Mishra's four-wicket haul helps DC beat Mumbai Indians

CHENNAI: Delhi Capitals registered their third win in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday night at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium as they beat title contender Mumbai Indians by 6 wickwts in a thriller.

Chasing 138 to win and needing 5 runs in the final over, DC reached the target in 19.1 overs losing 4 wickets. Opener Shikhar Dhawan was the top scorer with 45 while Steven Smith added 33 runs.Young Lalit Yadav remanined unbeaten at 22 with Shimron Hetmyer (14).

Earlier, leg-spinner Amit Mishra took four for 24 to help Delhi Capitals (DC) restrict Mumbai Indians (MI) to 137/9 in 20 overs.

Mishra, who is playing his second game of this season, removed skipper Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya, both caught in the deep as well as Ishan Kishan, who was bowled and Kieron Pollard, who was out leg-before wicket.

MI, who lost Quinton de Kock early to Marcus Stoinis, were looking good at one stage as Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav added 58 for the second wicket. However, Yadav's dismissal off the bowling of Avesh Khan triggered a collapse.

Mishra then got into the act as MI lost four wickets, including three to Mishra, while adding just eight runs. Both Sharma and Hardik fell in the space of three balls.

Krunal Pandya was bowled by off-spinner Lalit Yadav.

The wickets pegged MI back as they tried to stage some recovery with Kishan and Jayant Yadav. However, Mishra removed Kishan, yorking him with leg-spinner, and soon Jayant was caught and bowled by Kagiso Rabada.

While Mishra took four wickets, pace bowler Avesh took two for 15 in two overs while Rabada and Lalit Yadav picked a wicket each.

Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 137/9 in 20 overs (R Sharma 44, I Kishan 26, S Yadav 24, A Mishra 4/24, A Khan 2/15) lost to Delhi Capitals 138/4 in 19.1 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 45, Smith 33, Pant 7, Shaw 7, Pollard 1/9). Agencies

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