IN PICS: IPL 2019, DC vs MI, Match 34

The big-hitting Pandya brothers – Hardik and Krunal – and young leg-spinner Rahul Chahar set up a comprehensive 40-run win for Mumbai Indians (MI) over Delhi Capitals (DC) in a return leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2019). @ BCCI

Hardik (32 off 15) and Krunal (37 not out off 26) propelled Mumbai to 168 for five after the team lost its way in the middle overs.

Chasing 169 was going to be tough on a slow and low Feroz Shah Kotla wicket and it turned out to be exactly that as Delhi squandered a solid platform of 48 for no loss in six overs to eventually lose the game by a big margin. @ BCCI

The victory took Mumbai Indians to the second spot on the points table, while Delhi remained in the third spot. @ BCCI

Nineteen-year-old Chahar made the difference for Mumbai in the bowling department by removing the dangerous opening duo of Shikhar Dhawan (35 off 22) and Prithvi Shaw (20 off 24). @ BCCI

His outstanding figures read three for 19 in four overs and he continues his upward graph this season. @ BCCI

The home team could never recover from that double blow and suffered its first loss in the last four games. @ BCCI

It was also Delhi’s third loss at home out of four matches played here this season. @ BCCI

Mumbai, on the other hand, took another step towards the playoffs with their sixth win in nine games, taking them to 12 points, while Delhi remained on 10 points from nine matches. @ BCCI

Earlier, Hardik and Krunal provided a much needed late onslaught by hammering 51 runs off the last 18 balls to put Mumbai in a strong position. @ BCCI

This was after Delhi spinners Amit Mishra (1/18) and Axar Patel (1/17) tightened the screws on Mumbai with a tidy effort. @ BCCI