Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2020 Match 27: As it happened

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Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav produced decent performances with the bat to help defending champions Mumbai Indians seal a comfortable five-wicket win over Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Chasing a target of 163 runs to win, Mumbai Indians opener Quinton de Kock and first drop Suryakumar Yadav notched up a fifty each besides sharing a 46-run stand for the second wicket.

After de Kock fell for 36-ball 53 runs, Suryakumar (32-ball 53) shared a half-century stand with Ishan Kishan (15-ball 28) to help Mumbai Indians chase down the target in 19.4 overs. 

Earlier, opener Shikhar Dhawan brought up an impressive unbeaten knock of 69 runs off 52 balls before skipper Shreyas Iyer contributed with 33-ball 42 runs to help their side post a decent total of 162 for four after Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bat first. 

With the win, Mumbai Indians have climbed up to the top spot in the IPL 2020 points table, while  Delhi Capitals have dropped to the second spot.

Here are the highlights:

12 October 2020

00:12 AM

Mumbai Indians chase down the target of 163 runs in 19.4 overs to beat Delhi Capitals by five wickets. MI 166/5 (19.5 overs)

22:43 PM

WICKET!! Ishan Kishan (28) lofted the third ball of the 18th over from Kagiso Rabada towards deep cover, only to see Axar Patel dive forward to take a smart low catch. MI now need 10 runs from 12 balls. MI 153/5 (18 overs)

22:39 PM

WICKET!! Mumbai Indians have lost two wickets in quick succession. Soon after bringing up his fifty, Suryakumar Yadav (53) was caught by Shreyas Iyer at mid-off on a Kagiso Rabada delivery in the 15th over, while Hardik Pandya fell for a duck after being stumped by Alex Carey on the second ball of the 16th over by Marcus Stoinis. MI 137/4 (15.6 overs)

22:23 PM

Good last two overs for Mumbai Indians as they added 26 runs in it to reduce their chase to 47 runs needing from 36 balls. Suryakumar Yadav (40) slapped the second delivery of the 13th over from Axar Patel to deep square leg for a boundary before he swept the very next ball hard in front of square for four more runs. In the next over, Marcus Stoinis was hammered by Ishan Kishan (15) for a six and four runs. MI 116/2 (14 overs)

22:20 PM

12 runs off the last two overs. Suryakumar Yadav (27) punched the first delivery of the 12th over from Ravichandran Ashwin over extra cover to collect four runs. Mumbai Indians now need 73 runs from 48 balls. MI 90/2 (12 overs)

22:17 PM

WICKET!! Soon after scoring his half-century, Quinton de Kock (53) departed after being caught by Prithvi Shaw at deep square leg on the fifth ball of the ninth over from Ravichandran Ashwin. MI 78/2 (10 overs)

22:04 PM

FIFTY!!  Quinton de Kock (52) has brought up a half-century off 33 balls. He reached the mark with four runs by hitting the fourth ball of the ninth over from Harshal Patel over short fine. Mumbai Indians 72/1 (9 overs)

21:59 PM

21 runs off the last two overs. Quinton de Kock (40), who is approaching a fifty, picked the third ball of the sixth over from Anrich Nortje towards long leg for a six before he notched up another maximum on the fifth ball of the over. Suryakumar Yadav (6), on the other hand, clipped the third ball of the seventh over from Harshal Patel through square leg for four runs. Mumbai Indians have now crossed the 50-run mark against DC. MI 52/1 (7 overs)

21:47 PM

WICKET!! Skipper-cum-opener Rohit Sharma departed cheaply for nine runs after being caught by Kagiso Rabada at deep midwicket on the last ball of the fifth over from Axar Patel. MI 31/1 (5 overs)

21:41 PM

Axar Patel gave away five runs to Mumbai Indians before Ravichandran Ashwin conceded 12 runs. De Kock (18) lofted the third ball of the fourth over from Ashwin over mid-on for a maximum before sweeping the fifth ball of the over past square leg for four runs. MI 24/0 (4 overs)

21:38 PM

Rohit Sharma (2) and Quinton de Kock (4) have made a slow start to their chase, adding just seven runs in the first two overs. The Mumbai Indians skipper drove the third ball of the first over from Rabada straight of mid-off to get off the mark with a single. De Kock, on the other hand, opened his account with one run by hitting the fifth ball wide of mid-off. MI 7/0 (2 overs)

21:25 PM

Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock have walked down the crease to begin Mumbai Indians' innings. Kagiso Rabada to open the attack for Delhi Capitals.

