Chennai: Delhi Capitals finally managed to break their unbeaten streak against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday thanks to some superb performances from veterans Amit Mishra and Shikhar Dhawan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
DC chased down the targetĀ of 138 with 6 wickets and 5 balls in hand to register their first win over MI in over two years after having won against the 5-time champions back on March 24, 2019.
It was Amit Mishra who plotted Mumbai’s downfall in the match with figures of 4 for 24 in 4 overs. Mishra got the big wickets of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Ishan Kishan to register the best bowling figures by a DC bowler against MI in the IPL.
His spell proved to be the turning point as MI collapsed from 67 for 1 to 84 for 6 and eventually ended up with a below-par 137 for 9 on a sluggish pitch.
Dhawan, who has been in the form of his life in this year’s IPL, then took over the run chase by playing intelligent cricket.
He stitched a 53-run partnership with Steve Smith (33) for the 2nd wicket to lay a solid platform for his team before cutting loose in the middle overs to score 45 runs off 42 balls with 5 fours and a six.
Leg-spinner Amit Mishra, who made a resounding comeback to the Indian Premier League (IPL) by taking four wickets for 24 runs against Mumbai Indians, said his strategy of going for the wickets paid off.