IPL 2017: MI vs DD, 5 things that went wrong for Delhi Daredevils

#1 Lower-order left with too much to do

Chris Morris joined hands with Kagiso Rababa to keep Delhi in the hunt

At 24/6, it appeared like there was no way back for the Daredevils. In walked Rabada who was playing his maiden IPL game. He joined his South African teammate Morris in the middle. Together, they began to repair the extensive damage caused by the team’s shoddy top-order.

The duo found the boundary on a regular basis to raise the nerves in the Mumbai camp. In particular, Rabada showed an unforeseen aspect of his game. Even as specialist batsmen found the surface quite difficult to handle, the 21-year-old left-hander sauntered along untroubled.

While he made a 39-ball 44, Morris brought up his second T20 fifty. Despite their best efforts to make a good fist of the chase, they were left with too much to do. A better performance from the top five could have reduced the burden on these two lower-order batsmen.