DC vs MI

7:25 PM local time and IST: A win with a lot of confidence, for Delhi Capitals! As for Mumbai Indians, it is about how they adapt to different conditions, away from home. We now shift our attention to Ahmedabad, where Gujarat Titans are about to play Rajasthan Royals. You can join us here to follow all the action from that game. This is Datrim and Bidipto taking your leave from this game. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Sameer Rizvi (Player of the Match, 90 runs off 51 balls): "(On his approach) I have worked hard on my game. I have worked on my weakness. I have worked on my game against fast bowling, which used to be weak. (On whether he is watching the ball well, or is there something more to it) I try my best to watch the ball till the end, but, I also try to play the situation. (On out-batting someone like David Miller in the partnership) I try to take a bit of time up front. Once I am set, I feel confident to go for shots. It's important to continue the momentum, after getting off the starts. And of course, to make the opportunities count." 

Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals captain): "In T20 cricket it is about flexibility. If we have players who can play at any slot, then that becomes handy. (Rizvi over Ashutosh) When we plan and practice, we have to make our plans. On that day, when a player does the job for you, then that is something we need to look at. Important to take it one game at a time. IPL is a long tournament. We have to quickly move through our games and ensure that there is no drop in momentum in between." 

Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians captain): "I think it was a decent wicket. Expected it to be a bit slow. From a batting point of view, we fell short by a few runs. (His thoughts on Rizvi's game-changing innings) Absolutely amazing! Coming in at 7-2, if someone can bat like that then credit to them. He never allowed us to make a comeback. The pitch didn't change too much in the second innings. It stayed pretty much the same way, but it's there batting that stood out and really made the difference. They understood the conditions well and adapted accordingly. I think when you are batting first, it's not about getting to a score. You just have to get on with it. I think 180 would have been good. (How does he feel about the team's bowling performance) I am absolutely happy. It's just a matter of getting to the drawing board and getting our plans right." 

7:02 PM local time and IST: Delhi Capitals win by 6 wickets with 11 balls to spare! 

Sameer Rizvi 90 (51) | Mukesh Kumar - 2/26 (3)
Suryakumar Yadav 51 (36) | Deepak Chahar - 1/20 (3)

Sameer Rizvi came on as the Impact Sub again, when the Delhi Capitals were on 7/2 in 1.4 overs. Sameer Rizvi left the scene, when Delhi Capitals were 151, in 16.2 overs. The runs remaining at that point, was only 12! 

Quite clearly, it was yet another Rizvi show, under pressure! This was, by no means, an easy chase. The pitch was responding well to slow bowling, and run-scoring was getting more and more difficult. But even from that position, to bat the way he did, was simply outstanding from the young right-hander! 

There was no Hardik Pandya there for Mumbai Indians. They chose to sub Rohit Sharma out, as well. But it didn't matter, as only Jasprit Bumrah was able to bowl with a stringent economy rate, as expected! 

The rest of the bowlers, including Mitchell Santner, were not up to the mark. Yes, wickets did fall. But, the penetration to keep getting more, was not quite there. 

And once Sameer Rizvi took over, after an impressive start from Pathum Nissanka, there was simply no stopping him! Off-side, on-side, front-foot, back-foot, in front of the wicket or behind, he was at a different level altogether! 

Post the first 10 overs, everything went out of hand for MI. And even with the wicket of Rizvi, only 10 runs short of his century, it wasn't going to be enough for them to take the innings deeper, into interesting territory! 

The Wankhede surface is different from this, but if the pitch has something in it for the bowlers, and is on the slower side, teams can actually gain the upper hand against MI, like DC showed everyone today! 

However, KL Rahul's form will be something to worry about for the hosts, but, on the whole, this has been yet another satisfactory performance for the Axar Patel-led team. 

18.1 Corbin Bosch to David Miller, GONE AWAY FOR FOUR! Miller gets DC over the line! Poor delivery angled down the leg. That ball was asking to be hit. Miller gets some bat on it and comfortably deflects it past the fielder at short fine leg for a four. Comfortably win in the end for the home side!

17.4 Shardul Thakur to Tristan Stubbs, low full toss on leg stump line. Stubbs clears his front leg and drives it down the ground to long on for a single. 

17.2 Shardul Thakur to David Miller, SLAPPED FOR FOUR! Low full toss outside off. Miller drags it away on the leg side and places it into the gap. Finds the middle of the blade and it is a four!