Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2024 Live Score: Delhi began its run chase on a poor note as they lost the key wicket of David Warner within the power play. But from there on, Prithvi Shaw held one end and young Abhishek Porel played a perfect partner for the second wicket stand. Shaw slammed a half-century off 31 balls. But soon Bumrah removed him for 66. Skipper Rishabh Pant came much down the order to bat. This may have helped DC a bit. But cheap dismissal of Pant for just 1 run put Delhi under immense pressure. Young Tristan Stubbs tried to keep Delhi in the hunt, but he couldn’t do what Romario Shepherd did in the last over. In the end, Mumbai Indians scored their first victory of IPL 2024 in front of the home crowd at Wankhede after defeating Delhi Capitals by 29 runs.
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals: Mumbai Indians Innings
This was the day of redemption for the wounded giants and winless Mumbai Indians know what’s at stake. And the ‘paltan’ played like that! Starting off on a smashing note, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan bulldozed Delhi Capitals bowlers with their aggressive shots. MI were 75/0 after the power play.
Indian Premier League, 2024
Mumbai Indians
234/5 (20.0)
Delhi Capitals
205/8 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 20 )
Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 29 runs
But after this, DC bowlers got their act right and MI saw successive departures of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma. Skipper Hardik Pandya and Tim Daid provided some relief. By the end of the 19th over, it seemed that MI would end up with a modest target of 215-220. But in came Romario Shepherd and completely destroyed the DC’s any ambition to restrict MI. In the last over, the MI batter smashed 32 off 6 balls. From jubilant crowd to ecstatic Hardik Pandya, everyone was seen celebrating the sheer Shepherd’s muscle power. We saw ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar applauding that explosive cameo.
Here are the key moments of MI vs DC match 20 here:
Mumbai Indians clinch their first victory of the season, defeating the Delhi Capitals by a margin of 29 runs at Wankhede
Mumbai in commanding position. DC skipper Rishabh Pant is dismissed for a mere 1 run.
Prithvi Shaw notches up his fifty from 31 deliveries during the Mumbai Indians versus Delhi Capitals match in IPL 2024. The second-wicket pair of Shaw and Porel has contributed 88 runs to DC's overall score.
First with bat and now with the ball - Romario Shepherd is on a mission today! He just removed David Warner for 10 runs. Ricky start for Delhi run chase. Jurel on strike now.
Romario Shepherd unleashed a relentless onslaught against Anrich Nortje in the final over, propelling the MI side to a commanding total of 234 with his explosive cameo. With just 10 balls faced, Shepherd bludgeoned his way to 39 runs, unleashing three boundaries and four massive sixes in a display of sheer aggression.
Pandya showcased immense promise at a strike rate of 118, crafting a notable innings of 39 runs from 33 deliveries. Following the dismissal of SKY, this marks Nortje's second wicket of the match.
This catch by Axar Patel is one the best catches of this season of IPL. After facing a barrage in the last over, Patel sought redemption, and redemption he found. With Ishan Kishan batting at 42, Patel seized the moment, exhibiting lightning-fast reflexes as he snatched the ball out of the air in a matter of milliseconds! Now, the pressure mounts on Pandya as the game unfolds.
Rohit Sharma was all over the Wankhede with those powerful shots. Batting on 49, Sharma looked confident with his usual Hitman flamboyance. But then comes Axar Patel and rattles him with superb bowling. Sharma departs for 49. In comes Suryakumar Yadav. Joining the team just after being declared fit for playing, SKY looked rusty. Nortje removed him for 1. Total silence at Wankhede. Mi Skipper Hardik Pandya is on strike along with Ishan Kishan.
Rohit Sharma starts Axar Patel's over with a sixer. Crowd goes bonkers! After a gap of one ball, Sharma goes for a boundary. MI 60/0 (5)
The crowd gets what it wanted! Rohit hits two back-to-back sixers in Jhye Richardson's over. Seems like the batters are taking turns to take the scoreboard forward. MI 46/0 (4)
It was Rohit Sharma's fireworks in the previous over and it is Ishan Kishan's turn now. The left-handed batter hits two boundaries in Khaleel's over. MI 33/0 (3)
Rohit Sharma hits two back-to-back boundaries on Ishant's first two balls. The third ball goes for a wide and missed for another boundary. The rest of the over goes well - at least better than how it started! MI 21/0 (2)
The game begins! Khaleel to Rohit. Batters settle on the pitch. And comes the first boundary from Ishan's bat. The over brings 7 runs. MI 7/0 (1)
Delhi Capitals XI: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Abishek Porel, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Jhye Richardson, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Mumbai Indians XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah
Delhi Capitals has won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Rohit 'Hitman' Sharma achieved a unique milestone in MI vs DC match today at Wankhede. Sharma's blitz of 49 off 27 balls gave a flying start to Mumbai Indians. With this knock Sharma became the second player after Virat Khli to complete 1,000 runs against Delhi Capitals.