By Brian TPanic can create desperation, and that can be the root cause of the lack of wisdom which gives birth to losing an opportunity with an end result lost under duress.
This is what Delhi Capitals players and fans would have thought all night, breaking vigil whilst debating an “IF AND BUT” scenario that our beloved game has no solutions to, especially after the mistake is committed.5
Delhi Capitals, playing for the first time on home turf this season that, too, with 100 % wins, had the blessings of a full house stadium support to watch their heroes play against each other against competitive rivals Mumbai Indians.
Axer Patel, the Delhi Capitols skipper, even wonr the vital toss to insert the opposition in their own backyard.
Coach Mahela Jayawardena of the Mumbai Indians in cricketing terms known as a smart cookie and a quick learner, got his top order batters to bat upfront, including finisher Hardik Pandya, his captain.
Rohit Sharma is having a drought with his bat . He left the park LBW to Vipraj Nigam for 18 , but Ryan Rickleton and Suriyakuma Yadev batted at Rd slot at number 4 played risk free cricket, with aggressor Ryan Rickleton thumping 41 in 25 deliveries striking at a run rate of 164 before Kuldeep Yadav had him bowled neck and crop with Mumbai Indians on 75.
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Thilak Varma had a score to settle with his own self-belief. He joined Suriyakumar Yadav, and the pair stitched a 60-run partnership exhibiting the art of a left-hand right-hand combination and Mumbai Indians looked set for a score in excess of 200 ,before Suriyakuma Yadav was dismissed 3for well compiled 42 in 28 deliveries with a strike rate of 142 and be ultimately caught by the safe hands of Mitchel5 Starc off Kuldeep Yadev with Mumbai Indians in command on 135 for 3 wickets.
Thilak Varma then took over proceedings because Hardick was dismissed cheaply for 2 runs. The left-hander Thilak Varma, with support, aided by Naman Dir, took the Maharashtra boys from 138 for 4 wickets to 205 for 5 wickets with Thilak Varma dismissed for 59 runs in 33 deliveries at a strike rate 179 , whilst Naman Dir remained unbeaten on 38 striking at 223 with 3 boundaries and 2 maximums to help Mumbai Indians5 to a defendable total of 205 for 5 wickets in 20 overs.
Kuldeep Yadev 2 for 23 seems to be the most difficult spinner on show this summer in IPL 2025 with under study Vipraj Nigam 2 for 41 learning the rudiments of the art of spin.
206 as a target at the Kotla stadium in Delhi is a par score.
Delhi Capitols lost opener Frazer Mcgurk for no score , but a fantastic 119-run partnership between karun Nair and Abisheik Porel indicated an easy ga Thu iime for Delhi Capitols with their strong batting cordon.
Abisheik gave it away whilst playing second fiddle to Karun Nair, Abisheik Porel is a dangerous batter he walks back for 33, caught by Juriel off Sharma, and the glimmer of hope came Mumbai Indians way with the dismissal of Karun Nair for 89 bowled by Mitchell Santner after he executed 12 boundaries and 5 sixes.
Their was still hope for the DC camp with K.L.Rahul , Tristan Stubbs, and Axer Patel with batting even skills available by late order batters Vipraj Nigam and Asutosh Sharma who are no mugs with the bat.
K.L.Rahul was dismissed cheaply for 15 a victim of an leading edge off Khan Sharma, Axer Patel out for 9, and a disappointing Tristan Stubbs out for 1 , hence early panic was visible in the Delhi Capitals Dug out.
Asutosh Sharma and Vipraj Nigam were at the wickets with Delhi Capitols 180 for 5 wickets in 17.4 overs , well within striking distance.
Vipraj Nigam was stumped by Rickleton off a wide delivery cleverly bowled by Mitchell Santner , after which came, that I term the run out hat trick.
Ashutosh Sharma whilst trying to retain strike in the penultimate over by not trusting his partner Mitch Starc got his self run out for 17 , Kuldeep Yadav did the same in the very next delivery he faced and Mohit Sharma trying to take an impossible single fell victim as the hatrick run-out batter , as Delhi Capitals with a lack of wisdom sacrificing 3 run out batters requiring just 12 runs were bowled out in the 19th over for 193 with 6 balls still not utilised and 12 runs in the horizon.
Delhi Capitals dropped down from the top of the table leaders to slot 2 , whilst Nita Ambani’s boys are climbing up the ladder.