Mumbai Indians (MI) crashed out of the tournament in IPL 2022 after defeating Delhi Capitals (DC) by five wickets in the match played on Saturday. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made it to the playoffs. Mumbai was already out of the race for the playoffs. Proving the decision of first bowling captain Rohit Sharma right, Mumbai bowlers restricted Delhi to 159 for seven. Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets for 25 runs in four overs. In reply, Mumbai batsmen chased down the target with five balls to spare. Ishan Kishan scored 48 and Dewald Brevis scored 37 while Tim David scored 34 runs in 11 balls. In this important match, Delhi’s team made a lot of mistakes, due to which the match went out of their hands.
Not taking review – Mumbai’s score is 14. 95 for three in 3 overs. At that time Delhi captain Rishabh Pant made a huge mistake. David was out on the very first ball, but the on-field umpire did not give him out and Pant did not use the DRS. David then made the target 15 runs in 14 balls by hitting fours and sixes. He scored 34 runs in just 11 balls.
Leaving the catch of Dewald Brevis – Delhi bowlers bowled brilliantly in the beginning. Kept the Mumbai batsmen in check. When Rohit Sharma got out in the sixth over, the team’s score was just 25 runs. During this, Rishabh Pant dropped a simple catch of Dewald Brevis. Known as Baby AB, this player scored 37 runs in 33 balls.
Lost three wickets in the powerplay – Delhi’s team did not start well after losing the toss and opting to bat first. The team felt first in the form of David Warner. He scored 5 runs. After this Mitchell Marsh was dismissed for a golden duck. Then in the sixth over, Prithvi Shaw returned to the pavilion after scoring 24 runs. In such a situation, only 37 runs were scored in the powerplay and three important wickets fell.
Pant was out at the wrong time – Delhi’s score was 50 for four in the 9th over. After this there was a great partnership between captain Rishabh Pant and Rovman Powell. It looked like the team would score a big score. Then in the 16th over, Pant was dismissed by Ramandeep Singh. 19 runs had come in this over. This ball was also wide. Pant threw the wicket in the pursuit of hitting a big shot. He was dismissed for 39 runs in 33 balls.