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DC winning the toss opted to field first and let Mumbai put a decent total of 177/5 on board. Initially, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan set a good platform for Mumbai Indians with a decent 67-run partnership, but as the match progressed Kuldeep Yadav became a huge threat for Mumbai surprisingly as he ended up picking 3 wickets for the side which included key batsman like Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard. Ishan Kishan's stunning knock off 81* ended up being breather for Mumbai as it helped them to come out of all sorts of trouble.
Delhi in reply kept losing wickets at regular interval and at one stage they were reduced to 72/5 after 9.4 overs. Shardul Thakur played a brilliant cameo, scoring 22 runs from 11 balls while Lalit Yadav-Axar Patel's 75-run unbeaten partnership in the last 5 overs ended up being key for Delhi to chase this challenging target.
Murugan Ashwin was brilliant with the ball but unfortunately he didn't get any support from other bowlers to help his cause. Mumbai's best bowler Jasprit Bumrah was smacked by Thakur and Axar Patel, which ended up being the game changing moment for Delhi.
Numbers and stats from DC vs MI:
2 - Delhi Capitals played only 2 overseas players in the match. This remains to be only 2nd instance of an IPL franchise playing only 2 overseas player in a match.
Instances of teams using only 2 overseas players in an IPL match:
KKR vs CSK in Chennai, 2011
DC vs MI in Mumbai (Brabourne), 2022
3/18 - Kuldeep Yadav recorded his 2nd best bowling figure off 3/18 in IPL.
Best bowling figure by Kuldeep Yadav in IPL:
4/20 vs RR in Kolkata, 2018
3/18 vs MI in Mumbai (Brabourne), 2022
3/32 vs DC in Kolkata, 2018
3 - Ishan Kishan recorded (81*) against DC which is his 3rd highest score in IPL.
Highest score by Ishan Kishan in IPL:
99 vs RCB in Dubai, 2020
84 vs SRH in Abu Dhabi, 2021
81* vs DC in Mumbai (Brabourne), 2022
10 - MI have lost their opening game for 10th consecutive time in IPL.
MI in 1st game of IPL since 2013:
Lost to RCB by 2 runs in Bengaluru, 2013
Lost to KKR by 41 runs in Abu Dhabi, 2014
Lost to KKR by 3 wickets in Kolkata, 2015
Lost to RPS by 9 wickets in Mumbai, 2016
Lost to RPS by 7 wickets in Pune, 2017
Lost to CSK by 1 wicket in Mumbai, 2018
Lost to DC by 37 runs in Mumbai, 2019
Lost to CSK by 5 wickets in Abu Dhabi, 2020
Lost to RCB by 2 wickets in Chennai, 2021
Lost to DC by 4 wickets in Mumbai (Brabourne), 2022
11 - Rishabh Pant has won his 11th match as captain in IPL and by doing so he surpassed Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan, who have won 10 matches for DC as captain in IPL.
Most matches won as captain for DC in IPL:
Virender Sehwag - 28
Shreyas Iyer - 23
Rishabh Pant - 11
Gautam Gambhir / Zaheer Khan - 10
JP Duminy - 6
48.25 - Ishan Kishan averages 48.25 against DC in IPL.
Highest batting average against DC in IPL (Min 10 innings):
Ajinkya Rahane - 65.33
Kane Williamson - 61.12
AB de Villiers - 57.5
Virat Kohli - 53.7
Ishan Kishan - 48.25
Ishan Kishan has smashed 386 runs against DC in IPL at a strike rate of 147.32.