If rivalries were made on paper, Mumbai vs Delhi would be the biggest one in the IPL. There is a historical context to it, where you’re either through and through Mumbai or Delhi – there is no middle ground.

And the two sides have thrown up some interesting encounters over the years in the IPL. In the last five matches, Delhi hold a slight edge with three wins, all of them coming in their last three matches against Mumbai.

We have to go as far back as the 2016 edition of the IPL to recount Mumbai Indians’ last win over Delhi in the competition, when they registered a mammoth 146-run win over the home side. Delhi won the toss, elected to field first and pretty much lost the game in that moment.

Riding on 60s by the West Indian duo of Lendl Simmons and Kieron Pollard, Mumbai posted 212 for 3 in their 20 overs. It was critical for Delhi to get off to a good start and surge ahead with some momentum, but exactly the opposite happened with Sanju Samson being dismissed off the very first ball by Mitchell McClenaghan. Karun Nair scored 21, opening the batting, but no other batsman could even cross the ten-run mark as Delhi suffered an embarrassing defeat, all-out on 66 in just 13.4 overs.

It wasn’t to be, as Morris remained not out on 52 off 41 balls and Delhi managed 128/7 in their 20 overs.

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