IPL 2022: Heartbreak For Delhi Capitals As Mumbai Indians Help RCB To Reach Play-Offs

Clinical knocks by Mumbai Indians batters on Saturday helped five-time champions in finishing their IPL 2022 campaign on a high as they defeated Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets at Wankhede Stadium. With this win, Royal Challengers Bangalore have qualified for the playoffs while DC have crashed out of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League. Coming into the game, the equation was absolutely simple for the Challengers. And they could sail through as Rohit Sharma-led side crushed the hopes of Delhi Capitals in the last league game for the two sides.

Batting first, the crucial partnership between Rovman Powell and Rishabh Pant and a quick unbeaten 19 by Axar Patel helped Delhi Capitals to post a modest total of 159/7 against MI. Rovman Powell scored 43 runs of 34 balls and provided his team with a decent total, despite initial setbacks. For Mumbai Indians, Jasprit Bumrah bagged three wickets, while Ramandeep Singh settled for two.

Chasing 160, Mumbai had a cautious start as their score read 27/1 after the powerplay. Anrich Nortje got the better of MI skipper Rohit Sharma in the 6th over while Ishan Kishan held firm for the five-time champions.

Runs were coming at a slow pace for Dewald Brevis and Ishan Kishan as MI's score read 62/1 at the halfway mark in the innings. In the 12th over, well-settled Ishan Kishan departed just two runs short of his fifty of Kuldeep Yadav. Shardul Thakur then removed Dewald Brevis for 37 in the 15th over.

With momentum shifting to DC's side, Tim David's carnage almost ended the game in favour of MI before he got out in the 18th over off 34. Anrich Nortje dismissed Tilak Varma (21) in the penultimate over but MI batters held the nerve to post winning runs.

Earlier, put to bat first, DC made a