Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals beat Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians by 10 runs on April 27th at ArunJaitley Stadium in Delhi. Asked to bat first, the Delhi Capitals posted a huge target of 257 runs at the loss of four wickets. In reply, MI scored 247 at the loss of nine wickets in the given 20 overs.
The youngster from Delhi, Jake Fraser-McGurk, started smashing the ball right from the start and guided his team to 92 for no loss in the powerplay.
Both Fraser and McGurk blazed away to a 25-ball 84 before being dismissed by Piyush Chawla, caught in the deep while trying to clear the fence.
Shai Hope sustained the momentum given by Fraser-McGurk's brutal onslaught and hammered 41 off just 17 balls with five sixes, while Tristan Stubbs chipped in with an unbeaten 48 off 25 balls.
For MI, Tilak Varma smashed 63 in 32 balls, Hardik Pandya made 46 off 24 balls, and Tim David made 37 off just 17 deliveries as the visitors came close after slipping to 65/3 in six overs.
Brief scores:
Delhi Capitals: 257/4 in 20 overs (Jake Fraser-McGurk 84, Shai Hope 41, Tristan Stubbs 48 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 247/9 in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 46, Tilak Varma 63, Tim David 37; Rasikh Dar Salam 3/34, Mukesh Kumar 3/59).