Watch: Mitchell Santner Bowls 2 Dream Deliveries To Dismiss Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi Inside An Over
Published - 21 May 2025, 11:33 PM | Updated - 21 May 2025, 11:35 PM
Mitchell Santner, on Wednesday (May 21), put Mumbai Indians firmly in the driver's seat by taking two wickets inside an over during the game against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Chasing 181 runs, Delhi Capitals were reeling at 65/5 before Ashutosh Sharma and Sameer Rizvi steadied the ship. At the end of the 14th over, Delhi Capitals were on 103/5. With both Ashutosh and Rizvi well set and capable of playing the big shots, Delhi Capitals' hopes were still alive.
However, Mitchell Santner did not let the duo take Delhi Capitals home as he dismissed both of them in style in the 15th over. He first clean bowled Rizvi for 39 before getting Ashutosh stumped for 18.
On the second ball of the 15th over, the New Zealand star completely deceived Rizvi with a delivery that was bowled at just 77kph. Rizvi went for a sweep shot but was deceived by the slow delivery and was clean bowled. Two balls later, Mitchell Santner went on to outfox Ashutosh with a brilliant turning delivery.
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He bowled a tossed-up delivery outside the off stump, and Ashutosh went for the drive. However, he was completely beaten by the sharp turn. The right-handed batsman tried his best to get back inside the crease but failed as Ryan Rickelton took the bails off in a flash.
Watch as Mitchell Santner dismisses Ashutosh and Rizvi in the same over:
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Mitchell Santner completed the match with stunning figures of 3 for 11 from 4 overs. Before dismissing Rizvi and Ashutosh, he had also dismissed Vipraj Nigam.
Talking about the game, Mumbai Indians thrashed Delhi Capitals by 59 runs to become the fourth and last team to qualify for the playoffs. On the other hand, the Delhi Capitals were eliminated after the loss. The Delhi-based outfit was bowled out for just 121 runs.
Delhi hardly looked in contention after losing three wickets inside the powerplay. Apart from Rizvi (39), no other Delhi batter could score more than 20 runs in the match. For Mumbai, Jasprit Bumrah also picked up 3 wickets for just 12 runs.
Earlier in the game, Mumbai themselves recovered from a poor start to post 180/5. Mumbai were reeling at 58/3 at one stage before Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten 73-run knock guided them to the challenging total.
With 16 points from 13 games, Mumbai are currently at the fourth spot in the points table. They will be eyeing a win in their last league game as well to secure a top-two finish. Mumbai will be facing third-placed Punjab Kings in their last league game.
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