IPL 2022: Clinical batting by Ishan Kishan, Tim David cameo help Mumbai win, deny Delhi place in playoffs

Clinical batting by Ishan Kishan 48 Dewald Brevis 37 and a brilliant 11ball 34 by Tim David helped Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by five wickets and deny the Rishabh Pantled side a place in the playoffsIn a match that they have to win to qualify for the playoffs Delhi Capitals were asked to bat first by Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on a pitch that offered bounce to the seamers and turn to spinners on SaturdayThey got off to a poor stand 313 recovered in the middle overs but slumped towards the end again as they ended with a belowpar score of 1597 in 20 overs thanks mainly to Rovman Powell 43 and Rishabh Pant 39 who rescued the team with a 75run partnership for the fifth wicketChasing 160 to win Mumbai rode on crucial knocks by Kishan Brevis and David as they reached 1605 in 191 overs to record their fourth win and end on eight points the same as Chennai Super Kings but were placed last in the table on net run rateDelhi Capitals slumped to their seventh defeat in 14 matches finishing with 14 points and fifth place in the table But they had themselves to blame as they succumbed to nerves and some good bowling by Jasprit Bumrah as they got a subpar scoreRoyal Challengers Bangalore joined Gujarat Titans Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants in the playoffsWith the pitch still offering something to the bowlers Delhi had their chances and did manage to put Mumbai in a spot of bother but poor effort in the field and some good batting by Ishan Kishan 48 off 35 balls 4x3 6x4 Dewald Brevis 37 and Tim David 34 helped them reachIshan Kishan was the more aggressive of the Mumbai Indian openers as he struck two fours and a six in Anrich Nortje in the second over But Rohit Sharma failed to click in the last match for Mumbai Indians as he got out for 2 caught by Shardul Thakur off NortjeKishan and Dewald Brevis added 51 runs for the second wicket before Kishan got out David Warner pocketing a skier off a ball going legside Kishan struck 48 off 36 deliveries hitting three fours and four sixes in the process He hit Shardul Thakur Kuldeep Yadav anbd Axar Patel to a six apiece before getting out two short of a halfcenturyBrevis the South African U19 player who came into the playing XI in place of Tristian Stubbs blasted three sixes during his 33ball 37 and added 50 runs for the fourth wicket with Tim David but was bowled by Shardul Thakur as Delhi tried to claw their way back into the matchTim David blasted four sixes and two fours during his 11ball 34 to turn things towards Mumbai Indians again but his ouster from the middle caught by Prithvi Shaw as he tried to flick a legstump yorker but only managed a leading edge However he had already done his job dragging Mumbai to 1454 in 18th over leaving them needing 15 ns off 14 deliveriesDelhi players seem to lose their nerves as skipper Pant dropped a skier while their fielders made some silly errors in the outfield as Mumbai inched closer to the targetMumbais hopes rested on Tilak Verma and he was out off the last delivery of 19th over with Mumbai 1555 Mumbai needed five runs off the last six deliveries but a noball by Khaleel Ahmad and a four by Ramandeep Singh off the resultant freehit saw Mumbai Rohit Sharmas side homeBrief scoresDelhi Capitals 1597 in 20 overs Rishabh Pant 39 Rovman Powell 43 Axar Patel 19 not out Jasprit Bumrah 325 Ramandeep Singh 229 lost to Mumbai Indians 1605 in 191 overs Ishan Kishan 48 Dewald Brevis 37 Tim David 34 Tilak Varma 21 Shardul Thakur 231 Anrich Nortje 237 by 5 wicketsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever