IPL 2019: Match 3, MI vs DC: 3 Unnoticed things from the game

Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals faced each other at Mumbai to kick start their journey in IPL 2019. Having won the toss, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma decided to bowl first.

Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw opened the batting for Delhi Capitals. Prithvi Shaw failed to make a mark as he fell cheaply for seven runs. Shreyas Iyer who looked good couldn’t capitalize as he was dismissed for 16 runs. Colin Ingram and Shikhar Dhawan rescued the team. Colin Ingram was aggressive while Dhawan continued to support him from the other end.

Ingram was dismissed in the 13th over for 47 runs. Rishabh Pant who came in just stunned everyone with his powerful and amazing stroke play. Pant’s knock came in just 27 balls which included 7 fours and 7 sixes. With 82 runs off last 5 overs, Delhi reached a total of 213.

Chasing a daunting target of 214, none of the batsmen from Mumbai got going. Quinton de Kock, who started positively, fell for 27 runs while Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav were dismissed for just 14 and 2 respectively.

Yuvraj Singh and Kieron Pollard tried their best as Yuvraj hit some marvelous shots. However, their efforts weren’t enough as Mumbai was bowled out for 176 runs in 19.2 overs.

Here are some unnoticed things from the match.

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#1 Rasikh Salam, the second J&K player to play in the IPL

Yuvraj Singh debuting for Mumbai today was the talking point across the social media. Another lad who made his debut today was Rasikh Salam. Hailing from Jammu Kashmir, Rasikh Salam become the second player after Parveez Rasool to play in IPL.

The 17-year-old is a fast bowler opened the bowling for Mumbai Indians. He bowled a decent spell in his first three overs but was not able to pick up any wicket. He was smoked for 21 runs in his final over by Rishabh Pant and he finished with 4-0-42-0.

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#2 Rishabh Pant - Second highest strike rate while facing 25+ balls

Pant made a mockery of Mumbai bowlers today

Delhi Capitals started the proceedings with a mediocre start as Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer fell in the powerplay. With 45 for 2 after six overs, DC would have eyed a score of around 160-170.

Dhawan and Ingram added 83 runs for the third wicket with Ingram looking confident and aggressive. Rishabh Pant who came in after Ingram's fall seemed to have other ideas as he completely stole the show.

Pant looked unstoppable as he scored boundaries for fun. He smashed seven sixes and seven fours in his blistering knock. Rishabh Pant ended with a strike rate of 288.89, thus becoming the player with second highest strike rate while facing 25+ balls. The first in the list is Suresh Raina. Raina had a strike rate of 348 when he hit 25-ball 87 against Kings XI Punjab in 2014 IPL.

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#3 Ishant Sharma picks his first wicket in 2 years

Ishant Sharma

One of India's most successful bowlers in Test match cricket, Sharma is not known for his exploits in the shorter versions of the game. Ishant Sharma went unsold in 2018 IPL auction. He last played IPL in 2017 for Kings XI Punjab.

In six matches that he featured for Punjab in IPL 2017, Ishant went wicketless and leaked a lot of runs. Still, Delhi Capitals bought him at the 2019 IPL auction. Playing after a year gap, he looked in good touch.

While bowling his second over today, he dismissed Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma after the latter gave a catch to Rahul Tewatia. This marked Ishant Sharma’s first wicket in IPL since 2016. He came back again in his third over to remove the dangerous Quinton de Kock for 27 runs. Ishant Sharma completed his spell with figures of 4-0-34-2.

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