IPL 2024: Rohit Sharma hands Rishabh Pant 'kite' during DC vs MI clash - WATCH

It was an animated afternoon at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi on Saturday (April 27) as Mumbai Indians faced Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). A blockbuster clash between the sides hada very funnymoment during the Mumbai Indians innings as former MI skipper Rohit Sharma handed Rishabh Pant a kitewhichwas an unexpected guest during the match. Themoment caught the attention of the internet users who began to post the incident on X and other social media platforms.

Kite comes as an unexpectedguest

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During the MI innings with Rohit Sharma and Ishan batting, a black kite entered the field surprising everyone. Umpires waited for the kite to come to groundwhichcoincidently landed near Rohit, who was bating.He quickly got the kite in his hand and handed it to Rishabhwhowas keepinggloves for DC.The moment hadeveryonesay, it perhaps indicates Rohit to hand Rishabh a place in the T20 World Cup squad.

While the funny moment was on, MI had a massive target of 258 runs to chase to win the IPL 2024 game.

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 the same feat in 15 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad.Before getting dismissed for 84 off 27, he helped DC post their highest-ever powerplay total in the IPL history.

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The likes of Abishek Porel (36), Shai Hope (41) and Tristan Stubbs (48 off 25) also helped the cause as DC ended up scoring 257/4 in their 20 overs. Pant also contributed 29 off 19 to mark a glorious day with bat for DC.

At the time of writing, MI were 50/2 in five overs as they lost Rohit Sharma (8) and Ishan Kishan (20) early in their innings.

A win for DC against MI will see them reach 10 points from 10 matches as they chase a spot in the IPL 2024 Playoffs.