Quaifier 1: Mumbai hand Delhi 'Capital' punishment, reach 6th IPL final

Mumbai, arguably best T20 outfit in history of format, carried out a clinical decimation of Delhi  by 57 runs in first qualifier, to set sights on ir fifth Indian Premier League title.

Surya Kumar Yadav (51 off 38 balls) laid platform on which Ishan Kishan (55 t out) and Hardik Pandya (37 off 14 balls) cashed in to take ir team to 200 for 5.

pressure of scoreboard was writ large on a wobbly Delhi top-order with Trent Boult (2/9 in 2 overs) and Jasprit Bumrah (4/14 in 4 overs) producing a 'Test match opening spell" to eventually blow out opposition for 143 for 8.

Delhi will however get a second shot at glory when y meet winner of Eliminator between Bangalore and Hyderabad on Sunday in second qualifier.

If re was something called putting up a team effort, n defending champions did that to 'T' on Thursday.

Prithvi Shaw (0) waited for an inswinger which never came and instead edged a Boult delivery that was delivered with angled seam. Ajinkya Rahane (0) expected an outswinger but got a "Boult special" in-dipper that had him plumb in-front.

in-form Shikhar Dhawan (0) before he could settle down got a toe-crusher from Jasprit Bumrah that messed with his middle-stump.

It was 0/3 in 8 balls and re was thing left in match. Shreyas Iyer was snapped at cover off Bumrah and Rishabh Pant as usual slog swept a ball from Krunal Pandya on imaginary fifth off-stump to be holed out in deep as Delhi were half side back in dug-out for 41.

This is sixth time that Rohit Sharma-led franchise has reached summit clash.

Seeing 'Murphy's Law' (If something can go wrong, it will) hit Delhi  is sure to invoke a sense of deja vu for those who had witnessed ir 2012 season.

In second Qualifier against Chennai, Delhi (Daredevils back n) had dropped Morne Morkel and played an off-spinner called Sunny Gupta, who was hammered for 20 in his first over and y were routed.

On Thursday, with Kagiso Rabada and Anrich rtje in his corner, Iyer decided to start with inexperienced left-arm seamer Daniel Sams, who instanty taken apart by Quinton de Kock.

Delhi lost momentum and never got it back through entire duration of match.

It was Suryakumar's near flawless half-century complemented by Hardik Pandya's death-over fireworks that saw Mumbai put up an above-par total.

While Ravichandran Ashwin (3/29 in 4 overs) shone brightly with his cerebral bowling, Shreyas Iyer's captaincy left a lot to be desired due to negative tactics as far as his pace department was concerned.

Starting with left-arm seam of Sams (0/44 in 4 overs) badly backfired and even worse was Rabada (0/4 in 4 overs) and rtje (1/50 in 4 overs) also had a forgettable day at office.

De Kock and Surya were in full flow as boundaries and sixes continued to flow from ir blades during 62-run stand in only 6.1 overs.

While De Kock was severe on anything bowled short or on his legs, Surya's flowing drives off spin and pace were a treat for eyes.

in end, it was big-hitting exhibition from Hardik as he kept his shape nicely to hammer Rabada and rtje out of park.