2024-04-08 09:03:56
It is difficult to predict what will happen in cricket. A single ball is not guaranteed in this game of bat-ball. It was seen once again today in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Where the protagonist is Romario Shepherd. Mumbai Indians returned to the winning streak after defeating Delhi Capitals by 29 runs in one over of this West Indies all-rounder.
After 19 overs in the match, Mumbai Indians were 202 for 5. At the end of 19 overs, Delhi’s run was 201 for 5. Shepherd gave Mumbai 32 runs in the remaining 1 over. In the same situation, Delhi picked up only 4 runs. And here Mumbai has won. Mumbai got their first win in the fourth match.
Delhi captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field. Proving his decision wrong, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan got off to a blistering start in the power play. 75 runs in 6 overs. A little before the half-century, Rohit was dismissed by Akshar Patel after scoring 49 runs off 27 balls. His innings had 6 fours and 3 sixes.
Suryakumar Yadav came to the crease after Rohit’s departure. But he could not paint the comeback. Surya got out for zero runs after playing two balls. After that, Ishan took the responsibility of picking up quick runs. Ishan returned to Akshar’s one-handed catch with 42 runs off 23 balls.
After that, Hardik got off to a good start but could not get quick runs in the middle overs. Tilak Verma also got out for 6 runs. At one time, it seemed that Mumbai would not be able to release two hundred. When Hardik was dismissed for 39 off 33 balls, that possibility became stronger.
Team David and Shepherd pulled the team from there. Mumbai scored 84 runs in the last four overs. David remained unbeaten on 42 off 21 balls. Shepherd made a storm in the last over and scored 39 runs off 10 balls. And with that, Mumbai got 234 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs.
In response, Delhi lost the wicket of David Warner early on. Shepherd dismissed him after 10 runs. Prithvi Shaw and Abhishek Pordel pulled the team for the second wicket. They were running fast. Prithvi was dismissed for 66 off Yashpreet Bumrah. Bumrah also dismissed Abhishek who scored 41 runs.
Delhi needed 90 runs to win in the last five overs. On one side Tristan Stubbs played a stormy innings but on the other side no one could keep up. His fifty failed. He could not win the team even fighting alone. In the end, Delhi’s innings ended at 205 for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Stubbs remained unbeaten on 71 off 25 balls.