Amit Mishra was the man for Delhi Capitals as he led the team to a six-wicket win against the Mumbai Indians.
Jasprit Bumrah is weaving magic with the ball. A slower one and Rishabh Pant fails to gauge the delivery. Pant scoops it away and Keiron Pollard gets that one quite well. Pant OUT on 7.
Rahul Chahar gets rid of Shikhar Dhawan as he attempts to slam a big one. Dhawan mistimed it and Krunal Pandya was standing right there in the deep to take that stunning catch. Dhawan OUT on 45 runs.
Just when we thought that Steve Smith could remain unbeaten in the game, in came Keiron Pollard who got rid of the Australian. Bowls in line and length and that hits the leg stumps. Smith LBW on 33.
It looks like Delhi Capitals is overcoming the initial hiccup faced by them in form of Prithvi Shaw's wicket. Steve Smith and Shikhar Dhawan are helping Delhi to recover.
Jayant Yadav strikes for the team as he gets the wicket of Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw. The batsman attempted to jab it with hard hands and gets Caught and Bowled! Shaw OUT on 7.
Trent Boult is the one who started off the bowling for MI as they defend a total of 137 runs. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw look to give a flying start to DC. They made 5 runs in the first over.
Amit Mishra's four wickets and his figures of 4/24 have restricted Mumbai Indians to 137/9 after they had opted to bat first. Mishra broke the back of Mumbai's batting with the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Ishan Kishan. Avesh Khan also chipped in with two wickets.
OUT! Avesh Khan has dismissed Rahul Chahar for his second wicket. Khan bowls a slower ball and Chahar goes for the big slog but only edges the ball to Rishabh Pant behind. Rahul Chahar c Pant b Avesh Khan 6(6)
OUT! Kagiso Rabada gets among the wickets. Jayant Yadav slices the ball straight up in the air and Rabada takes a comfortable catch off his own bowling. Jayant Yadav c and b Rabada 23(22)
DC vs MI Live Score: Defending IPL champions Mumbai Indians meet Delhi Capitals for the first time since beating them to lift a fifth Indian Premier League title last season. Not just the final, Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai beat DC in each of the four times they met in IPL 2020 and would want to extend that dominance over the last season’s losing finalist. Both teams enter this contest after winning two of their opening three matches of IPL 2021. Meanwhile, stay tuned for live updates and commentary for the DC vs MI match. DC vs MI, IPL 2021 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians on Star Sports and Disney+Hotstar Online.
Mumbai Indians’ only defeat in IPL 2021 came against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the season opener while Delhi were beaten by Chennai Super Kings. They would both want to record a third win and set the pace for the remainder of the tournament. In 28 meetings between each other, Mumbai Indians have won 16 while Delhi Capitals have won 12. All of the last five clashes have been won by Mumbai Indians. DC vs MI Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Battles, Head to Head and Other Things You Need To Know About VIVO IPL 2021 Match 13.
Rishabh Pant’s side also will be playing for the first time at the Chepauk this season. They started their IPL 2021 campaign in Mumbai. The champions, however, have already played thrice at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and are already familiar with the conditions. Both teams could drop a paceman for an additional spinner on the slow and spinning pitch of Chennai. Five of the six matches in IPL 2021 at this venue have been won by teams batting first so the toss becomes crucial.
IPL 2021 Live Score
Delhi Capitals Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Lukman Meriwala, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Aniruddha Joshi, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Shimron Hetmyer, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje, Vishnu Vinod, Manimaran Siddharth, Shams Mulani, Ripal Patel.
Mumbai Indians Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Adam Milne, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, James Neesham, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh.