“Many more to come” – Twitter reacts as Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets to open their account in IPL 2023

The sixteenth edition of the Indian Premier League witnessed an intriguing climax in the end. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals gave absolutely everything in the game. However, in the end, Mumbai Indians had the last laugh in the battle.

Talking about the game, Mumbai Indians’ captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first. Delhi Capitals led by David Warner posted 172 runs on the board with the help of Axar Patel and David Warner’s efforts. Both the players scored fifty apiece.

While Axar Patel scored 54 off just 25 balls including 4 fours and 5 sixes, David Warner scored 51 off 47 balls including six fours. On the other side of the coin, Piyush Chawla and Jason Behrendorff took three wickets each for Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets to win the first game of IPL 2023

In response, Mumbai Indians largely benefitted from the services of skipper Rohit Sharma who scored 65 off 45 balls. He constructed his innings with the help of six fours and four hits over the fence.

On the other hand, Tilak Varma performed pretty well with the bat as he scored 41 off 29 balls including one four and four sixes to his name. In the end, the likes of Cameron Green and Tim David chipped in with vital contributions to guide the team to a thriller win.

Anrich Nortje bowled incredibly well in the last over as he nearly helped the team defend the total. However, Tim David and Cameron Green ensured to steer the team to a win.

Delhi Capitals’ playing XI: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman

Mumbai Indians’ playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Riley Meredith, Arshad Khan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff

Many more to come 💙

— Nitin jain(Sachinsuperfan) (@NitinSachinist) April 11, 2023

IPl and last ball thrillers.. becoming a trend

Not for weak hearted ppl

— Amrendra (@amrendraa77) April 11, 2023

Mi wins but what an effort by Abhishek porel
And that catch 🤯🤯

— manish sharma (@manapCric) April 11, 2023

This is the difference b/w ipl and other leagues ……beauty of ipl 3 back to back blockbuster matches

— average_student (@Averagestuden_t) April 11, 2023

Last ball thriller 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/PgJ2Ia46l8

— Pratham (@Pratham7340) April 11, 2023

Nortje was brilliant though

— Prashant (@Prashantweets7) April 11, 2023

Finally 💙💙

— ❤️ROHIT@45 ❤️ (@Rohitfanamrit45) April 11, 2023

Whhhhat aaaaa match…..
🥳

— Alfa_writes 🥀'الفا رائیٹس' 🥀 (@ShoaibHaseeb1) April 11, 2023

Superb thrill win for MI #MIvDC

— Jaikumar S (@Jaiharshan) April 11, 2023