Mumbai Indians ended their losing streak and defeated Delhi Capitals by 12 runs at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. MI pulled the game back from jaws of defeat and stunned Delhi, DC had put up a strong target of 206 and till the 15th over of the game in secon innings they maintained their dominance.
When Karun Nair was dismissed MI’s pair of spinners Mitchell Santner (2/43) and Karn Sharma (3/36) paired up to dismiss five batters and bring Mumbai back into competitive position during the game.
Delhi’s Middle Order Collapse
“[Where did the game go?] To Mumbai (laughs). We had the game. I think we had soft dismissals from the middle order, some bad shots. We lost by 12 runs with an over to go so we could have still won it. It can’t happen that your lower order batters will always come save you in chases. There are some odd days where you play wrong shots, so I don’t think there is any point in thinking too much about it.
Axar Patel Takes In The Positives
“I thought 205 was a great target because it was a good pitch and dew was also coming. Maybe if we had caught better, we’d have kept them to lower. I get confidence in bowling all three of our spinners. And two of the three can also bowl in the powerplay. Kuldeep is bowling unbelievably this season. Whenever I need a wicket I can go to him. I think there were a lot of positives today, we just need to forget about this game.” as quoted by ESPNCricinfo
