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Delhi Capitals (DC) registered an important win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first match of IPL 2022 on Sunday at the Brabourne Stadium.
All-rounders Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel played a crucial role in DC’s hard-fought victory as the duo added an unbeaten 75-run partnership for the seventh wicket. While Axar scored an unbeaten 38 off 17, Lalit remained not out on 48 (38), with Delhi winning the game in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, after being put to bat first, MI started pretty well. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan stitched a 67-run stand for the opening wicket. DC, meanwhile, manageℱd to keep things in check and kept on picking wickets at regular intervals.
However, the fall of wickets did not deter Kishan at the other end as he continued to score runs, hitting the odd boundaries. He returned unbeaten on 81 as MI managed to post a competitive total of 𒀰177/5 in their 20 overs. For DC, Kuldeep Yadav was෴ the pick of the bowlers with three wickets for 18✅ runs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
What a game vs Superb batting by .. but partnership was the difference .. Great win for Delhi .. changed the momentum in the mi꧑ddle overs .. Good flexible thinking Ricky 💥
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Lalit Yadav and ! Kya jodi banaayi yar! Stun🥃ning onslaught 👏
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
THAT'S HOW YOU START A TOURNAMENT 💙
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
Fantastic win for Delhi Capitals. Mumbai Indians had the match under control but kudos to Lalit Yadav & Axar Patel to get DC over the line. Dropped catch of Axar proved very costly. MI have lost the IPL opening game for the 10th successive ti෴me!
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Winning the game From 10 overs 5 down, was a top effort from Delhi capitals. was o൩utstanding and so was
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Only using two overseas players, knock off the Lalit and Patel partnership bri꧑lliant. Patel capitalising on the dropped catch by David in the 17th over was the game changer.
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg)
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Axar Patel is the hero, what a knock it was, unbeaten 38 runs from just 17 balls including 2 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 223.5 – one of his best knock of his career.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav takes Delhi Capitals home.
Scorecard:— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Just not our day! 😞
A lot of posi𒀰tives to be taken to comeback stronger on Saturday! 💪
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Axar Patel or Lalit ♕Yadav ne Mumbai Indians ki Duniya Hila Di!
— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla)
Lalit Yadav and🤡 Axar Patel came, they saw and they conquered! 😂😂😄😄😄😄😄😄
— @Hindu शेर (@Im_rohit79)
From 104-6 to winning the match,
179-6 with 10 balls to spare
& made a
Remarkable comeback to win the
Match for against— Thyview (@Thyview)