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Jake Fraser-McGurk produced a power-hitting master class as (DC) kept themselves in the race for IPL playoffs with a 10-run win over Mumbai Indians (MI) here on Saturday. Bringing his big-hitting prowess to the fore, young McGurk gave the scorching Delhi heat competition with a sizzling 27-ball 84, powering DC to a massive 257 for four after being asked to bat. ADVERTISEMENT Rasikh Salam claims three Tilak Varma (63) and Hardik Pandya (46) played some lofty shots to give MI a glimmer of hope, but DC bowlers, led by Rasikh Salam (3-34), kept striking at regular intervals to stop MI at 247-9.
The win elevated DC to the fifth spot, while MI continued to occupy the penultimate place. While McGurk sparkled upfront, Tristan Stubbs dazzled with an unbeaten 48 off 25 balls at the death overs as DC put up a superlative batting effort to register their highest-ever score in IPL. In reply, MI’s script didn’t go as per plan as Khaleel Ahmed drew first blood in the form of Rohit Sharma (8).
With more than 250 runs to score, MI batters had to go from the word go and that led to Ishan Kishan (20) and Suryakumar Yadav’s (26) wickets. Three wickets down and the required run rate increasing, Pandya took things in his own hands, plundering 19 runs of the ninth over by DC star spinner . He punched three fours before launching the ball for a towering six over long-on.
Tilak Varma joined in with a boundary and a six off Axar Patel as the duo stitched a 71-run stand. But Impact Player Salam n.
