IPL 2017, DD vs MI: Player Ratings

Mumbai Indians thumped Delhi Daredevils by 146 runs to become the first team to secure a place in the IPL 2017 play-offs on Saturday.

After the big hitting West Indian duo of Lendl Simmons (66 off 43) and Kieron Pollard (63* off 35) propelled the side to 212/3, Mumbai bowlers shot out Delhi for a paltry 66 in 13.4 overs to make it a night of absolute domination for the visitors.

Here are the player ratings for both the sides.

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Parthiv Patel – 7/10

Patel again provided Mumbai with a solid start at the top which paved the way for the team’s victory. He added 79 in 8.4 overs with his new opening partner, Lendl Simmons, before getting stumped by Pant off Mishra. His glovework was pretty tight as well.

Lendl Simmons – 9/10

Despite playing his first game of the season, Simmons showed no sign of nerve and went hammer and tongs from the outset. The West Indian smashed five fours and four sixes on his way to a sparkling 43-ball 66. His fiery innings was instrumental in helping Mumbai set up a mammoth target for Delhi.

Rohit Sharma – 7/10

Sharma has not been in the best of forms this IPL, and he failed to make much impression with the bat again. The MI skipper scored only 10 off 6 before falling to Mishra. He, though, led his side brilliantly and plucked as many as three catches with one of them turning out to be an absolute ripper to send back Marlon Samuels.

Kieron Pollard – 9/10

Pollard has been an architect of a number of come-from-behind victories for MI over the years. This time, though, the mighty West Indian got an opportunity to bat at one down and he made a real feast of it, blasting an unbeaten 63 off 35 deliveries. His whirlwind knock featured five four and four towering sixes with all the maximums coming off leggie Mishra.

Hardik Pandya – 8/10

Pandya underlined his emergence as a hard-hitting, lower-order batsman once again with a quickfire 29 off 14 balls. His unbeaten fourth-wicket stand with Pollard yielded Mumbai 59 runs in only 27 balls. He took a special liking to Cummins’ bowling during his knock as he spanked the Aussie pacer for two sixes in the last over of MI’s innings.

Karn Sharma – 8/10

Karn Sharma made the most of the opportunity he got in the absence of Krunal Pandya. The leggie dismissed Samuels, Rabada and Zaheer Khan to claim 3/11 from 3.4 overs.

Harbhajan Singh- 8/10

Harbhajan has been in a terrific form with the ball in this IPL and he came up with another sterling show last night. Brought on to bowl in the fifth over, he immediately made an impact accounting for dangerous looking Karun Nair. He added two more wickets to his tally to finish the game with figures of 3/22 from his four overs.

Mitchell McClenaghan- 7/10

McClenaghan provided a perfect start to Mumbai’s defence with the dismissal of Sanju Samson off the very first ball. He did go for some runs in his second over but with his team recording such a huge win, it would be considered only a minor blip.

Jasprit Bumrah – 8/10

MI’s death over specialist Bumrah bowled only one over in the match, but that was enough for him to make an impact. Bowling the fourth over of the innings, he killed DD’s run-chase by sending immensely talented Rishabh Pant back to the hut for a duck.

Lasith Malinga – 8.5/10

Malinga magic was on display once again as he scalped Iyer and Anderson to jolt DD’s run-chase. His figures of 2/5 from his two overs ensured Mumbai would go on to register a comprehensive victory in Delhi.

Zaheer Khan bowled well on the night

Delhi Daredevils (DD)

Sanju Samson – 1/10

Sanju Samson had set up Delhi’s outstanding run-chase against Gujarat Lions with a 31-ball 61 a few nights ago. Last night, he failed to even open his account, hitting the first ball of Delhi’s innings straight into the hands of the fielder at deep square leg.

Karun Nair- 4/10

Nair looked the pick of Delhi batsmen during the team’s disastrous run-chase. After the loss of two wickets in as many overs, he went after Mitchell McClenaghan in the third, hitting two fours and a six. He didn’t last long, though, falling to Bhajji for 15-ball 21.

Rishabh Pant- 2/10

Cricket is a great leveller- a lesson nobody would have understood better than Pant last night. On Thursday, he was the hero of Delhi’s 214-run chase with a swashbuckling 43-ball 97. Faced with a similar task, the youngster got out for a three-ball duck.

Shreyas Iyer – 1/10

Iyer had a forgettable night both with the bat and on the field. He dropped a catch during Mumbai’s batting and could last only six balls during his team’s chase.

Marlon Samuels – 1/10

Samuels was at the receiving end of Rohit Sharma’s acrobatic brilliance in the field. The veteran West Indian all-rounder batted for five balls and scored a solitary run before being plucked by Mumbai Skipper at the first slip off Karn Sharma.

Corey Anderson - 3/10

Anderson has so far failed to live up to his reputation as a big-hitting all-rounder for DD. The Kiwi bowled two expensive overs for 29 runs and was able to contribute only 10 runs off 8 balls with the bat. He did claim the wicket of Simmons, but that turned out to be the only moment of happiness for him.

Pat Cummins – 2/10

Cummins had a dismal outing with the ball. The Aussie speedster went for 59 in his quota of four overs with his last over of the spell leaking 22 runs. He was able to reach double figures with the bat making him only the third of DD batsmen to do so in this match.

Kagiso Rabada- 5/10

Rabada was probably the pick of Delhi bowlers as he gave away 33 runs in his stipulated four overs, besides accounting for Rohit Sharma’s dismissal. The fact that he bowled to Pollard-Pandya combo at death and yet managed to keep his economy rate only a touch over eight made his efforts appear quite decent.

Zaheer Khan- 6/10

Khan bowled with a lot of heart again and showed that he still has in him what made him one of the best bowlers of this generation. His figures of 4-0-29-0 were simply outstanding in a match where rival batsmen plundered more than 10 runs per over.

Amit Mishra – 5/10

Mishra began well deceiving Patel with the flight to give his side a breakthrough in the ninth over. Unfortunately, the DD spinner ran into Pollard who tonked him for as many as four sixes. Take these sixes away and his figures of 1/37 from four don’t look that bad.

Mohammed Shami – 3/10

Shami bowled only two overs and went for 16 runs. The reason as to why he was not bowled at the death was inexplicable.