Delhi Capitals's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant blazed his way to a 27-ball 78 not out with seven fours and seven sixes against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Thanks to his superb knock, Delhi won by 37 runs
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Pant needed just 18 balls to bring up his half century. The No 5 batsman ensured that Delhi had a 200-plus score. The visitors posted 2136 in 20 overs
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Colin Ingram contributed 47 from 32 balls with seven fours and one six. The South African was the second highest scorer for Delhi after Pant.
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Delhi boy Shikhar Dhawan scored 43. However, he and his partner Prithvi Shaw did not give Delhi a good start as Shaw fell for just seven runs.
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Chasing 214, Mumbai were reduced to 955 in 11.2 overs. It was left to Yuvraj Singh to wage a lone battle. He scored 53 off 35 with five fours and three sixes.
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Kieron Pollard took a superb catch to dismiss Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer (16) but the big West Indian failed to make a big impact with the bat. He was out for 21
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Keemo Paul took one wicket, that of Pollard. He bowled three overs with figures of 121. Delhi were all out for 176 in 19.2 overs.
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Pant won the Man-of-the-match award for his superb batting. While Pant alone hit seven sixes, Mumbai's entire innings had six hits over the fence.
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Delhi captain Iyer, after the win, said, "To be honest, I was really well prepared to take on the captaincy. I've been leading India A as well as my domestic side. It's been a great experience so far, we've been bonding and training really well. Pant is a really destructive batsman."
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