan which was the main reason for Mumbai Indians ending at a below par score of 137-9 in 20 overs.

Jayant Yadav

Jayant Yadav walked in to the team in place of pacer Adam Milne on a sluggish wicket. He walked in to bat when Mumbai were in a tricky situation at 84/6 in 11.5 overs. He put on a 39 run partnership with Ishan Kishan to get the run flow going.

Jayant opened with the new ball for Mumbai Indians as he picked the wicket of Prithvi Shaw in his first over. He finished with bowling figures of 4-0-25-1 justifying his addition to the team.

Shikhar Dhawan

The Delhi opener top scored for his team with 45 runs in 42 balls powered by 5 fours and 1 six. He helped him team through with partnerships of 53 with Steven Smith and 36 with Lalit Yadav which helped the Capitals reach 100 runs before 15 overs in the chase.

Dhawan brought a sense of calm to the chase with his risk free stroke making that forced the stand in captain Kieron Pollard to go a little wayward from the usual tactics.

Steven Smith

Steven Smith walked in to bat 11/1 in 1.3 overs. He scored 33 runs in 29 balls with the help of 4 fours. He kept the scoring going with his running between wickets and shrewd placement of the ball. His partnership of 53 runs in 45 balls with Shikhar Dhawan set the foundation to the chase.

Smith also took 2 catches in the deep – that of Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya at a crucial juncture of the match.

DC v MI Match Summary:

Mumbai Indians 137-9 (20 overs)

Rohit Sharma 44 (30)

Ishan Kishan 26 (28)

Amit Mishra 4-0-24-4

Delhi Capitals 138-4 (19.1 overs)

Shikhar Dhawan 45 (42)

Steven Smith 33 (29)

Lalit Yadav 22*(25)

Shimron Hetmyer 14*(9)

Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets

Man of the Match: Amit Mishra