WATCH: Kieron Pollard grabs a spectacular one-handed diving catch to end Iyer's promising innings
Delhi Capital’s Shreyas Iyer was looking in fine touch as he was hitting some good shots all across the ground. Iyer had hit Mitchell McClenaghan for a big six in the second ball of his second over, after stroking a couple of boundaries in the previous overs.
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl against rechristened Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League opener on Sunday. Veteran Yuvraj Singh and Quinton de Kock figured in the Mumbai playing XI, while Rasikh Salam, the medium-pacer from Jammu and Kashmir, made his IPL debut.
Delhi Capital’s Shreyas Iyer was looking in fine touch as he was hitting some good shots all across the ground. Iyer had hit Mitchell McClenaghan for a big six in the second ball of his second over, after stroking a couple of boundaries in the previous overs.
However, Iyer’s fiery innings came to an end after he mistimed an ordinary delivery, but more than the bowler, it was the fielder who owned the credit to dent the DC team early. Thanks to the spectacular one-handed diving catch by great Windies all-rounder Kieron Pollard, dangerous looking Shreyas Iyer departed for 16 off 10 balls.
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For Delhi, there was no place for Colin Munro, but Keemo Paul got a chance in a packed bowling attack. The visitors also ignored leg-spinners Sandeep Lamichhane and Amit Mishra, instead giving a place to Rahul Tewatia.
Teams:
Delhi Capitals: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Rishabh Pant, Colin Ingram, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Ishant Sharma.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (capt), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Rasikh Salam, Jasprit Bumrah. PTI
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