Rohit Sharma, captain of Mumbai Indians starred with the bat after smashing 65 runs and helped his team register its first win in the IPL 2023 by outplaying Delhi Capitals. Post winning the match, the MI skipper was spotted talking to his wife Ritika on a video call. Rohit’s wife said that our daughter Samaira will be elated for the trophy. In reply to that, Rohit said, “Samy is happy to see the trophy, not my batting”.
The high-octane clash between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals went to the last ball. ” I was screaming so loud my voice is completely gone it was a crazy game,” added Ritika.
The Mumbai-based franchise chased down a total of 173 runs on the last ball with Rohit scoring 65 in just 45 balls. Other batters like Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan also scored 41 and 31 respectively.
Rohit said ” I went inside didn’t want to see the last over man my nails are gone. I have been part of this game this kind of game a lot In these 15 years of IPL. I have seen this a lot.”
"Winning the game is the most important. We have been working hard from the first game. We had a camp in Mumbai, getting the result (in our favour) feels good. First win is always special," said Rohit Sharma.
Earlier, for Delhi Capitals, Axar Patel played an inning of 54 off just 25 balls while skipper David Warner also contributed with 51 runs and helped Delhi post a decent total of 172 runs.
Piyush Chawla was the star with the ball for MI as he picked up three wickets while Jason Behrendorff took wickets. With this MI have clicked their first win while Delhi is still looking to win the game after four back-to-back losses.