DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Quick bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult demolished Delhi Capitals as table-topping Mumbai Indians eased to a nine-wicket win within the Indian Premier League on Saturday.

Bumrah took 3-17 and Boult 3-21 as Delhi was restricted to a dismal 110-9.

Mumbai swiftly reached 111-1 in 14.2 overs as Ishan Kishan, promoted within the absence of the injured Rohit Sharma, struck an unbeaten 72 off 47 balls.

The victory ensured defending champion Mumbai will end among the many prime two within the four-team playoffs.

Delhi remains to be third regardless of its fourth consecutive defeat.

“Good to take wickets in the beginning and we didn’t actually let that strain off,” Boult stated. “The wickets are getting good to bowl on.”

Boult eliminated Shikhar Dhawan for his second successive duck when Suryakumar Yadav took a pointy catch at backward level off the New Zealander’s third ball of the match.

Captain Shreyas Iyer (25) and Rishabh Pant (21) have been pinned down by Mumbai spin and tempo after Boult had Prithvi Shaw caught behind on 10 within the second over.

Iyer lastly fell to a sensible stumping by Quinton de Kock off legspinner Rahul Chahar (1-24), and Bumrah knocked a closing blow when he eliminated each hard-hitters Marcus Stoinis and Pant in a single over.

Bumrah earned his 23rd wicket this season when he had Harshal Patel leg earlier than wicket in his return spell that took him to joint main wicket-taker within the match with Kagiso Rabada.

Rabada couldn’t add to his wickets tally as Kishan smashed two fours and a six over additional cowl towards the South African quick bowler.

Kishan hit eight fours and three sixes in all, and clinched Mumbai’s first win at Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium this season with a six off paceman Anrich Nortje.

“We fell quick at studying the wicket,” Iyer stated. “We weren’t on top of things. These wickets within the powerplay took down the momentum. It was essential that we constructed partnerships however it occurred in bits and items.”

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