Delhi Capitals batted first after losing the toss and lost 2 wickets inside the powerplay. Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer didn’t make big contributions. Shikhar Dhawan, playing his first game for the franchise, combined well with Colin Ingram as they added 83 runs for the 3rd wicket. Both departed in the 40s but set up a great platform for a late flourish.
From that point onward, it was all about Rishabh Pant. In the very first IPL game of the season, he rose to his best and slammed a half-century off just 18 balls. He ended up with an unbeaten 78 from just 27 balls with 7 fours and as many sixes. DC finished with a colossal score of 213/6.
In reply, MI went after the bowlers from the beginning. But chasing a big score forced the team to keep the scoring rate high which, in turn, cost them the wickets. Rohit Sharma fell to Ishant Sharma for 14. Suryakumar Yadav and soon after, Quinton de Kock too fell that left the hosts tottering at 46/3 after the powerplay.
Yuvraj Singh and Kieron Pollard added 50 runs for the 4th wicket. But Pollard departed for 21, followed by Hardik for a duck. Krunal Pandya scored a quickfire 32 from 15 balls before getting out to Trent Boult. Yuvraj fought a lone battle as he scored 53 from 35 balls. But he was left with too many to get as MI fell short by 37 runs.
MI vs DC Match Summary
Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl first
Delhi Capitals: 213/6 in 20 overs
Rishabh Pant 78* (27), Colin Ingram 47 (32)
Mitchell McClenaghan 40/3 (4), Ben Cutting 27/1 (2)
Mumbai Indians: 176/10 in 19.2 overs
Yuvraj Singh 53 (35), Krunal Pandya 32 (15)
Kagiso Rabada 23/2 (4), Ishant Sharma 34/2 (4)
Delhi Capitals won by 37 runs
Player of the Match: Rishabh Pant
Check out the tweets that transpired during the course of the game
@RishabPant777 dons an IPL jersey and turns into a beast. #MIvsDC #IPL2019 #MIvDC
— Shubham Khare (@shubhamkhare71) March 24, 2019
No prizes for guessing who the Man of the Match is for tonight's game 😜😜#VIVOIPL #MIvDC pic.twitter.com/N3k1fncNhK
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 24, 2019
Only one word for Rishabh Pant today. Wow. The sixes were exquisite but the boundary to get to 50 was simply special.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 24, 2019
Just how good is Rishabh Pant. And yes, he’s worth investing in. #MIvDC #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 24, 2019
Rishabh Pant scored just one run off his first 5 balls, but thereafter?
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77 off 22
blasted 7 fours, 7 sixes
What an innings! #MIvDC #IPL2019— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) March 24, 2019
Rishabh Pant is an incredible talent #DCvsMI
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar) March 24, 2019
rishabh pant has ensured that the russell innings isn't even the most explosive played in the last couple of hours #MIvDC
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 24, 2019
Fewest balls to an #IPL individual 50 agst MI
18 – Rishabh Pant for DC today
20 – MS Dhoni for CSK 2012#MIvDC#IPL2019#IPL12— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 24, 2019
That’s was some serious hitting @RishabPant777 incredible batting @IPL #MIvDC
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 24, 2019
It was nothing short of breathtaking that from Pant! Two shots off Bumrah were just pure gold. 👏👏👏🙏🙏#MIvDC #IPL2019
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) March 24, 2019
#RishabhPant take a bow!Performances like these make this tournament so damn exciting!
— shibani dandekar (@shibanidandekar) March 24, 2019
One handed six goes into the second tier. If he had both hands on it that ball would’ve fallen into the Arabian Sea #MIvDC #RishabhPant
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) March 24, 2019
Rishabh Pant last 22 Balls
4 1 4 6 6 4 6 4 1 4 6 0 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 6 0 1
77 Runs ( 7 Fours & 7 Sixes )
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 24, 2019
