Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians locked horns against Delhi Capitals led by David Warner in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Tuesday. Bowling first, Delhi Capitals batters’ were clueless in front of MI’s bowlers as they kept losing wickets at a regular stretch. Veteran spinner Piyush Chawla was the star with the ball as he picked 3/22, taking the wickets of Manish Pandey, Roman Powell, and Lalit Yadav.
Post his heroics, cricketer turned commentator Ravi Shastri came up with a funny comment while commentating on Star Sports. "We used to say there are only two PCs, one is Piyush Chawla, and the other is Priyanka Chopra," he said.
Previously, Mumbai Indians won the toss and asked Delhi to bat first. Skipper David Warner at point time was the lone warrior as he scored 51 off 47 balls while coming down the order Axar Patel played a terrific knock of 54 off 25 balls and helped Delhi post a competitive total of 172.
While chasing a total of 173, Rohit and Kishan propelled Mumbai to a great start. Tilak Verma also batted well in the middle with David and Green batting wisely in the final over to help MI finally register their first-ever win in IPL 2023.
While talking at the time of the toss, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said, "We will bowl first. We batted in the first 2 games, and didn't do well enough. The pitch looks dry and probably take some turn and dew might also be a factor tonight. We got Riley Meredith in place of Stubbs. The other change is about the impact on players. We will see how it goes. When the chips are down you need the senior players to stand up. Jofra Archer is not available."