IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals clinch high-scoring thriller against Mumbai Indians to stay in playoff race

Delhi Capitals clinched yet another high-scoring clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday (April 27) as they beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. A contest dominated by bowlers went into the final over as DC registered their fifth win of the season to stay in the playoff hunt. While MI are all but out of the playoff race after suffering their sixth defeat of the season.

DC down MI in thriller

In a high-scoring affair, needing 258 runs to winMIgave a valiant effort before finding themselves10runs short of the target. Rohit Sharma (8) and Ishan Kishan (20) departed without impacting thecontestwhile Suryakumar Yadav (26) also had a tough day at the office. However, skipper Hardik Pandya (46) and Tilak Varma (63) kept Mumbai Indians in the contest before they ran out of gas.Varmawas dismissedin the finaloverwhichbrought curtains on a valiant knock, which was not enough for MI to win the match.

Tim David also scored 37 runswhilePiyush Chawla’s late cameo did not affect the overall result of the match. For DCimpactplayer Rasikh Dar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 34/3 in his four overs.

What happened in DC’s innings?

Batting first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, DC scored 257/4 in their 20 overswithJake Fraser-McGurkonceagain entertaining the crowd. He matched his record for the fastest fifty in the IPL 2024, reaching the feat in 15 balls.Earlier,he had achieved thefeat in similar number ofballs (15) against Sunrisers Hyderabad.Before getting dismissed for 84 off 27, he helped DC post their highest-ever powerplay total in the IPL history.

The likes of Abishek Porel (36), Shai Hope (41) and Tristan Stubbs (48 off 25) also helped the cause as DC managed to score257/4 in their 20 overs. Pant also contributed with the bat scoring29 runs.