Despite Mumbai Indians (MI) posting a meagre total of 137-9 against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, MI off-spinner Jayant Yadav (1-25) insisted that the defending champions were confident of defending it. MI eventually lost by six wickets with DC getting to the target in the final over of the match and Yadav blamed it on the wet ball [given the dew factor]. 

“It was a tough wicket [to bat on]. We were 10-15 runs short of the par score but at half-time, we were very confident that we could pull it off. It was just about taking wickets in the powerplay and trying to restrict them. Then, in the middle, the game slipped away a bit because of the wet ball. There was a lot of dew but full credit to our bowling unit and fielding as well that we managed to drag the match to the last over despite the wet ball. We showed a lot of character. It was a commendable effort from everyone,” Yadav, 31, said at the post-match virtual press conference on Tuesday night.