Delhi Daredevils registered their first win of the IPL 2018 by beating hosts Mumbai Indians in the 9th match of IPL 11. It was a high scoring thriller at Wankedhe Stadium, Mumbai just a few moments ago.
Delhi captain Gambhir won the toss and elected to field. Despite an excellent start by Lewis, Surya Kumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan, Mumbai Indians scored 194. Chasing 195, Delhi opener Jason Roy played a match-winning knock of 91 not out and chased down a massive score.
Delhi Daredevils captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and invited Mumbai Indians into bat. Evin Lewis and new opener Surya Kumar Yadav gave the team a flying start with both batsmen playing with positive intent. At the end of first 6 overs, Mumbai Indians posted the highest powerplay overs in IPL 11 scoring 84 runs.
Surya Kumar Yadav completed his half-century off 29 balls. Both Lewis and Surya Kumar Yadav put on 102 runs for the first wicket in 9 overs. Lewis and Surya Kumar Yadav were dismissed in space of 7 runs.
Ishan Kishan played with positive intent and put pressure on Delhi Daredevils bowlers with his power hitting. Both Rohit and Ishan put on 57 runs for the 3rd wicket. From 166 for 3, Mumbai Indians only scored 195 for 7.
Chasing 195, Jason Roy smashed Mumbai Indians bowlers to all parts of the ground. Captain Gambhir was dismissed for just 15 off 16 balls. At the end of first 6 overs, Delhi posted 53 for 1.
After the power play overs, Jason Roy and Pant created pressure with great power hitting. Roy completed his half-century off 27 balls. Pant also hit some massive sixes. Pant and Roy added 69 runs for the 2nd wicket. Pant was dismissed by Krunal Pandya for 47.
Glenn Maxwell was dismissed cheaply for 13 runs. Jason Roy continued his aggressive batting and with Shreyas Iyer added 60 runs unbeaten for the 4th wicket. With 11 runs required off 6 balls, Roy hit a six and four of Mustafizur bowling. Roy missed the next three balls and then hit the winning shot to give Delhi a famous 7 wicket win.
Delhi Daredevils 195 for 3 in 20 overs ( Jason Roy 91*, Pant 47, Krunal Pandya 2/21) beat
Mumbai Indians 194 for 7 in 20 overs ( Surya Kumar Yadav 53, Evin Lewis 48, Ishan Kishan 44, R Tewatia 2/36, Trent Boult 2/39) by 7 wickets.
Captain Rohit Sharma said: Credit to Jason Roy, was a chanceless inning, Very good start by our batsmen but could not make a big score. We are not consistent enough as to how to finish matches. There is room for improvement in fielding.
Captain Gambhir said: Shami, Boult, did a great job by restricting Mumbai Indians to just 194 after the way they started. We thought that they were 20-30 runs short. We are a dangerous side if we keep going like that.
Man of the match Jason Roy said: We came back together as a unit and showed what we are capable of. Was a good knock, the bowlers did a great job taking the game to the last ball. Most stadiums in India are good places to bat.
Mumbai Indians lost their third match in succession. Delhi Daredevils performed well as a unit and registered one of best chases.
