IPL 2019, Match 34: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians - Statistical Highlights

The visiting side Mumbai Indians (MI) secured a convincing victory against the home team Delhi Capitals (DC) on Thursday (18th April) night at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Delhi). MI won this match by 40 runs.

After the visiting side decided to bat first, they managed to score 168/5 (20 overs). In reply, the home team was restricted to 128/9 (20 overs) in the second innings.

Brief Scores: MI – 168/5 in 20 overs (Krunal Pandya 37*, Quinton de Kock 35; Kagiso Rabada 2/38)

DC – 128/9 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 35, Axar Patel 26; Rahul Chahar 3/19)

Result – MI won by 40 runs

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Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

Teams’ stats

MI

i) Before this victory, MI previously won against the Delhi franchise on 6th May 2017 at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Delhi). Since then, MI suffered three consecutive defeats against this side before their latest victory.

Players’ stats

MI

i) Rohit Sharma has scored 8,018 runs in his T20 career. The right-handed batsman is the third Indian and eighth overall batsman to score 8,000+ T20 runs. Before him, Suresh Raina (8,216 runs) and Virat Kohli (8,183 runs) crossed the 8,000 runs landmark in T20 career as the Indian batsmen.

ii) The right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah has bagged 73 IPL wickets for MI. After surpassing Mitchell McClenaghan (71 wickets), Jasprit Bumrah is now the third most IPL wicket-taker for MI. Only Lasith Malinga (162 wickets) and Harbhajan Singh (127 wickets) are now ahead of him.

iii) Rahul Chahar had the bowling figures of 4-0-19-3. It is the third-best bowling figures by an MI spinner against the Delhi franchise. Their top two records are 4/17 by Harbhajan Singh (at Centurion on 21st May 2009) and 3/11 by Karn Sharma (at Delhi on 6th May 2017).

DC

i) The leg-spinner Amit Mishra has picked 150 wickets in his IPL career. After Lasith Malinga (162 wickets), Amit Mishra is the second bowler to take 150 or more IPL wickets.

ii) Rishabh Pant has scored 1,500 runs for the Delhi franchise. After Virender Sehwag (2,382 runs), Rishabh Pant is the second batsman to score 1,500 or more T20 runs for the Delhi franchise.

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