After Karun Nair’s 89 runs off 40 balls, Delhi Capitals’ middle order collapsed. In the end, a hat-trick of run-outs sealed their fate. Delhi’s winning streak in this IPL season was finally broken at their own home ground, as Mumbai Indians defeated them by 12 runs on Sunday.

Delhi Capitals were playing at Arun Jaitley Stadium for the first time this season, after winning their first four matches. While chasing Mumbai’s target of 206 runs, Delhi had reached 119 for 1 by the 11th over. But after that, they lost their last 9 wickets for just 74 runs in the next 53 balls. The entire team was bowled out for 193 runs in 19 overs.

At one point, Mumbai Indians were under pressure while bowling. But it was former captain Rohit Sharma, sitting outside, whose sharp strategy was sent as a message to the players on the field. The plan worked perfectly, and Mumbai secured a thrilling win.

Rohit Sharma’s Key Strategy Breaks Delhi’s Winning Streak

In the 13th over, when the ball was changed, Rohit Sharma, who had replaced Karn Sharma, was sitting in the dugout. Mumbai had been repeatedly using fast bowlers, but it wasn’t working. Rohit then signaled Hardik Pandya to bring a spinner back into the attack since the ball had dried up. This move worked wonders.

During this time, Mumbai’s coach, Mahela Jayawardene and bowling coach, Paras Mhambrey, were discussing strategies with Rohit, and it was decided that his plan was the right one. The TV broadcaster also highlighted this moment, and later, Paras Mhambrey was seen congratulating Rohit after Karn Sharma took three wickets.

Karn Sharma’s Brilliant Bowling Performance

Mumbai’s impact player, Karn Sharma, took three wickets for 36 runs in four overs. His wickets included Abhishek Porel (33 off 25 balls), Tristan Stubbs (1), and in-form KL Rahul (15 off 13 balls).

Delhi’s Final Fight and Mumbai’s Excellent Fielding

In the end, Vipraaj Nigam (14 off 8 balls) and Ashutosh Sharma (17 off 14 balls) tried to hold the fort, but Mumbai’s fielding was outstanding in the final overs, resulting in three run-outs.

Ashutosh was run out while trying to take two runs off Bumrah on the fourth ball of the 19th over.

Kuldeep Yadav was run out on the next ball.

Mohit Sharma was also run out on the last ball.

Mumbai Indians Set a Challenging Target

Earlier, Mumbai Indians had scored 205 runs for five wickets, thanks to Tilak Verma’s 59 runs off 33 balls and Ryan Rickelton’s 41 runs off 25 balls.

Points Table Update

After this defeat, the Delhi Capitals are now in second place on the points table with eight points from five matches. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians moved up to seventh place after securing their second win in six matches of the season.