DC vs MI highlights: Mumbai Indians clinch maiden win, beat Delhi by 6 wickets

Rohit Sharma & Tilak Varma between wickets (Pic: @ipl/Twitter)

Both Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will be expecting a lot more from their local talent as they search for their maiden victory in their IPL encounter on Tuesday. Delhi are being forced to go back to the drawing board after three losses in as many games while perennial slow starters Mumbai have also lost two in two. Both have their work cut out in all the departments.

Delhi's top-order was 'Boulted' in the last game, raising questions about Prithvi Shaw's ability against fast bowling. He has been dismissed in different fashion, pace, bounce and swing, in his three innings and there doesn't seem to be a quick fix to his technical issues. With wickets falling at the other end, skipper David Warner has got the runs but it has come at a strike rate of 117. He is expected to do better than that. Replacing Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey lasted only one ball and the veteran batter will be keen to make an impact at Kotla.

Delhi's pacers, including Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed, have been taken to the cleaners and the team must address that issue tonight. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav has been economical but the team expects more from him in the middle overs while Axar Patel has been expensive.

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The star-studded Mumbai Indians too have a lot at stake, starting with their explosive top-order which has flattered to deceive so far. Skipper Rohit Sharma looked good before a beauty of a ball from Tushar Deshpande got the better of him against CSK. A special knock from Ishan Kishan too is awaited while million dollar buy Cameron Green is yet to make an impact. The young Tilak Verma has stood out in an otherwise under performing batting department.

Full squads

Delhi Capitals: David Warner (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Hakim Khan, Abhishek Porel (wk), Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Rovman Powell, Rilee Rossouw, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahaman, Chetan Sakariya, Mukesh Kumar, Phil Salt, Lungi Ngidi, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Vicky Ostwal, Ishant Sharma, Manish Pandey, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Yash Dhull

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tristan Stubbs, Vishnu Vinod, Cameron Green, Arjun Tendulkar, Ramandeep Singh, Shams Mulani, Riley Meredith Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Arshad Khan, Duan Jansen, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal

Predicted Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals: David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Phil Salt, Lalit Yadav, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs/Dewald Brevis, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff/Jofra Archer

DC vs MI: Dream11 Prediction

Wicketkeeper: Ishan Kishan

Batters: David Warner (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Varma

All-rounders:Axar Patel (vc), Cameron Green, Lalit Yadav

Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Kumar Kartikeya

DC vs MI: Toss update

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma wins toss, opts to bowl first against Delhi Capitals

DC vs MI: Confirmed Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner(c), Manish Pandey, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel(w), Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Arshad Khan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Riley Meredith

11:16 PM: Mumbai Indians register first win of the season, beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets

10:59 PM: 162/4 in 18.4 overs

Abishek Porel takes a crucial catch as Mustafizur dismisses Rohit, could this be a turnaround in the match? Only time will tell. The delivery was full and wide outside off, nearly a yorker, and Rohit attempted to guide it towards third man. However, he ended up with a thick outside edge, and the ball flew towards the right side of the keeper. Porel, diving to his right, made a brilliant one-handed catch. With two new batters at the crease and two set batters back in the pavilion, the game is now on.

10:53 PM: 150/4 in 17.4 overs

Suryakumar Yadav departs for a golden duck as Mukesh Kumar claims his second wicket. A short ball on the leg-side, and Yadav flicked it straight to the fielder at fine leg. Although Kuldeep Yadav is not known for his exceptional fielding skills, he managed to catch it.

10:45 PM: 143/3 after 16 overs

Mukesh Kumar delivers a full-length ball that was in the slot, and Tilak Varma slogged it straight to Pandey at deep mid-wicket. Pandey did not miss out on the opportunity, and Delhi obtained a much-needed breakthrough. This partnership was gradually slipping away from them. Tilak Varma's departure came after scoring 41 runs, including one four and four sixes.

10:40 PM: 132/2 after 15 overs

Mustafizur is brought back into the attack by Warner after he bowled a magnificent over. He mixed his slower balls with excellent yorkers. Tilak Varma who started well seems to struggle a bit with the slowness of the surface. Don't go anywhere folks this might be not over yet a couple of wickets here Capitals might be right back into it.

