MI vs DC: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi capitals by 57 runs to reach sixth IPL final | Cricket news

DUBAI: Mumbai Indianspossibly the best T20 team in the history of the format, carried out a clinical annihilation of Capitals of Delhi by 57 runs in the first standings, to set his sights on his fifth Indian Premier League title.
Surya Kumar Yadav (51 of 38 balls) placed the platform on which Ishan kishan (55 not out) and Hardik pandya (37 without 14 balls) charged to bring their team to 200 for 5.
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Scoreboard pressure got big on a shaky higher order of Capitals with Trent boult (2/9 in 2 overs) and Jasprit bumrah (4/14 in 4 overs) producing a “test opening spell” to end the opposition by 143 by 8.
However, Delhi will have a second chance at glory when they face the winner of the Eliminator between RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday in second place.

If there was something called making a team effort, then the defending champs did that with the ‘T’ on Thursday.
Prithvi Shaw (0) waited for an inswinger that never arrived and instead skirted a Boult delivery that was delivered with angled stitching. Ajinkya Rahane (0) was expecting an outswinger, but landed a “special Boult” in-dipper that put him in front.
Fit Shikhar Dhawan (0) before he could settle down received a finger crusher from Jasprit Bumrah which was ruined by his middle stump.

It was 0/3 in 8 balls and there was nothing left in the game. Shreyas Iyer broke while covering Bumrah and Rishabh Pant, as usual, swept a ball from Krunal Pandya in the fifth out of the imaginary stump to be pocketed deep, as the capitals were halfway back in the bench for 41.
This is the sixth time that the Rohit Sharma-led franchise has reached the climax.
Watching ‘Murphy’s Law’ (if something can go wrong, it will go wrong) at Delhi Capitals is sure to invoke a sense of deja vu for those who witnessed its 2012 season.

In the second Qualifier against Chennai Super Kings, Delhi (Daredevils at the time) had knocked down Morne Morkel and played a spinner named Sunny Gupta, who was hammered by 20 in his first over and they were defeated.
On Thursday, with Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje in his corner, Iyer decided to start with inexperienced left-arm closer Daniel Sams, who was instantly disarmed by Quinton de Kock.
The capitals lost momentum and never regained it for the entire duration of the match.
It was Suryakumar’s near flawless half-century complemented by Hardik Pandya’s death fireworks that saw the Mumbai Indians score an above-average total.
While Ravichandran Ashwin (3/29 in 4 overs) shone brightly with his cerebral bowling, Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy left a lot to be desired due to negative tactics when it comes to his pacing department.
Starting with the stitching of Sams left arm (0/44 in 4 overs) went wrong and even worse was Rabada (0/4 in 4 overs) and Nortje (1/50 in 4 overs) also had a forgettable day at the office .
De Kock and Surya were in full flow as the limits and the sixes continued to flow from their shovels during the 62-run stoppage in just 6.1 overs.
While de Kock was stern on any short shot or to his legs, Surya’s fluid impulses with spin and rhythm were a pleasure to the eyes.
In the end, it was a hugely successful display from Hardik, as he kept his nice form to get Rabada and Nortje out of the park.