They lost pattern Rohit sharma and Kieron Pollard for ducks, but a rampant Mumbai Indians, fired for cameos by Hardik pandya (37, 14b, 5×6) and Ishan kishan (55 not off, 30b, 4×4, 3×6) and the best T20 fast bowling spell of his career Jasprit bumrah, who took four for 14 in four fatal passes, still had enough muscle to defeat a hapless Capitals of Delhi by 57 races in the first qualifier of the IPL 2020 in Dubai on Thursday and reserve a place in the final.
True to their reputations, MI, the defending champions, are now on the cusp of the No. 5 title. The Capitals now need to bounce back quickly from this loss before playing against the Sunrisers or RCB on Nov. 8 in the second qualifier.
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Putting aside the zero contribution from their talismanic hitters, MI was boosted by a sensational cameo in Hardik’s death, and their undefeated 60-run position for the sixth wicket on just 23 balls with Kishan as they ran 200 for five after being posts in.
Trent Boult, who released magnificent inswingers, gobbled up Mumbaikars’ Prithvi Shaw (trapped behind), who has endured a nightmare IPL, and Ajinkya rahane (plumbed in front) for spots, reducing the capitals to 0 for two after the first change. Then it was time for Bumrah, now the Purple Cap holder with 27 windows to his credit, to show his class. By producing a trademarked unplayable yorker, India’s pacemaker broke Shikhar dhawanit’s out of place for it to be 0 out of three, effectively ending the game as a competition.
Pattern Shreyas Iyer (12) He looked good for a short time, before Bumrah caught him under cover. Later, in slight concern for IM, Boult left the field, but the ace rapids calmed his team’s nerves, castling. Marcus stoinis (65, 46b, 6×4, 3×6) with a magnificent incoming ball, before bouncing Daniel Sims in the same over.
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IPL 2020, Qualifier 1: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals
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Ishan Kishan attacked 55 and four wickets from Jasprit Bumrah propelled the Mumbai Indians to their sixth Indian Premier League final with a 57-run victory over Delhi Capitals in Dubai on Thursday. (Photo by BCCI / IPL / PTI)
Kishan teamed undefeated with 60 runs with Hardik Pandya, who hit 37 on 14 balls, to take champion Mumbai to 200/5 in Qualifier 1. (BCCI / IPL / PTI Photo)
Delhi was only able to handle 143/8, as Bumrah dumped 4/14 figures to lead this season’s bowling table with 27 wickets as the four-time winners Mumbai sealed a direct entry to the final on November 10 (BCCI / IPL / PTI Photo)
Delhi dropped to 0/3 after pace spearhead Trent Boult struck twice in his first over with the grounds of Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane while Bumrah returned Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo by BCCI / IPL / PTI)
Marcus Stoinis made a valiant 65, including a 71 partnership on sixth with Axar Patel, who made 42, to put up a fight against Delhi. (Photo by BCCI / IPL / PTI)
Bumrah kept up the pressure and hit twice in an envelope including Stoinis, thrown after his 46-ball hit, to surpass the 25 scalps of Delhi’s Kagiso Rabada this season. (Photo BCCI / IPL / ANI)
But it was the batsmen who prepared the victory for Mumbai with Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Quinton de Kock and Pandya leading the attack on the opposition bowlers. (Photo by BCCI / IPL / PTI)
De Kock secured a good start for Mumbai with his 40 of 25 deliveries after losing his starting teammate and captain Rohit Sharma to a first-ball duck. (Photo by BCCI / IPL / PTI)
Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets, but Yadav hit his fourth half century of the season on his 51 of 38 balls before Kishan and Pandya finished the innings with a 10-run rate. (Photo by BCCI / IPL / PTI)
Delhi will have another chance to qualify against Royal Challengers Bangalore or Sunrisers Hyderabad, who will meet in an Eliminator on Friday. (Photo by BCCI / IPL / PTI)
When Rishabh Pant, who has had a disappointing IPL, passed away early, the Capitals looked headed for a humiliating defeat, having fallen to 41 out of five. However, Stoinis and Axar Patel (42, 33b, 2×4, 3×6) saved some pride for them, adding 71 for the sixth wicket on 44 balls as they finished at 143 for eight.
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Earlier, with Pandya and Kishan landing another superb shot, shooting the slog, MI looted 78 of their last five overs, 55 in the last three.
Enduring a bad day, the Capitals fast bowling pair, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada, were crushed by two sixes each on consecutive balls by a rampant Pandya, who was struggling to run fast across the grounds, but timing the ball wonderfully. . With Pandya using his powerful wrists like a hammer, Nortje went for 20 in the last over, when Kishan broke the last ball of the innings, a wide full pitch, for an extra coverage of six.
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