IPL 2022, Match 2 – DC vs MI: Records Broken as Delhi beat Mumbai by 4 wickets
Lalit Yadav & Axar Patel's exceptional knock led Delhi Capitals to defeat Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets in the 2nd match of IPL 2022.
Delhi Capitals started their IPL 2022 campaign with a victory as they defeated Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets in their opening game at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
How Did MI vs DC Pan Out?
After winning the toss, Delhi Capitals opted to bowl first. Batting first, Mumbai Indians got off to a phenomenal start as Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma shared an opening partnership of 67 runs before the latter was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav in the 9th over.
Tilak Varma, who made his debut for Mumbai Indians on Sunday proved his worth as he went on to smash a quick knock of 15-ball 22 before Khaleel Ahmed dismissed him. Ishan Kishan then quickly shifted the gears and smacked 48-ball 81 to take Mumbai Indians to a mammoth score of 117.
Delhi Capitals, in reply, got off to a decent start, thanks to Prithvi Shaw (38 off 24) and Tim Seifert (21 off 14). However, after that, Delhi suffered a gentle batting collapse before Lalit Yadav (48 off 38) shifted gears and joined hands with Axar Patel (38 off 17) to help Delhi Capitals snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
Records Broken In MI vs DC
Ishan Kishan Smashed His 9th IPL Fifty
The 23-year-old opener, who became the most expensive buy of the IPL 2022 auction for Mumbai Indians, proved his worth as he smashed 11 fours and two sixes in his quick 48-ball 81 run knock. With this, he added another half-century in his kitty.
Ishan Kishan Becomes Eighth-Highest Scorer For Mumbai Indians
Following his unbeaten 48-ball 81 run knock, Ishan Kishan has now become the eighth highest run-scorer for Mumbai Indians in IPL history. He completed 1214 runs for MI in IPL history.
| Player | Runs |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | 4482 |
| Kieron Pollard | 3271 |
| Ambati Rayudu | 2416 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2334 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 1733 |
| Hardik Pandya | 1476 |
| Quinton de Kock | 1329 |
| Ishan Kishan | 1214 |
| Krunal Pandya | 1143 |
| Lendl Simmons | 1079 |
Rohit Sharma Becomes Second Player To Smash 900-Plus Runs vs DC
Rohit Sharma, following his 32-ball 41 runs knock has now become the second player to smash 900-plus runs against Delhi Capitals in the IPL. Rohit has amassed 910 runs against DC at an average of 32.50. Virat Kohli leads this list. He smacked 913 runs vs DC at an average of 53.70.
Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel Match Winning Partnership For Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals looked in a huge trouble after being reduced to 104/6 in the 14th over in the 178-run chase. But this duo played some brilliant cricket to keep the team in the encounter and shared a 75 runs partnership for the seventh wicket to lead Delhi to a 4 wicket victory.
