Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2020 Qualifier 1: As it happened

Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan smashed a fifty each before Jasprit Bumrah bagged a four-wicket haul to help Mumbai Indians clinch a comfortable win.

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Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan hammered a half-century each before Jasprit Bumrah shone with the ball to help defending champions Mumbai Indians clinch a comfortable 57-run victory over Delhi Capitals and storm into the final of the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.

Asked to bat first, Suryakumar Yadav (51) not only notched up a fifty but also shared a crucial 62-run stand for the second wicket with Quinton de Kock before the latter was caught at long-off of an Ashwin delivery in the eighth over.

Subsequently, Ishan Kishan brought up an unbeaten knock of 55 runs off 30 balls besides sharing a 60-run stand with Hardik Pandya (37 not out) to help Mumbai Indians post a mammoth total of 200 for five.

In reply, Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai with brilliant figures of four for 14. Trent Boult bagged two wickets in his two overs before he was forced to walk off the field with groin strain, while Krunal Pandya and Kieron Pollard claimed a wicket each as Delhi Capitals were restricted to the score of 143 for eight in their stipulated 20 overs.

Marcus Stoinis and Axar Patel were the notable scorers for Delhi Capitals with 65 and 42 runs, respectively.

Here are the highlights:

05 November 2020

23:03 PM

Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 57 runs. 

23:02 PM

22:46 PM

WICKET!! It's two wicket in an over for Bumrah. After Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams fell for a duck after being caught by Quinton de Kock behind the wicket on the third ball of the 16th over. DC 112/7 (16 overs)

22:44 PM

WICKET!! Marcus Stoinis departed for 46-ball 65 after being clean bowled by Jasprit Bumrah on the first ball of the 16th over. DC now need 89 runs off 28 balls. DC 112/6 (15.2 overs)

22:41 PM

Delhi Capitals reach 97/5 after 14 overs against Mumbai Indians.

22:31 PM

Mumbai Indians bowler Trent Boult has walked off the field with a groin strain. 

22:29 PM

FIFTY!! Marcus Stoinis has brought up his IPL fifty of 36 deliveries. The Delhi Capitals batsman reached the mark by picking up a single off Hardik Pandya delivery in the 12th over. DC now need 126 runs off 48 balls. DC 75/5 (12 overs)

22:20 PM

Marcus Stoinis (43) is approaching a half-century, while Axar Patel (5) is standing at the other end.Stoinis pulled the second ball of the ninth over by Rahul Chahar towards the mid-wicket region for four runs before hammering the Delhi Capitals bowler for two maximums. DC reach 65/5 at halfway mark.  

22:07 PM

WICKET!! Delhi Capitals have now lost their fifth wicket in their chase of 201 runs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was caught by Suryakumar Yadav on the fifth ball of the eighth over by Krunal Pandya. DC 42/5 (8 overs)

22:04 PM

Delhi Capitals added 12 runs in the last two overs. Marcus Stoinis (17) hit the fourth ball of the fifth over by Krunal Pandya just over mid-on for four runs before he cleared mid-on on the last ball of the next over by Nathan Coulter-Nile. DC 32/4 (6 overs)

21:42 PM

WICKET!! Another wicket for Mumbai Indians. Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer fell for 12 runs after being caught by Rohit Sharma at short cover on the fifth ball of the third over by Jasprit Bumrah. DC are now down by four wickets. DC 20/4 (4 overs)

21:39 PM

WICKET!! Delhi Capitals have lost their third wicket inside just two overs. After Prithvi Shaw and Quinton de Kock, opener Shikhar Dhawan too fell for a nought after getting clean bowled by Jasprit Bumrah on the second ball of the second over. DC 6/3 (2 overs)

21:30 PM

WICKET!! Two wickets in an over for Trent Boult. While Prithvi Shaw fell for a duck after being caught behind the wicket by Quinton de Kock on the second delivery, Ajinkya Rahane too departed without scoring any run after being trapped leg before wicket on the fifth ball. DC 0/2 (1 over)

21:30 PM

Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan to open the chase for Delhi Capitals. Trent Boult to begin the attack for Mumbai Indians. 

21:06 PM

Good last two overs for Mumbai Indians. Ishan Kishan (48), who is approaching a fifty, slogged the last delivery of 18th over from Daniel Sams over wide long-on for a flat six before he cleared the mid-off on the fifth delivery of the 19th over by Kagiso Rabada.Hardik Pandya (25), meanwhile, flicked the first ball from Sams over square leg for a maximum before he smashed Rabada for back-to-back sixes. MI 180/5 (19 overs)

20:56 PM

WICKET!! Hardik Pandya departed cheaply for 13 runs after being caught by Daniel Sams at deep point on the first ball of 17th over by Marcus Stoinis. MI 145/5 (17 overs)

20:46 PM

19 runs off the last two overs. Ishan Kishan (22) mis-hit the fourth ball of the 15th over by Kagiso Rabada past midwicket for four runs before he pulled the very next ball into the second tier behind square leg for a maximum. MI 122/4 (15 overs)

20:37 PM

WICKET!! Ravichandran Ashwin struck again as Kieron Pollard departed for a duck after being taken by Kagiso Rabada at long-on on the second ball of the 13th over. MI 103/4 (13 overs)

20:28 PM

WICKET!! Soon after bringing up his half-century off 36 deliveries, Suryakumar Yadav (51) was caught by Daniel Sams at long leg on the fifth ball of 12th over by Anrich Nortje. The Mumbai franchise, however, have crossed the 100-run mark. MI 100/3 (12 overs)

20:21 PM

Suryakumar Yadav (45) continues to stand strong at the crease, while Ishan Kishan (5) has joined him at the other end following the dismissal of Quinton de Kock. Suryakumar cleared square leg on the fifth ball of the ninth over to collect four runs. At the halfway mark, MI stand at 93/2.

20:10 PM

WICKET!! Quinton de Kock, who was looking good at the crease, fell for 25-ball 40 after being caught by Shikhar Dhawan at long-off on the fourth ball of the eighth over by Ravichandran Ashwin. MI 79/2 (8 overs)

19:59 PM

Suryakumar Yadav, who came to bat at No.3 after skipper Rohit Sharma fell for a duck, smashed Anrich Nortje for back-to-back boundaries in the fifth over before hammering Ravichandran Ashwin for a six and a four to help Mumbai Indians reach 63/1 at the end of Powerplay. Quinton de Kock is batting at the other end at 21-ball 38. MI 63/1 (6 overs)

19:50 PM

Good last two overs for Mumbai Indians as they added 21 runs in it. Quinton de Kock (36) dragged the fifth ball of the third over by Kagiso Rabada to the left of deep square leg for four runs before he drove the third delivery of the next over by Axar Patel over wide long-on for a maximum. MI 43/1 (4 overs) 

19:40 PM

Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman in for Mumbai Indians !

19:38 PM

WICKET!! Ravichandran Ashwin gives breakthrough to Delhi Capitals by taking a big wicket of Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma. The Indian opener is trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin on the third delivery of the second over. MI 22/1 (2 overs)

19:31 PM

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

19:14 PM

Delhi Capitals are going into the high-octane clash with an unchanged Playing XI. Mumbai Indians, meanwhile, have made three changes in their Playing XI. Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Hardik Pandya are back for James Pattinson, Dhawal Kulkarni and Rahul Tiwary.

19:11 PM

LINEUPS:

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

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

18:52 PM

Delhi Capitals win the toss, opt to bowl against Mumbai Indians !

18:52 PM

The toss for Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2020 will take place shortly.