IPL 2020, Match 51: MI thrash Delhi Capitals by 9 wickets, ensure top-2 finish in league stage
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Image Source : iplt20.comMumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday strolled to a nine-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League.
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Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult wreaked havoc on the DC batting lineup, restricting them to 110 for 9 wickets and Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 72 saw helped them overhaul the target with nearly six overs to spare.
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With two points from this win Mumbai's tally has gone up to 18, with one match still to play, and they have qualified for the playoffs.
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Delhi are placed third with 14 points, the same as Royal Challengers Bangalore, who are second and have a better net run rate than Delhi.
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Kishan hit eight fours and three sixes off 47 balls and shared a 68-run opening partnership with Quinton de Kock before putting up 43 for the second with Suryakumar Yadav at the Dubai International Stadium.
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Earlier, Boult and Bumrah took three wickets each as they decimated the DC batting lineup.
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DC openers Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw both fell to Trent Boult in the first three overs after which captain Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant held on until the 11th over.
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Iyer was eventually was stumped off Rahul Chahar in the 11th over after which Bumrah ran through the DC batting order.
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Pant, Marcus Stoinis and Harshal Patel all fell to him and DC were left 87/7 wickets at the end of the 16th over. Kagiso Rabada led the effort from the lower middle order and took them past the 100-run mark.