MI vs DC Man of the Match: The all-rounder from Delhi Capitals won the match award for picking crucial wickets earlier in the day.
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During the 46th match of the ongoing 14th season of the Indian Premier League between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals in Sharjah, Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets to register their ninth victory of the season.
Chasing a mediocre 132-run target, it was the most easiest of chases for Capitals as losing wickets at regular intervals put them in a spot of bother on a sluggish surface at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Coming in to bat at No. 5 in the fifth over, former Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer not just top-scored for his team but played a knock which oozed maturity. Iyer might just have scored 33* (33) with the help of two fours but his contribution played a pivotal role in winning a low-scoring contest.
Iyer was well-assisted by spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (20*) as the pair didn’t lose their nerves whilst a match-winning 39-run partnership for the seventh wicket.
MI vs DC Man of the Match
In the first innings, defending champions Mumbai managed to score a laboured 129/8 in 20 overs after DC captain Rishabh Pant invited them to bat first. With bowling figures of 4-0-15-3, Delhi pacer Avesh Khan continued on his top form to once again be the pick of the bowlers for his team.
However, it was all-rounder Axar Patel who won the ‘Man of the Match’ award for his bowling figures of 4-0-21-3. The left-arm spinner was probably preferred over Khan for dismissing top-order batters namely Quinton de Kock (19), Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Saurabh Tiwary (15).
“I am able to read the batter more easily and can plan better. If I can think about what the batter is doing and deny them the ideal ball, I can be more successful.
“I thought he [Quinton de Kock] would go for the slog sweep or through cover. That’s why I hung it out there for him to hit. I think there’s no need to experiment when some of the simple things are working better,” Patel was quoted as saying by Star Sports during the post-match presentation ceremony.
