India off-spinner Jayant Yadav said on Monday that the moisture in the pitch on day four of the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium helped him. He added that it was important to bowl in the right areas.
India wrapped up their biggest win in terms of runs - 372 - and also handed New Zealand their biggest loss. The result sealed the series 1-0 for the hosts.
Ind vs NZ 2nd Test: Dravid was impressed with the way they grabbed their opportunity.
While Shubman was ruled out due to shin splints suffered during the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, Avesh dislocated a thumb during the warm-up game against County XI. Washington aggravated his finger injury.
Suryakumar's assertive batting could be used during some point in the series as Ajinkya Rahane's hamstring injury will keep the team concerned.
Jayant talked about Rohit's abilities as captain and said that he is very instinctive and got a very good insight into the game.
It was Delhi's first win over Mumbai in the last five meetings, having lost four times last season in UAE.
In their first completed matches of the season, both Delhi and Haryana registered victories albeit in rain-curtailed affairs.
Yadav, who returned with figures of 1/25 in MI's six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 1 on Tuesday, said his team always went for tactical planning to various situations.
Suryakumar batted in a copybook fashion scoring an unbeaten 71 off 54 balls with MI reaching the target in 18.3 overs.