Mumbai: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Sherfane Rutherford’s explosive innings propelled Mumbai Indians to a formidable total of 234 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Sharma and Ishan Kishan laid the groundwork early on, particularly Rohit who took charge with his proactive approach during the powerplay. However, Axar Patel halted Rohit’s innings at 49, triggering a series of quick wickets that saw Mumbai Indians (MI) falter to 121/4.
Hardik Pandya along with Tim David, steadied the ship with another crucial partnership. The late surge, led by Sherfane Rutherford, proved to be the game-changer. Rutherford’s explosive innings of 39 runs off just 10 balls, including a blistering assault on Anrich Nortje in the final over, propelled MI to a formidable total of 234.
Earlier, Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to field first against Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians. MI have lost all three of their matches this season while DC has only secured one win in four games.
After winning the toss Pant said, “We will bowl first. The wicket looks good, but you can chase any target here in Wankhede. We’ll have to stick together as a team. I’m happy to be back, pleasure to be on the field in each and every game. Bowling is one department where we’ve been on and off, but it’s hard for them in T20s. Just two changes for us.”
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Abishek Porel, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Jhye Richardson, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
