New Delhi: Delhi Capitals suffered a crushing defeat against Mumbai Indians in the 69th match of IPL 2022. With this defeat, DC were eliminated from the playoffs, while RCB qualified for the playoffs. Some decisions of Rishabh Pant proved wrong in this defeat.
He did not take a review for Tim David’s wicket in the 15th over. He then lost a review for a wicket in which the ball seemed to be going out. Many questions also arose on the captaincy of Rishabh Pant. Ricky Ponting was also upset with Pant’s decisions.
Rishabh Pant’s despair, Akash Ambani’s dance
After the match, the expression of despair was clearly visible on Rishabh Pant’s face. Pant was not embracing his defeat. His eyes turned red and he wept. DC bowler Enrique Nortje was also very disappointed with this defeat. On the other hand, Akash Ambani, the owner of MI, jumped with joy on the victory of Mumbai Indians.
Playoff ticket given to RCB
Mumbai Indians may have been at the bottom of this season, but they won the last match to get Royal Challengers Bangalore a ticket to the playoffs. The RCB team, which was hoping for the victory of MI, said thank you as soon as it won. Earlier, RCB had changed the red color of its profile pic to blue to support MI. RCB’s playoff match will be with LSG on 25 May.
playoff schedule
1st match 24th May
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals
2nd match May 25
Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
IPL 2022 Final
May 29
first published:May 22, 2022, 12:44 am