New Delhi. In IPL 2024, today (April 27) on Saturday, the first match was played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. Delhi Capitals registered a spectacular victory in this match. Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl in this match. Batting first, Delhi scored 257 runs in 20 overs. Mumbai Indians team could not chase this score. They could score only 247 runs in 20 overs.
Fraser Maggurk, who came to bat first for Delhi Capitals, gave a blazing start. He appeared in rhythm from the first ball itself. Fraser hit 11 fours and 6 sixes during his innings. During this period his strike rate was 200. He came with him and scored 36 runs in 27 balls. Shay Hope, who came at number three, played an innings of 41 runs in 17 balls. Captain Pant scored 29 runs in 19 balls and Tristan Stubbs scored 48 runs in 25 balls. In this way Delhi’s score reached 257 runs in 20 overs.
Good bowling was not seen from any bowler for Mumbai. Luke Wood along with Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla and Mohammad Nabi could take only 1 wicket each. Now it was Mumbai Indians’ turn to chase 258 runs. Mumbai Indians lost early wickets in the beginning. Rohit Sharma, who came to open, returned to the pavilion cheaply. Ishan Kishan was looking in good form. But he was out after scoring 20 runs in 12 balls. Suryakumar Yadav batted well but he could not take the innings forward. Surya was out after scoring 26 runs in 13 balls.
Then good batting was seen from Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma. A good partnership was blossoming between the two but Rashikh Salam broke this partnership by dismissing Pandya. Hardik returned to the pavilion after scoring 46 runs in 24 balls. Nehal Vadhera was out after scoring 4 runs in 2 balls.
Tilak Verma batted well and scored runs in balls. Tim David was batting well but Mukesh Kumar dismissed him on the fourth ball of the 18th over. David scored 37 runs in 17 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 2 fours. For Delhi, Mukesh Kumar and Khalil Ahmed took 3 and 2 wickets respectively. Same, Rashikh Salam also took 3 wickets in his name. With this victory, Delhi team has come at fifth position in the points table. Chennai has fallen one place below them.
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Tags: Delhi Capitals, IPL 2024, mumbai indians, Rishabh Pant
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 27, 2024, 19:43 IST