Bumrah, Tim David star as MI prevent Delhi from taking final playoff spot; RCB through instead
MUMBAI: Tim David must be the most popular man in Bangalore at the moment. Cheered on by a packed crowd which included many Mumbai Indians fans and supporters of screaming RCB fans, David blasted a match-winning 11-ball 34, which included four huge sixes and two fours, to pull off a thrilling five-wicket win for MI over the Delhi Capitals. The win sent RCB into the IPL playoffs at Delhi's expense.
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Pant misses crucial review
DC, who needed a win to go through, were left heart-broken and rueing a massive missed opportunity to get Singaporean David off the first ball he faced, when their captain Rishabh Pant refused to review a nick behind the stumps off Shardul Thakur.
1/10:Mumbai beat Delhi
<p>Ishan Kishan's 48 and a late cameo by Tim David helped Mumbai Indians down Delhi Capitals by five wickets, a result that allowed Royal Challengers Bangalore to sneak into the playoffs on Saturday. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
2/10:DC knocked out
<p>Chasing 160 for victory, David lifted Mumbai from a precarious 95-3 in 14.3 overs to smash 34 off 11 balls as they achieved the target with five balls to spare and knock Delhi out of the final-four race. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
3/10:David Warner
<p>Daniel Sams took down fellow Australian David Warner with the swashbuckling left-hander top-edging a catch to short third man. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
4/10:Jasprit Bumrah
<p>Jasprit Bumrah soon combined from the other end to send back Mitchell Marsh for a first ball duck and then got Prithvi Shaw (24), as Delhi slipped to 31-3 inside six overs. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
5/10:Rishabh Pant
<p>Skipper Rishabh Pant and Rovman Powell then put on 75 runs for the fifth wicket to rebuild the innings and put pressure on the opposition bowlers. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
6/10:Rovman Powell
<p>Pant smashed 39 off 33 deliveries and Powell hit a 34-ball 43 before being bowled by Bumrah, who returned figures of 3-25, but Delhi managed a competitive total. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
7/10:Ishan Kishan
<p>Kishan and Dewald Brevis, who made 37, put on 57 runs to lay the foundation for the chase.</p>
8/10:The crucial error
<p>Delhi let go of their chances as Pant failed to take a review when David edged his first ball to the glovesman and replays suggested the batsman had nicked it. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
9/10:Tim David
<p>David, who hit four sixes, put on 50 off 20 balls with Tilak Varma (21), to put the chase back on track and Ramandeep Singh finished it off with an unbeaten 13. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>
10/10:DC behind RCB
<p>Lucknow will meet Bangalore, who ended the league stage on 16 points -- two ahead of Delhi (14), in the Eliminator on May 25. (BCCI/IPL Photo)</p>In 2018, it was DC who had denied MI a playoff qualification. On Saturday, MI returned the favour. At 95/3 in the 15th over, MI looked to be heading for another defeat before David added 50 for the fourth wicket in just 20 balls with Tilak Varma.
Bumrah stamps authority
Earlier, staging a fightback after being reduced to 55/4 in the ninth over, DC finished at 159/7 as Rovman Powell (43; 34b, 1x4, 6x4) and Pant added 75 in 44 balls for the fifth wicket.
The man who captured the evening, however, was Jasprit Bumrah. The world's No. 1 T20 bowler stamped his authority with his opening blows, having Mitchell Marsh caught by Rohit at lone slip and then firing a 90mph bouncer at Prithvi Shaw, who gloved the ball while trying to ramp it. Bumrah later castled Powell with a beast of a yorker.
