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IPL: Fraser-McGurk leads the way as Capitals hold off Mumbai

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Clock IconApr 27, 2024Cricket

Delhi Capitals withstood Mumbai Indians' late surge and held on for a 10-run victory in the Indian Premier League at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.

Jake Fraser-McGurk top-scored with 84 – reaching his fifty off just 15 balls – while Tristan Stubbs (48) and Shai Hope (41) also chipped in with important contributions as the Capitals set a huge target of 258.

Mukesh Kumar (3-59) and Rasikh Salam (3-34) did their best to halt Mumbai’s revival, and they turned up the pressure to leave the Indians requiring 25 runs from the final over.

In the end, despite sixes from Luke Wood and Piyush Chawla, Delhi held out for a second successive IPL win.

Data debrief

Wood almost made amends after conceding 68 runs during the Delhi innings – the joint second-most in the IPL this season, matching Reece Topley’s tally against Sunrisers Hyderabad and behind only Mohit Sharma (73 runs conceded). However, Wood's last-ditch effort of nine runs off three balls ultimately was to no avail.

Tilak Varma led Mumbai’s attempted run chase with a 63 for his sixth half-century in the IPL, though they have all come in defeats.