A Suryakumar Yadav knock of two parts, restrained at first before breaking free
Synopsis: Bumrah-Santner pair’s song of fire and ice, Surya-Naman’s death-metal riffs turn out to be the end notes for Delhi Capitals.The capacity to produce tournament-defining moments has been a hallmark of Mumbai Indians’ IPL supremacy. Assured of the knockouts, they would reflect on the last two overs of their innings on a sluggish track, wherein Suryakumar Yadav and Naman Dhir scythed 47 runs off 12 balls to reverse the game’s tide irreversibly to their side. Entailed a 59-run cruise, after Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Santner tightened the noose on Delhi Capitals’ necks, ending their playoff ambitions.
Death metal
Naman Dhir walks with brisk, purposeful strides, as though the dugout was a prison he had escaped. A largely under-utilised batting all-rounder, he has offered only fits and...
