NEW DELHI: Powerful hitting from Jake Fraser-McGurk and Tristan Stubbs propelled the Delhi Capitals to a 10-run victory over the Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring Indian Premier League game at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.
Fraser-McGurk notched 84 runs from just 27 balls, smashing 11 fours and six sixes, while Stubbs added 48 not out from 25 balls later in the innings as Delhi Capitals posted an impressive 257-4 in 20 overs.
Tilak Varma spearheaded Mumbai's chase with 63 off 32 balls, but the visitors fell short, ending their innings at 247-9 in 20 overs.
Delhi Capitals moved up to fifth place with 10 points, just outside the top four based on net run rate. Mumbai Indians are currently ninth after suffering their sixth loss in nine games.
1/10:IPL: Delhi breathe easy with win over Mumbai
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2/10:Jake on Fire
<p>Delhi Capitals' opener Jake Fraser-McGruk smashed a 15-ball fifty and ended up scoring a blistering 27-ball 84</p>ANI
3/10:Blazing Start
<p>Delhi openers Fraser-McGruk (84) and Abishek Porel (36) added 114 runs in just 7.2 overs</p>AFP
4/10:Old Fox
<p>Mumbai Indians' veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawal broke DC's opening stand by dismissing Fraser-McGruk </p>ANI
5/10:Raining Boundaries
<p>Shai Hope ensured DC didn't lose the momentum provided by Fraser-McGruk and smashed a 17-ball 41.</p>AFP
6/10:Breathing Fire
<p>Tristan Stubbs provided the flourish in style and smashed 48 off 25 balls as DC put up 257/4, their best ever IPL total </p>AFP
7/10:Long Walk Back
<p>MI's stiff run-chase began on a sorry note as Rohit Sharma (8) was dismissed early by Khaleel Ahmed </p>AP
8/10:Fighting Partnership
<p>Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya revived the MI run-chase with a fouth-wicket stand of 71 runs</p>IANS
9/10:Not Enough
<p>Tilak Varma top-scored for MI with a 42-ball 63 but in vain as the visitors ended at 247/9 to lose by 10 runs</p>IANS
10/10:Stand-out Performer
<p>Rasikh Dar Salam was Delhi's best bowler on show and ended up with impressive figures of 3/34</p>TOI SportsAfter Mumbai Indians' defeat, former India cricketer Irfan Pathan criticized Hardik Pandya for not effectively utilising the team's star pacer, Jasprit Bumrah, especially against the in-form Fraser-McGurk.
"Cricket is a small margin game and that was a small margin victory for DC vs MI. Bumrah should have started in front of Fraser McGurk as he never played Bumrah before. Things might have been different," Irfan wrote on his social media handle.
Bumrah bowled 4 overs, conceded 35 runs and claimed one wicket.
