Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): After facing the fifth consecutive defeat in IPL 2022 on Wednesday, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said they are not playing good cricket for a while in the tournament and that's why they are on the 'losing side.'

Mumbai Mar 27 PTI Lalit Yadav played the innings of his life with an unbeaten 48 while Axar Patel smashed 38 not out off just 17 balls as a depleted Delhi Capitals started their IPL campaign with a stunning four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians here on Sunday Chasing a challenging 178 Delhi were down 72 for 5 inside 10 overs but the lesser-known Delhi all-rounder Yadav stayed calm during his 38-ball unbeaten knock to take his side home India all-rounder Patel chipped in with a quick fire 17-ball 38 not out as DC overhauled the target with 10 balls to spare Yadav smashed four boundaries and two sixes while Patel had two hours and three maximums as the duo stitched a match-winning 75-run partnership from 30 balls for the seventh wicket After an ordinary day with the ball 4-0-40-0 Patel kept his best for the run chase after Delhi lost their key batters -- Prithvi Shaw 38 Rishabh Pant 1 Rovman Powell 0 -- cheaply Mumbai looked ordinary in their pace attack with Jasprit Bumrah returning wicketless 32-0-43-0 They were also sloppy on the field as Patel made full use of his dropped catch by Daniel Sams on 15 Sams also leaked 24 runs in the 18th over with Yadav hitting him for back-to-back four and six while Patel hammered a monstrous six in the final ball to seal the chase reaching 179 for 6 in 182 0vers With their star Australian recruit David Warner unavailable for initial few matches Kiwi recruit Tim Seifert sizzled in his new opening role for Delhi He took on Bumrah up front and lofted the Indias pace spearhead over his head for a boundary Seifert dished out another stunner against Bumrah this time a lofted drive over cover in a shot that had class written all over it At the other end Shaw started it off with a six off Basil Thampi as DC cruised to 30 in three overs Rohit introduced leg-spinner Murugan Ashwin 4-0-14-2 in the fourth over and that move paid dividends Ashwin deceived Seifert with a wrong one to clean up the Kiwi wicketkeeper-batter through the gate He next had Mandeep Singh in the space of one delivery with the batter gifting his wicket off a high full toss After Ashwins twin breakthroughs Thampi 4-0-35-3 rocked Delhi with his triple strikes -- Shaw Rovman Powell and Shardul Thakur Earlier wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan showed immense maturity as he anchored Mumbai innings to a fighting 177 for 5 with an unbeaten 81 The 23-year-old opener who became the most expensive buy of the IPL 2022 auction when MI bought him back for Rs 1525 crore proved his worth as he smashed 11 fours and two sixes in his 48-ball unbeaten knock After playing a second-fiddle to his skipper Rohit Sharma 41 inside the Power Play Kishan came on his own to smash his third fifty in a row for MI and 10th overall Delhi put on the brakes in the middle overs riding on Kuldeep Yadavs fine bowling effort of 4-0-18-3 which included the prized wickets of Rohit and Kieron Pollard 3 But Kishan held fort even as wickets fell around him before exploding in the death with Mumbai scoring 59 runs in the final five overs Mumbai debutant Tilak Varma also impressed in his 22 off 15 balls but it was the Jharkhand batter who stepped on the gas in the death overs and also displayed a helicopter shot to prop up the total PTI TAP PDS PDS

Mumbai Mar 27 PTI Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets in their IPL match here on Sunday Lalit Yadav smashed 48 not out off 38 balls down the order as DC chased down the target of 178 with 10 balls to spare Axar Patel also chipped in with a 17-ball 38 not out while opener Prithvi Shaw contributed 38 For MI Basil Thampi took three wickets for 35 runs Earlier Ishan Kishan hit a brisk unbeaten 81 as Mumbai Indians scored 177 for 5 after being asked to bat first Kishan and skipper Rohit Sharma 41 shared 67 runs for the opening wicket to lay the foundation for the total For DC Kuldeep Yadav picked up three wickets for 18 runs Brief Scores Mumbai Indians 177 for 5 in 20 overs Ishan Kishan 81 not out Rohit Sharma 41 Kuldeep Yadav 318 Delhi Capitals 179 for 6 in 182 overs Lalit Yadav 48 not out Axar Patel 38 not out Prithvi Shaw 38 Basil Thampi 335 PTI PDS PDS ATK ATK

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 27 (ANI): Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl first in the Indian Premier League 2022 match against Mumbai Indians here at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.