Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma shifted gears right after the first timeout, accelerating the Mumbai Indians' innings. However, Delhi Capitals spinners Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav applied the brakes with tight spells in the middle overs. Despite the slowdown, MI batters managed to score off the pacers, targeting Mustafizur Rahman and Mukesh Kumar, though the run rate remained below expectations.
Mukesh Kumar returned to bowl the 15th over and broke the crucial partnership between Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma, which had kept MI from collapsing. Tilak Varma mistimed an off-cutter from Mukesh, handing a simple catch to Sameer Rizvi at long-on. At the end of 15 overs, Mumbai Indians were 114/4.
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MI batters struggles to find boundaries
Hardik Pandya then joined Suryakumar Yadav at the crease as MI looked to finish strong in the final 30 balls. Kuldeep Yadav bowled the 16th over brilliantly, conceding just 4 runs and finishing with impressive figures of 1/22 from 4 overs.
With 4 overs remaining, Dushmantha Chameera was brought back into the attack. Suryakumar began the over with a boundary, but Chameera struck back by dismissing Hardik Pandya with a well-disguised leg-cutter. Pandya edged the ball to Mukesh Kumar at backward point. MI were 126/5 at the end of the 17th over.
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Naman Dhir leads the late surge
Mustafizur Rahman bowled a tight 18th over, with Suryakumar managing just one boundary. Then came the turning point—Mukesh Kumar's penultimate over. Suryakumar launched a huge six to bring up his half-century in style. Naman Dhir capitalized on the momentum, smashing a boundary and two sixes to ignite the Wankhede crowd. The over yielded 27 runs, and MI surged to 159/5 after 19 overs.
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In the final over, the momentum continued. Suryakumar took on Chameera once again, and with support from Naman Dhir, MI finished strongly, adding 48 runs in the last 2 overs to reach 180/5 in 20 overs.
Delhi Capitals will be disappointed with their death bowling, having let MI post a total above par in this must-win encounter. Stay tuned for chase highlights as DC look to respond in what promises to be an exciting second innings.
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