DD vs MI, IPL 2018: Mumbai Indians out of playoff race after 11-run defeat to Delhi Daredevils

Ummm... he is running in... no... jogging in.... still not 100 percent... but Mustafizur will bowl.

Oopss... Mustafizur is in trouble. He is on his haunches and eventually sits on the ground, checking his left ankle. Seems to be in a bit of discomfort and the physio is out in the middle.

M Rahman to R Pant, Has he hurt himself? A hat-trick of off cutters from the Fizz and this time Pant whips this past the bowler towards long on. Rahman sticks his left leg out to stop that but his foot nearly twists! The Fizz immediately gets down and checks himself. This could be an unpleasant situation for the bowler. Meanwhile, the batsmen take a couple.

M Rahman to R Pant, SIX! Oh my word! Pant has treated Mustafizur like a bowling machine. Another off cutter from the Fizz but it is Pant who cuts all the watchers into half in awe. He is clearly foxed again but continues to go through with his swing. Somehow, the bat makes contact with the ball and as if some spring is attached to the willow, the pressure released takes the ball into oblivion at mid-wicket! Trent Boult in the dressing room is in shock as well. Finally applauds. And another applause for Pant as he BECOMES THE LEADING RUN-GETTER THIS SEASON...

M Rahman to R Pant, A wild heave-ho. See ball, hit ball, goes the saying. But Pant just hits the ball. Does not see it at all. A length ball outside off, Rishabh wildly swings but the shot he has played is in May while the ball arrives in December. Result is an inside edge which goes onto his pads.

The Fizz time. Mustafizur Rahman is back on.

J Bumrah to R Pant, Banged in short, Pant pulls it through mid-wicket for a run. Just 4 from the over but Delhi's plans or any other team's plans seem to be pretty clear - play Bumrah out, do not give him any wickets and attack the rest.

J Bumrah to R Pant, Full and outside off, driven towards mid off.

J Bumrah to V Shankar, Again, a bit indecisive in playing, is Vijay. Looks to punch it through the off side but gets it off the inner half towards mid on. A single taken.

J Bumrah to V Shankar, Ummm.... full and outside off, tailing in, Shankar initially looked to play the cover drive but the ball swung in late. Seeing that, he looked to play that a bit straighter and got it off the inner half towards mid-wicket. Had he been a second late, he would have been walking back to the pavillion with the umpires left to clean up the mess of his stumps.

J Bumrah to R Pant, Change of pace, worked through the leg side for a run.

J Bumrah to V Shankar, Outside off, punched through point for a single.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! No... there is no explosion... just that the DJ at the ground is creating vibrations by yelling... BUMRAH! BUMRAH! BUMRAH! Mumbai will look for an explosion of wickets.

Time for a break. A discussion. What should we do? When do we go big? Who do we bowl in the final three overs? What is a good score on this wicket? Let the guys on the field keep contemplating as I head off for a quick break...

Ben Cutting to V Shankar, Gets across his stumps and works it wide of mid-wicket for one. A good over for the batting side. Can they reach 170 from here?

Ben Cutting to R Pant, On middle and leg, flicked through the leg side for a run.

Ben Cutting to V Shankar, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single.

Ben Cutting to R Pant, Short and outside off, cut hard for a run. 100 UP FOR DELHI! Can they keep this partnership going till the 18th over at least?