10:25 PM: 102/2 after 13 overs

Skipper Rohit Sharma breaks three-year dry spell with IPL half-century, delivering crucial innings when his team needed it the most. With Mumbai hoping for a victory, they now rely on Sharma to see the game through to the end. As spinner Kuldeep Yadav enters his second over, Delhi Capitals' captain David Warner will be eager for him to make a breakthrough and take some wickets.

10:16 PM: 93/1 in 10.2 overs

That's a wicket. Ishan Kishan is run out by Lalit Yadav! There was a massive mix-up between the two batters, resulting in Kishan being dismissed. Kishan taps the ball towards point and Rohit calls for a single. Kishan was not interested in it, but due to the presence of a senior pro, he decides to go for it anyway. Unfortunately, the throw comes in at the bowler's end, and Lalit Yadav collects the ball and removes the bails at his end, leaving Kishan with no choice but to sacrifice his wicket once again.

10:00 PM: 73/1 after 8 overs

Axar Patel has been introduced into the attack from the other end. Despite being economical in recent years, he has struggled to take wickets. However, with the pitch favouring spin, he may be looking to improve his record today. Currently, there are no signs of dew on the surface, but if it does appear, batting will become increasingly challenging.

9:45 PM: 67/0 after 6 overs

Openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan have made an explosive start in the match, recognizing the challenge of scoring against spinners later on. To counter this, they have opted to face the new ball bowlers. Although Anrich Nortje was brought in to add some pace, his deliveries ended up being dispatched to the boundary with even greater speed.

9:30 PM: 49/0 after 4 overs

As Mumbai Indians prepare to chase, their opening batsmen Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan will be looking to provide a quick start to the innings. However, it won't be an easy task when the DC spinners come on to bowl. In other news, the Impact player Mukesh Kumar has replaced Prithvi Shaw in the DC squad, and he will start with the new ball straight away, with a slip in place.

9:10 PM: 172 all out, MI need 173 runs to win

Mumbai Indians bundle out Delhi Capitals for 172 runs in 19.4 overs. Another failure for the DC batting lineup as Piyush Chawla displayed a brilliant bowling performance for his team. David Warner and Axar Patel were the top scorers for Delhi Capitals tonight.

8:50 PM: 165/5 after 18 overs

Axar is on fire at the moment, he is batting on 54 off just 24 balls so far with 4 boundaries and 5 maximums. Delhi Capitals eyeing a big total with Axar and David Warner in the middle.

8:39 PM: 129/5 after 15 overs

Can Delhi reach a big total tonight? They will surely eye a 160+ with Axar Patel and Warner in the middle at the moment. Mumbai Indians will be looking to break this partnership, Axar Patel is looking in dangerous rhythm.

8:26 PM: 98/5 in 12.3 overs

Piyush Chawla takes another, he is on fire for tonight. Lalit Yadav gets bowled by Chawla. Delhi Capitals in desperate need of a partnership here.

8:15 PM: 79/2 in 9.2 overs

Out! Manish Pandey gets caught by Behrendorff off Piyush Chawla's delivery. The experience leg-spinner traps the right-hander. DC lose another wicket as Pandey departs. Debutant Yash Dhull makes his debut in the IPL, as he walks in at number 4.

8:10 PM: 60/1 after 7 overs

Manish Pandey and David Warner are in charge. DC are off to fine start, except for Shaw's early dismissal. Hrithik Shokeen still continues the attack after getting the first wicket of this game.

7:53 PM: 34/1 in 4.3 overs

Prithvi Shaw gets caught by Cameron Green off Hrithik Shokeen's delivery. DC lose their first wicket as Shaw tries to sweep one over the short-leg fielder. Manish Pandey walks in at number 3 next.

7:48 PM: 20/0 after 3 overs

Delhi Capitals off to a fine start with Warner and Shaw at the crease. A good start for DC so far, this will give both the openers some confidence. Cameron Green attacks the stumps for MI now

7:35 PM: 7/0 after 1 over

Warner plays a dot before passing the strike to Prithvi, who begins his inning with a lip-smacking boundary. Behrendorff pitches it up, which is knocked with a straight bat as the ball goes straight past the bowler over the boundary rope.

7:30 PM: Match begins!

David Warner and Prithvi Shaw opens the proceedings for Delhi, Jason Behrendorff is handed the ball.