Delhi Capitals 257 for 4 (Fraser-McGurk 84, Stubbs 48*, Hope 41, Nabi 1-20) beat Mumbai Indians 247 for 9 (Tilak 63, Hardik 46, Rasikh 3-34, Mukesh 3-59, Khaleel 2-45) by ten runs
Fraser-McGurk provides DC a blazing begin
As he has accomplished typically in his fledgling profession to this point, Fraser-McGurk didn’t waste time getting his eye in and his bat swinging. With a barely open stance to left-arm seamer Luke Wood, he smashed the primary three balls of the innings for 4, 4 and 6.
After taking 19 from the primary over, he greeted Jasprit Bumrah in the identical method. Bumrah began his over with a slower ball solely to be launched over long-on for a six. To make issues worse, Bumrah had overstepped, and Fraser-McGurk drilled the free-hit previous long-on for 4. Fraser-McGurk ended the over with one other boundary, making it Bumrah’s most costly over (18 runs) of the season.
Hardik introduced himself on for the fifth over however there was no stopping Fraser-McGurk, who hammered the MI captain for two fours and two sixes to take DC to 89 for no loss after 5 overs.
For a second, it appeared like Fraser-McGurk may break the document for the quickest T20 hundred – he already has the quickest List 100 to his title – however he holed out to deep midwicket in opposition to Piyush Chawla for a 27-ball 84.
Hope, Stubbs preserve DC on the right track for massive complete
Walking in at 114 for 1 in 7.3 overs, Hope ensured there was no dip within the momentum. Over the final one yr or so, he has labored on his six-hitting expertise and has demonstrated the identical in ODIs however was unable to accomplish that in T20s. On Saturday, although, he smashed 5 sixes in a 17-ball 41 to preserve DC going within the center overs.
After Hope fell, Stubbs took over and raced to 48 not out off 25 balls. In the 18th over, he used scoops, reverse-scoops and pulls to hit 5 fours and a six off Wood. Despite Bumrah dismissing Rishabh Pant within the 19th and conceding solely six, DC had no hassle in crossing 250.
DC dominate the opposite powerplay too
Suryakumar Yadav began with a flurry of boundaries, together with two scooped sixes. But within the final over of the powerplay, he failed to choose a slower ball from Khaleel and fell for 26 off 13 balls.
Rasikh has an influence, once more
MI had slowed down a bit after the powerplay however Hardik put them again on monitor. He hit Axar Patel for a six off the final ball of the eighth over and then smacked three fours and a six off Kuldeep Yadav within the ninth. Tilak, who was batting on a run-a-ball eight until then, additionally received into the act with a six and a 4 in Axar’s subsequent over.
MI had been nonetheless taking part in catch-up when Rasikh, after coming in as Impact Player, pegged them additional again with a two-wicket over. Hardik ended up skying a back-of-the-hand slower ball to backward level and Nehal Wadhera guided a size supply straight to Pant. That left MI needing 117 from seven overs with 5 wickets in hand.
Tilak, David combat laborious however in useless
Tilak and David saved the combat going. Tilak hit Kuldeep for two fours and two sixes in a 21-run 15th over to carry the equation down to 85 from 5 overs. But one other glorious over by Rasikh, which went for solely seven, made it 64 required from three.
David took on Mukesh and hit him for two sixes and a 4 to begin the 18th over however was lbw off the following ball. Rasikh went for 16 within the penultimate over however dismissed Mohammad Nabi, which meant it was Tilak or bust for MI with 25 required from the ultimate over.
Tilak went for a dangerous second run off the primary ball of that over solely to be caught quick, and Mukesh held his nerve for the following 5 balls to seal the win for DC.
Hemant Brar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo