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Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets in their IPL match on Sunday. Lalit Yadav smashed 48 not out off 38 balls down the order as DC chased down the target of 178 with 10 balls to spare. Axar Patel also chipped in with a 17-ball 38 not out, while opener Prithvi Shaw contributed 38. For MI, Basil Thampi took three wickets for 35 runs.
Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan showed immense maturity as he anchored Mumbai Indians innings to a fighting 177 for 5 with an unbeaten 81 against Delhi Capitals in their IPL match here on Sunday. The 23-year-old opener, who became the most expensive buy of the IPL 2022 auction when MI bought him back for Rs 15.25 crore, proved his worth as he smashed 11 fours and two sixes in his 48-ball unbeaten knock. After playing a second-fiddle to his skipper Rohit Sharma (41) inside the PowerPlay, Kishan came into his own to smash his third fifty in a row for MI, and 10th overall.
Delhi Capitals (DC) face Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 2 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, on Sunday. Also being touted as a Rishabh Pant vs Rohit Sharma affair, both sides will be aiming for a winning start to their respective campaigns. MI will have plenty to prove, considering their failure to reach the playoffs last season. DC also did the double over the five-time champions last season but in Sunday's game, Delhi will be without some overseas stars. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh are currently playing for Australia in international cricket. Meanwhile, Anrich Nortje is still in recovery from injury, Lungi Ngidi and Mustafizur Rahman are in quarantine. Pant will only have two overseas cricketers to rely on, Tim Seifert and Rovman Powell.
Rohit Sharma is the captaincy benchmark now. For long, Rohit’s aura and calm while leading Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles has been likened to Dhoni’s way. Walking out for his first game of this season’s IPL at Brabourne stadium on Sunday afternoon, he will have Rishabh Pant as his opposing captain from Delhi Capitals. Pant too has been forever tagged as Dhoni’s understudy. Things have changed drastically in Indian cricket in the last year. Rohit is the undisputed leader, tasked to stabilise and strengthen the future. Pant is touted as one for the future.
Kolkata Knight Riders beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings by six wickets as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's first tournament fifty in three years went in vain in the IPL lung opener here on Saturday. Unburdened by captaincy, Dhoni, who relinquished the leadership role just two days back, smashed an unbeaten 50 off 38 balls to take CSK to 131 for 5 after being put in to bat.
Sandhu braved the conditions on a tough third day to card one-over 73 to lie two shots adrift of leader Nitithorn Thippong of Thailand at the DGC Open on Saturday. Sandhu continued to remain in second place with a three-day total of six-under 210. Among other Indians, Gaganjeet Bhullar (73), M Dharma (73) and Veer Ahlawat (78) also hang in there to be part of chasing pack at the revered Delhi Golf Club.
Australia great Ricky Ponting on Saturday said India's Rishabh Pant has the makings of a successful leader as the wicketkeeper-batter begins another IPL season as Delhi Capitals captain.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will get underway on Saturday evening but Delhi Capitals will play their first match on Sunday against five-time champions Mumbai Indians. Head coach Ricky Ponting has seen the growth and evolution of Rishabh Pant up close and the former Australian skipper believes that the Indian wicket-keeper can make big it as an international skipper as well. Under Rishabh Pant's leadership, Delhi Capitals had made it to the playoffs of last year's IPL.