21:17 PM

INNINGS BREAK!

21:16 PM

Delhi Capitals set 163-run target for Mumbai Indians. DC 162/4 (20 overs)

21:06 PM

Shikhar Dhawan (62) continues to stand strong at the crease, while Alex Carey (9) has now joined the opener at the crease. Dhawan smashed the fifth delivery of the 19th over towards deep square leg for four runs. DC have also crossed the 150-run mark against Mumbai Indians. DC 150/4 (19 overs)

20:43 PM

WICKET!! Delhi Capitals skippe Shreyas Iyer (42) fell short of a half-century after being caught by Trent Boult at deep midwicket on the fourth delivery of the 15th over from Krunal Pandya. DC 111/3 (15 overs)

20:39 PM

Shikhar Dhawan (44) is approaching a half-century mark, while Shreyas Iyer is batting at 37 as Delhi Capitals have crossed the 100-run mark against Mumbai Indians. Dhawan drilled the first ball of gthe 14th over from Chahar straight of long-off for four runs. DC 103/2 (14 overs)

20:30 PM

Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan continue to stand strong at the crease at their respective scores of 33 and 36. The duo has also brought up a half-century stand for the third wicket. The Delhi Capitals are now approaching a 100-run mark. DC 91/2 (12)

20:10 PM

Opener Shikhar Dhawan (28) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (18) have added 16 runs in the last two overs for Delhi Capitals. Iyer slapped the second delivery of the eighth over from Kieron Pollard through backward point and gully to collect four runs. DC 67/2 (9 overs)

20:07 PM

James Pattinson bowled a quite expensive sixth over, conceding 14 runs to the Delhi Capitals, before Krunal Pandya gave away just five runs. Shikhar Dhawan (16) hammered the first ball of the sixth over between the keeper and short third man for four runs before Iyer (14) smashed Pattinson for back-to-back boundaries. Delhi Capitals have managed to cross the 50-run matk against Mumbai Indians. DC 51/2 (7 overs)

19:55 PM

WICKET!! Ajinkya Rahane failed to convert his good start into a big score and departed for 15 runs after being trapped leg before wicket on the second delivery of the fifth over from Krunal Pandya. DC 32/2 (5 overs)

19:47 PM

15 runs off the previous two overs for the Delhi Capitals. Ajinkya Rahane (15), who is playing his first match of the season, drove the first delivery of the second over from James Pattinson towards point for four runs before hitting the fourth ball to the right of point for another boundary. Rahane then smashed a Trent Boult delivery into a third man fence to collect four more runs. DC 22/1 (3 overs)

19:37 PM

WICKET!! Trent Boult gave breakthrough to Mumbai Indians as early as in the very first over. Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw fell cheaply for four runs after being caught by Krunal Pandya at short cover on the third ball. DC 7/1 (1 over)

19:31 PM

Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan have walked down the crease to open Delhi Capitals' innings. Trent Boult to open the proceedings for Mumbai Indians. 

19:10 PM

While Mumbai Indians are going into the clash with an unchanged Playing XI, Capitals have made two changes for their tie against the Rohit Sharma-led side.Alex Carey has replaced Shimron Hetmyer, while Ajinkya Rahane will play his first game of the season in place of Rishabh Pant.

19:07 PM

LINEUPS:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Alex Carey(w), Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, James Pattinson, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

19:06 PM

Delhi Capitals win the toss, opt to bat against Mumbai Indians. 

18:57 PM

The toss for MI vs DC will take place shortly !