Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians captain, scored 65 runs from 45 deliveries to help the team reach their target of 173 runs in the final ball.
Before Mumbai Indians overcame some anxious moments to defeat Delhi Caps here on Monday. Rohit Sharma scored his maiden IPL half-century in 25 innings.
When he was playing, he was at his best. David Warner struggled to reach 51 off 47 balls after Mumbai Indians put the hosts in the batting. But Axar Patel impressed once more with an impactful 54 off 25 balls to propel Delhi Capitals to a competitive 172.
The pitch was a challenge for the Mumbai Indians because it was drier than the previous game and provided a lot of help for finger spinners.
Nonetheless, Rohit assisted his group with winning interestingly this season with a tasteful 65 off 45 balls.
The in-form Tilak Varma was moved up to number three. Scored a crucial 41 runs off 29 deliveries and joined the captain Rohit for a 68-run partnership.
After losing back-to-back games, Mumbai got the win they needed, while Delhi’s season got worse as they lost their fourth game in a row.
One could have predicted a remarkable performance when Rohit charged down the track and caught pacer Mukesh Kumar for a six over midwicket in the first over of the innings.
At the Feroz Shah Kotla, Rohit demonstrated that he is the best puller in the game. He pulled Anrich Nortje off the front foot over wide long-on in his second six, which was even better.
Rohit also hit his biggest six with a pull shot when he smashed Nortje’s short ball over a deep square leg.
Through spinners Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel, Delhi was able to stop the flow of runs in the middle overs, but Varma hit timely boundaries to keep Mumbai ahead.
Requiring 30 off the last five overs with nine wickets close by. Mumbai was on course for an agreeable success before Mukesh excused Varma and Suryakumar Yadav (0) off progressive balls.
When Rohit was dealt a devastating blow by young keeper Abhishek Porel. Who dived to his right to make an incredible one-handed catch of Mustafizur Rahman. The tension in the Mumbai dressing room grew.
Notwithstanding, the transcending Australian couple David and Green took their group over the line.
Prior, veteran Piyush Chawla.
He was commentating in the IPL last season subsequent to going unsold. Showing he has still got his glorious abilities unblemished with a three-wicket pull for Mumbai Indians.
In his 10-ball 15, Prithvi Shaw struggled in the first three games. Hit some high-quality boundaries before succumbing to a sweep shot from spinner Hrithik Shokeen.
Third-ranked Manish Pandey (26 off 18) used his feet well against the spinners, which ultimately cost him the game.
After warming the bench for the entirety of the previous season. Yash Dhull only managed to play four balls in his IPL debut.
Delhi was looking at a subpar total of 86 for four when Chawla’s googly caught Rovman Powell in the 11th over.
However, Axar joined Warner, who was struggling, in the middle and changed Delhi’s innings’ momentum on his own.
Seemingly been the better player of the Indian group throughout the course of recent months. Axar made his aims clear with consecutive back-to-front sixes off Shokeen.
After two overs, it was left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff’s turn to be the target of Axar’s assault. Suyakumar Yadav missed the catch completely and was hit above his eye with the ball going all the way after Axar dispatched him for a six over long-on.
Axar then targeted the same area again, but he was lucky because the ball went all the way.
After that nasty hit, Surya was probably taken off the field.
Axar’s fifth and final six were the best of the bunch as he reached his half-century by knocking Meredith over the head.
Behrendorff ended with figures of three for 23 in four overs. Helping Mumbai slow down the rate of scoring by taking four wickets in the 19th over.