Introduction Mumbai Indians registered their first win in IPL 2024
Finally, the streak of losing has broken. Mumbai Indians bagged their first win in IPL 2024. In yesterday’s match, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by 29 runs. With this win, finally, Hardik saved his captaincy image. Well, this match is not only special for the first win but also special for making the highest team total in Mumbai Indians history. Yes, Mumbai Indians scored their highest in the past 17 years. Let’s dive into the details of the match to get a clear picture of it. Read the blog & stay connected with Cricfeverr.com to get all the sports updates on time.
What are the details about the match?
Yesterday Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians were scheduled to play the 20th match of the IPL 2024 season. The venue of the match was the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. It is the home ground of Mumbai Indians. The match started at 3:30 PM.
The toss story in short:
Delhi Capitals won the toss and decided to bowl first. The batting line-up of Mumbai Indians performed great yesterday. They scored 234/5 in just 20 overs.
Let’s focus on the match:
As Delhi Capitals won the toss and decided to do fielding first, so, MI didn’t have a choice and they batted first. They managed to set a good target like 235/5 for Delhi Capitals.
Mumbai Indians’ openers Rohit Sharma scored 49 runs and Ishan Kishan scored 42 runs and gave a good opening for the team. After them, captain Hardik Pandya scored 39 runs, Tim David scored 45* runs and Romario Shepherd scored 39* runs. Romario Shepherd also bagged a wicket for his team. So, his total score stood at 39 runs in 10 balls and 1 wicket at 54 runs. He bagged the Player of the Match title. This team effort helped MI to score 234/4 in 20 overs, and this is MI’s highest total at Wankhede in IPL history in 17 years.
In the bowling department, Gerald Coetzee took four wickets, and three wickets in the last over only. Jasprit Bumrah picked two wickets & Romario Shepherd clinched one.
Chasing 235/5 runs against Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals lost their 4th match in the ongoing IPL. For Delhi Capitals, Tristan Stubbs scored 77* runs, Prithvi Shaw scored 66 runs, Abishek Porel scored 41 runs & kept the momentum going.
In the bowling department, Anrich Nortje and Axar Patel took two wickets each, while Khaleel Ahmed picked one.
Has anyone made any record?
Yes, the match is not only special for the first win of MI but also special for records & the records are:
● In this match, Rohit touched the mark of 1000 runs against Delhi Capitals.
● Bumrah touched the mark of the fastest 150 IPL wickets by inning.
● Highest team total in the history of MI.
Mumbai Indians (MI) Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah
Delhi Capitals (DC) Playing XI:
David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Abishek Porel, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Jhye Richardson, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed.
Here’s all you need to know about the MI vs DC IPL 2024 match:
-Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 29 runs.
-Jasprit Bumrah completed 150 wickets in the IPL.
-Tristan Stubbs was not out on 71 off 25 balls.
-Prithvi Shaw slammed his half-century in 31 balls.
-Mumbai Indians post 234/5 in 20 overs.
-Romario Shepherd smashed 32 runs in Anrich Nortje’s final over.
-Rohit Sharma completed 1,000 runs against DC.
-Axar Patel plucked a stunning catch to dismiss Ishan Kishan.
-MI Have the bragging rights over DC with 18 wins against the visitors.
-Suryakumar Yadav recorded a duck in his comeback match at IPL 2024.
-Hosts Mumbai is the only team without a single win this season.
-DC’s Kuldeep Yadav has been advised to rest after a groin niggle.
What was the captain’s reaction:
It is the first win of MI under Hardik’s captaincy. Hardik stated, “I would like to have this feeling (of being winning captain) more often than not. Lot of hard work, hard to clear our minds, and everything clicked,”.
“Settling of the team is important. There was a lot of love and care going around, everyone knows we lost three games but the belief and backing was there, everyone believes we needed just one win and today was the start,” he further stated.
Final words on Mumbai Indians registered their first win in IPL 2024
We guess that this win will appease the feelings of the MI fans and they will stop harassing Hardik. Stay connected with Cricfeverr.com to get all the sports updates on time.
