IPL 2022 [Twitter reactions]: Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel guide Delhi Capitals to a 4 wicket win over Mumbai Indians

Delhi Capitals (DC) registered an important win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first match of IPL 2022 on Sunday at the Brabourne Stadium.

All-rounders Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel played a crucial role in DC’s hard-fought victory as the duo added an unbeaten 75-run partnership for the seventh wicket. While Axar scored an unbeaten 38 off 17, Lalit remained not out on 48 (38), with Delhi winning the game in 18.4 overs.

Earlier, after being put to bat first, MI started pretty well. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan stitched a 67-run stand for the opening wicket. DC, meanwhile, managed to keep things in check and kept on picking wickets at regular intervals.

However, the fall of wickets did not deter Kishan at the other end as he continued to score runs, hitting the odd boundaries. He returned unbeaten on 81 as MI managed to post a competitive total of 177/5 in their 20 overs. For DC, Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets for 18 runs.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

What a game @mipaltan vs @DelhiCapitals Superb batting by @ishankishan51 .. but @akshar2026 @LalitYadav03 partnership was the difference .. Great win for Delhi .. @imShard changed the momentum in the middle overs .. Good flexible thinking Ricky 💥

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 27, 2022

Lalit Yadav and @akshar2026 ! Kya jodi banaayi yar! Stunning onslaught 👏#DCvMI #MIvDC #Cricket

— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) March 27, 2022

THAT'S HOW YOU START A TOURNAMENT 💙#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2022 #DCvMI

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 27, 2022

Fantastic win for Delhi Capitals. Mumbai Indians had the match under control but kudos to Lalit Yadav & Axar Patel to get DC over the line. Dropped catch of Axar proved very costly. MI have lost the IPL opening game for the 10th successive time!

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) March 27, 2022

Winning the game From 10 overs 5 down, was a top effort from Delhi capitals. @akshar2026 was outstanding and so was @LalitYadav03 #MIvDC

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 27, 2022

Only using two overseas players, @DelhiCapitals knock off the @mipaltan Lalit and Patel partnership brilliant. Patel capitalising on the dropped catch by David in the 17th over was the game changer. #DCvMI

— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) March 27, 2022

https://twitter.com/benjonescricket/status/1508078000390250501

Axar Patel is the hero, what a knock it was, unbeaten 38 runs from just 17 balls including 2 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 223.5 – one of his best knock of his career.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 27, 2022

Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav takes Delhi Capitals home. #IPL2022 #DCvMI
Scorecard: https://t.co/ikpkw1r567 pic.twitter.com/9wtp6TlXKP

— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) March 27, 2022

Just not our day! 😞

A lot of positives to be taken to comeback stronger on Saturday! 💪#OneFamily #DilKholKe #MumbaiIndians #DCvMI pic.twitter.com/0jvuTTqGCS

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 27, 2022

Axar Patel or Lalit Yadav ne Mumbai Indians ki Duniya Hila Di! #DuniyaHilaDengeHum

— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) March 27, 2022

Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel came, they saw and they conquered!#DCvMI 😂😂😄😄😄😄😄😄 pic.twitter.com/RygAjgwgVj

— @Hindu शेर (@Im_rohit79) March 27, 2022

From 104-6 to winning the match,
179-6 with 10 balls to spare
#lalityadav & #axarpatel made a
Remarkable comeback to win the
Match for #DelhiCapitals against #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/KB5uIJpVPx

— Thyview (@Thyview) March 27, 2022