Daredevils knock out Mumbai, Royals dare to dream
Legspinners Amit Mishra and Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets each after Rishabh Pant scored a superb half-century
Legspinners Amit Mishra and Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets each after Rishabh Pant scored a superb half-century
Scorer: Raghav MV | Commentator: Nikhil Kalro
8.05pm It's another stellar defence from Daredevils. But Mumbai just buckled under the pressure of a tough chase, just like RCB yesterday! Mumbai weren't able to keep their composure in tough chasing conditions, they lost several wickets at bad times and even with a Cutting cameo that threatened for so long, they fell just short.
Daredevils finish the season strong, and if you look at it, they finished last but just one win behind Mumbai. They finished the season strongly and carry some good memories after a very poor start to the season. They've had a tumultuous season, including a change in leadership forced by results not going their way. Shreyas Iyer took over and immediately made a big impact, but they just didn't have enough to threaten the rest of the teams in a tight playoffs race.
For Mumbai, it was a bit of the same again: a slow start, a good comeback and threatening again to make the playoffs from an improbable scenario. All they needed to do was win today, but their batting faltered and they'll end placed fifth on the points table.
Amit Mishra is the Player of the Match
JJ Bumrah c Boult b Patel 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
12 off 4. No 10 and 11. Bumrah. The thick outside edge? Or inside edge?
BCJ Cutting c Maxwell b Patel 37 (20b 2x4 3x6) SR: 185.00
12 off 5. Just two sixes away now. Iyer and Harshal making changes to their field, but he didn't bowl to it anyway in the first ball. Cover comes up, backward point goes back. Wide yorkers?
No singles now. 18 off 6 for Cutting and Mumbai. Three sixes needed? Harshal Patel or Plunkett? Harshal Patel will bowl. Cover goes back. Third man is in.
M Markande b Boult 3 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 30.00
This is essentially a free hit for Markande, he needs a boundary or two
19 off 8
21 off 9 to make the playoffs. An entire season of hardwork comes down to these nine balls. WOW.
The Delhi Daredevils coach also explains why the team stuck with Maxwell in the XI despite repeated failures
The Mumbai captain rued the lack of support for Ben Cutting in the tense chase in Delhi
He lost his place after two poor outings, only to return towards the end and deliver match-winning spells
Legspinners Amit Mishra and Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets each after Rishabh Pant scored a superb half-century
All Mumbai Indians have to do to make the fourth and last playoff spot their own is beat bottom-placed Delhi Daredevils