Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan (Credits: IPL)

Delhi Capitals are off to a disastrous start in pursuit of 201 in the ongoing first Qualifier against Mumbai Indians at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Mumbai’s pace bowlers – Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah – have blown away Delhi’s top-order.

Both the pacers were rested for the previous game and they didn’t take long to make their mark. In the very first over of Delhi’s innings, Boult dismissed Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane even before they could open their account. And even before Delhi could recover from those twin blows, Jasprit Bumrah castled Shikhar Dhawan for a duck too with a stunning delivery.

Jasprit Bumrah, MI, KKR
Jasprit Bumrah [Photo-Twitter]
The yorker was right in the block hole as the ball passed between Dhawan’s bat and shoe before going on to hit the stumps to leave Delhi Capitals reeling at 0 for 3. This was just the second stance of a team losing three wickets without scoring any run in the IPL.

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Earlier in the game, Mumbai Indians piled up  a mammoth total of 200 for 5 in the allotted 20 overs. Ishan Kishan top-scored for the team, scoring an unbeaten 55 while Suryakumar Yadav scored 51. Hardik Pandya provided the finishing touch by slamming an unbeaten 37 off just 14 balls with the help of five sixes.

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Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya (Credits: Twitter)

The winner of this game will make it to the final while the losing team will lock horns against the winner of the Eliminator between Royal Challengers Bangalore and SunRisers Hyderabad for a place in the final. Mumbai Indians are chasing their fifth IPL title while Delhi are eyeing their first.

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Here is a clip of Jasprit Bumrah’s stunning delivery to Shikhar Dhawan: