Delhi Capitals
Rasikh Salam sent back Hardik Pandya and Nehal Wadhera in the same over•BCCI
Rasikh has an impact, again
MI had slowed down a bit after the powerplay but Hardik put them back on track. He hit Axar Patel for a six on the last ball of the eighth over and then smacked three fours and a six off Kuldeep Yadav in the ninth. Tilak, who was batting on a run-a-ball eight till then, also got into the act with a six and a four in Axar’s next over.
MI were still playing catch-up when Rasikh, after coming in as Impact Player, pegged them further back with a two-wicket over. Hardik ended up skying a back-of-the-hand slower ball to backward point and Nehal Wadhera guided a length delivery straight to Pant. That left MI needing 117 from seven overs with five wickets in hand.
Tilak, David fight hard but in vain
Tilak and David kept the fight going. Tilak hit Kuldeep for two fours and two sixes in a 21-run 15th over to bring the equation down to 85 from five overs. But another excellent over by Rasikh, which went for only seven, made it 64 required from three.
David took on Mukesh and hit him for two sixes and a four to start the 18th over but was lbw on the next ball. Rasikh went for 16 in the penultimate over but dismissed Mohammad Nabi, which meant it was Tilak or bust for MI with 25 required from the final over.
Tilak went for a risky second run on the first ball of that over only to be caught short, and Mukesh held his nerve for the next five balls to seal the win for DC.
Hemant Brar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo