IPL 2020: Brand of cricket we are playing gives us confidence going forward, says Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians are currently topping the points table in IPL 2020. Image Source: BCCI/IPL

Xtra Time Web Desk: Mumbai Indians continued their winning momentum as they secured a brilliant win over Shreyas Iyer led Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League clash on Sunday. Batting first Delhi Capitals top order got going with Shikhar Dhawan finding some form as he remained unbeaten on 69 from 52 balls. He also stitched a good 85-run stand with the Delhi Capitals skipper to help them post 162/4 on the board.

In response, Mumbai started on a slow note as they lost their skipper Rohit Sharma very early in the innings. However, half centuries by both Quinton de Kock (53 off 36) and Suryakumar Yadav (53 off 32) made sure Mumbai remained in the contest.  Ishan Kishan (28 off 15) also chipped in with some crucial runs as Mumbai completed the chase with two balls to spare. 

Talking about the win, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said, “Means a lot. The kind of cricket we are playing gives us confident going forward. Really pleased how we have played in the first half of the tournament. Perfect day for us. We did everything right today. We bowled really well, then clinical with the bat. Not so much in the end but we will take it. We have always spoken of the importance of one set batter till the end because he knows the conditions. That is one thing we need to tighten. Again I don’t want to go too much into this. Chasing has not been that good this tournament, but the way we did it, it gives us confidence that we can chase any target.”

According to losing Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer, “We were 10-15 short. 175 would have looked completely different. We really missed out when Stoinis got run out. That is something we need to work on. We need to work on our fielding as well. Overall they outplayed us. We need to work on our mindset next game. The ball didn’t stop as it did in the first innings. I feel it is important for us to not take anything lightly. There are certain elements we need to work on. We have no idea when Rishabh is back. I spoke to the doctor, and he said he will be resting for a week.”