Delhi Capitals 257 for 4 (Fraser-McGurk 84, Stubbs 48*, Hope 41, Nabi 1-20) beat Mumbai Indians 247 for 9 (Tilak 63, Hardik 46, Rasikh 3-34, Mukesh 3-59, Khaleel 2-45) by ten runs
Fraser-McGurk offers DC a blazing begin
As he has performed usually in his fledgling profession thus far, Fraser-McGurk didn’t waste time getting his eye in and his bat swinging. With a barely open stance to left-arm seamer Luke Wooden, he smashed the primary three balls of the innings for 4, 4 and 6.
After taking 19 from the primary over, he greeted Jasprit Bumrah in the identical method. Bumrah began his over with a slower ball solely to be launched over long-on for a six. To make issues worse, Bumrah had overstepped, and Fraser-McGurk drilled the free-hit previous long-on for 4. Fraser-McGurk ended the over with one other boundary, making it Bumrah’s most costly over (18 runs) of the season.
Hardik introduced himself on for the fifth over however there was no stopping Fraser-McGurk, who hammered the MI captain for 2 fours and two sixes to take DC to 89 for no loss after 5 overs.
For a second, it seemed like Fraser-McGurk would possibly break the report for the quickest T20 hundred – he already has the quickest Listing 100 to his identify – however he holed out to deep midwicket in opposition to Piyush Chawla for a 27-ball 84.
Hope, Stubbs maintain DC heading in the right direction for giant complete
Strolling in at 114 for 1 in 7.3 overs, Hope ensured there was no dip within the momentum. Over the past one yr or so, he has labored on his six-hitting abilities and has demonstrated the identical in ODIs however was unable to take action in T20s. On Saturday, although, he smashed 5 sixes in a 17-ball 41 to maintain DC going within the center overs.
After Hope fell, Stubbs took over and raced to 48 not out off 25 balls. Within the 18th over, he used scoops, reverse scoops and pulls to hit 5 fours and a six off Wooden. Regardless of Bumrah dismissing Rishabh Pant within the nineteenth and conceding solely six, DC had no hassle in crossing 250.
DC dominate the opposite powerplay too
Suryakumar Yadav began with a flurry of boundaries, together with two scooped sixes. However within the final over of the powerplay, he failed to select a slower ball from Khaleel and fell for 26 off 13 balls.
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