This Sunday in Abu Dhabi, Mumbai Indians walked away with a 5-wicket win against the Delhi Capitals. Mumbai reached the target of 163 by scoring 166/5 in 19.4 overs. With this result, Mumbai extends their winning streak to four matches and climbs to the summit of the points table, displacing the Delhi Capitals, whose own three-game winning run was snapped.
The victory was powered by Suryakumar Yadav and Quinton de Kock, both of whom scored 53 runs (off 32 and 36 balls, respectively). The top order struggled elsewhere; Rohit Sharma made just 5 off 12, and Hardik Pandya was dismissed for zero. Ishaan Kishan added 28 to the total, while Krunal Pandya (12) and Kieron Pollard (11) saw the team home. On the bowling side for Delhi, Kagiso Rabada managed to claim two wickets.
Delhi Capitals finished their 20 overs with a score of 162/4. The star of the innings was Shikhar Dhawan, who hit his first half-century of the season, finishing unbeaten on 69 from 52 balls. He shared a productive 85-run third-wicket partnership with Shreyas Iyer, who scored 42 off 33 balls, including five boundaries. Alex Carey added a quick 14 from 9 balls, while Marcus Stoinis was run out for 13.