IPL 2021: DC edge out CSK from 2nd place, as they beat MI for the 1st time after 5 match
DC beat MI by 6 wickets, all thanks to Dhawan-Smith-Mishra.
Delhi Capitals edge out Mumbai Indians in the 13th game of VIVO IPL by 6 wickets. The match went down the wires, to last over, but eventually, DC was able to walk out as the winners. Amit Mishra picked up 4 wickets for the Delhi side and Shikhar Dhawan and Steve Smith’s stability providing innings sailed them through.
That's that from Match 13 of #VIVOIPL as @DelhiCapitals win by 6 wickets to register their third win of the season.
Scorecard – https://t.co/XxDr4f4nPU #DCvMI pic.twitter.com/g3bqYZTl6f
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2021
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After this victory, Delhi put aside Chennai from 2nd place with 6 points from 4 games with a Net Run Rate of 0.42, though the 1st positioned RCB and now 3rd positioned CSK have played 1 match lesser than DC.
Top fight in a tight finish 🔥
The DC Tigers have beaten the defending champions with 6 wickets and 5 balls to spare 💙#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 #DCvMI pic.twitter.com/wPf2kSnlNK
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 20, 2021
As far as the ship for Mumbai Indians goes, they sit at no. 4 with 4 points from 4 matches and a Net Run Rate of +0.18. Mumbai was not apt with their performance as they plummeted in their batting and weren’t able to break important DC partnerships and eventually lost the plot.