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DC vs MI Highlights, IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians (173/4) beat Delhi Capitals (172) by 6 wickets in Delhi
IPL 2023 DC vs MI Highlights: Mumbai Indians (MI) opened their account in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they eked a thrilling six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. Chasing a stiff 173, Mumbai got off to a flying start with Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan adding 71 runs for the opening wicket. A mix-up then got rid of Ishan for 31(26). Following his dismissal, Rohit along with Tilak Varma added a crucial 68 runs for the second wicket, before Mukesh Kumar opened the contest yet again in the 16th over. The pacer removed Tilak for 41(29) and then removed Suryakumar Yadav for a first ball duck. Rohit, who scored his first half-century in 25 innings in the competition, was dismissed in the next over for 65(45) with wicketkeeper Abishek Porel grabbing a spectacular catch. Following his dismissal Tim David and Cameron Green took Mumbai home in the final ball of the match. Earlier, Axar Patel played a sensational 25-ball 54 to bail Delhi out of danger after they were reduced to 98/5. Apart from him, David Warner hit yet another half-century before getting out for 51(47). Meanwhile, Mumbai did an exceptional job in the death overs and picked the final five batters in 10 balls. Jason Behrendorff and Piyush Chawla shared three wickets each. Catch the Highlights of Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians:
...Read MoreDC vs MI Live Score, IPL 2023: Rohit admits he needs to step up
After the defeat against CSK, Rohit admitted that he along with other senior members need to step up.
“We need to try different things, need to attack, need to be brave. We have a couple of guys who are young into the IPL. Gotta give some time to them. The senior guys need to step up, starting with me,” said the MI skipper at the post-match presentation after the seven-wicket defeat against CSK.
DC vs MI Live Score, IPL 2023: Mumbai bank on in-form Tilak Varma
Among all the MI batters, if anyone who has stood out is Tilak Varma. He is currently the leading run-getter, mostly because of his superb effort against RCB. He had then scored an unbeaten 84 off 46 balls.
The team will hope for a similar effort from the youngster tonight.
DC vs MI Live Score, IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians' biggest concern
If Delhi have problems, Mumbai Indians too have issues of their own. The top three star batters Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Suryakumar Yadav are yet to fire big and it has been on of their major concern.
Ishan has managed 42 from two matches, while Rohit and Suryakumar have mustered 22 and 16 respectively from the same number of outings.
DC vs MI Live Score, IPL 2023: What has the DC coach has to say
"We need to do some more soul-searching as a group and talk about it. Three games in and no wins…you can't get afford to get off to bad starts in the IPL" - coach Ricky Ponting reacts to three defeats in a row
DC vs MI Live Score, IPL 2023: Is Khaleel fit to play
In a major setback, Delhi Capitals endured a fresh injury blow after their key seamer Khaleel Ahmed injured his hamstring in the clash against Rajasthan Royals.
DC vs MI Live Score: Warner's strike-rate adds to DC's headache
The other concern for DC has been David Warner's strike-rate. Although the captain has been among the runs, and scored 65 but he took 55 balls to reach there.
He has so far accumulated 158 runs from three matches at a strike rate of 117 and is expected to do much better than that.
DC vs MI Live Score, IPL 2023: Can Delhi afford to drop Prithvi Shaw?
While Prithvi struggles to get going, Manish Pandey should seize the opportunity and make the opening slot as his. It's not that the Karnataka batter hasn't opened the innings either.
Pandey comes with a vast experience and Delhi can try this as an experiment against Mumbai tonight. If the move works this will surely lift Pandey's spirits, who otherwise was trapped LBW by Trent Boult for a golden duck in the previous encounter.
DC vs MI Live Score, IPL 2023: Shaw fails to meet expectations
Delhi had used Prithvi Shaw as an exclusive batter in their previous encounter against Rajasthan and introduced him as an Impact Substitute. However, Shaw was done by Trent Boult's swing and returned to the pavilion without troubling the scorers.
Shaw also failed to fire big in the previous two matches and it will be interesting to see if Ricky Ponting, Delhi head coach, still persist with him.
Shaw has managed just 19 runs from three outings.
DC vs MI Live Score: What happened in their previous matches
Delhi Capitals were mauled by 57 runs in their previous encounter against Rajasthan Royals, which was played in Guwahati. Batting first Rajasthan piled a staggering 199/4 in 20 overs and Delhi could only manage 142/9 in response.
Mumbai Indians also met with a similar fate in their previous encounter. They head into the contest on the back of a seven-wicket defeat against Chennai Super Kings, who chased down the 158-run target in 18.1 overs.
DC vs MI Live Score, IPL 2023: Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, which will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. The match will start at 7:30 pm and the toss for the same will take place at 7:00 pm. Stay tuned for all the updates on the match!
