Mumbai Indians Beat Delhi Capitals
Batting first at home ground, Mumbai Indian got off to a great start with an 80-run partnership between openers Ishan Kishan and Rohit. Axar Patel and Anrich Nortje then took two wickets each at regular intervals to keep Delhi in the game. But Tim David and Shepherd showed masterclass in the last overs, forging a 55-run partnership in the middle in just 13 balls to take MI to 234/5.
Mumbai Indians just won the 1st match of IPL 2024 and RCB, DC has now been on Bottom 😨 of Points Table
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10. DCLook at the Happiness of Hardik Pandya 🤩#MIvsDC #GTvsLSG #HardikPandya #LSGvGT #MIvDC
pic.twitter.com/HkJbNHFCHx— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) April 7, 2024
In reply, Prithvi Shaw played a crucial role up the order with his 40-ball 66, and No. 4 Tristan Stubbs made 71 off 25 balls, including seven sixes, to keep Delhi in the run chase. But Delhi were restricted to 205/8 in 20 overs after Gerald Coetzee suffered a middle-order collapse.
Hardik was ecstatic after the 29-run win, his first as Mumbai Indians captain. Later, he shared a warm hug with former captain Rohit, who patted him on the back while congratulating him on the win, and the moment went viral on social media.
The priceless moment between Hardik and Rohit will surely bury all the rumours surrounding the Mumbai Indians situation. Also, after MI’s first match against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, Rohit had
Hardik Pandya Spoke after First win
“It was a lot of hard work. We had to clear our minds and be confident. We will make tactical changes here and there but this is our 12 and it is important to settle the team now,” Hardik said in the post-match presentation.
The win makes Mumbai the first IPL side to register 50 wins at a single venue and the first T20 side to register 150 victories to their name.
