DELHI Capitals got off to a winning start in their IPL 2022 campaign as they staged an excellent victory against the Mumbai Indians in a relatively tough run chase.

Delhi despite losing wickets at regular intervals, were always up with the required run rate and it helped them massively in the end as they got won by four wickets and 10 balls left. Axar Patel (38*)and Lalit Yadav’s (48*) partnership for the seventh wicket in just 30 balls was the turning point in the game

Chasing a target of 178, Delhi did not have the best of starts losing three wickets inside the powerplay. However, Yadav and Prithvi Shaw steadied the ship with a crucial partnership of 40 runs for the fourth wicket and kept the Delhi side in the hunt. Shaw perished after a well made 24-ball 38 while Rowman Powell couldn’t trouble the scorers. Shardul Thakur came in at seven and straightaway went after the bowling to reduce the required rate with a quickfire cameo of 11-ball 22.

Kuldeep Yadav shines for DC with the ball in hand
Mumbai missed the trick in their campaign opener even after putting a high score on the board. Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten 81 alongside skipper Rohit’s 41 at the top of the order were among the few positives for the franchise while they will not be happy with their death bowling despite having experienced campaigners like Jasprit Bumrah.

As far as the Delhi franchise is concerned, Kuldeep Yadav’s three-wicket haul will be a huge positive for the side moving forward while Yadav has been groomed into an excellent finisher already. They are likely to be more destructive once their big names like David Warner and Anrich Nortje are available. (CricTracker).