IPL 2022 | Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel's air show help DC stun Paltan

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Delhi Capitals stunned the five-time champions Mumbai Indians by four wickets in the second match of the Indian Premier League 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

Chasing a target of 178, Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel stitched a partnership of 75 runs for the seventh wicket to take the team home. Lalit (48 not out) and Axar (38 not out) showcased fine counter-attacking skills and mauled Mumbai's bowling attack to seal the deal with ten balls to spare.

Openers Prithvi Shaw (38) and Tim Seifert (21) provided the momentum, but the middle-order batters - Mandeep Singh (0) and skipper Rishabh Pant (1) - failed to continue that pace. Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur played a quickfire cameo of 21 runs from 11 balls. For Mumbai, Basil Thampi and Murugan Ashwin scalped 3 and 2 wickets respectively, while debutant Tymal Mills took one wicket.

Earlier, a fascinating knock from the stylish batsman Ishan Kishan (81 not out) and skipper Rohit Sharma (41) helped Mumbai Indians to put 177 for five on the board. While the newcomer, Tilak Varma, hit some calculative boundaries and scored 22 runs from 15 balls. However, Overseas star Tim David and Daniel Sams, making their debut for Mumbai, scored 12 and unbeaten seven runs, respectively.

For Delhi, spinner Kuldeep Yadav stole the show and pegged back Mumbai with the crucial wickets of Rohit Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh and Kieron Pollard, while Khaleel Ahmed also scalped a couple of wickets.

Mumbai enjoyed a great start after being put in to bat first. Their openers Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma amassed 53 runs in the first powerplay without the loss of any wickets. 

Therefore, Mumbai Indians managed to score 65/0 in the first eight overs as Delhi bowlers looked clueless against experienced Mumbai Indians openers. But in the very next over, the ace-spinner Kuldeep Yadav got Delhi their first breakthrough as chinaman sent Mumbai's skipper back in the dressing room.

 

Brief Score:

Mumbai Indians - 177/5 (20)

Ishan Kishan 81 not out, Rohit 41;

Kuldeep Yadav 3/18

Delhi 179/6 (18.2)
Lalit Yadav 48*, Axar Patel 38*; 

Basil Thampi 3/35 

Delhi Capitals won by four wickets.

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