Boult to fore in IPL win

Cricket: Defending champions Mumbai Indians moved closer to a fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title yesterday, steamrolling Delhi Capitals by 57 runs to sail into the November 10 final in Dubai.

Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan struck breezy fifties and

Hardik Pandya provided the late surge to power Mumbai to a daunting

2005.

Quicks Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah then triggered a spectacular toporder collapse from which Delhi, who managed 1438, never recovered.

Boult struck twice in the first over — dismissing Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane — before Bumrah bowled Shikhar Dhawan to reduce Delhi to 03.

Australian Marcus Stoinis made a defiant 65 but Bumrah (414) returned to send down a double wicket maiden over to seal a win. — Reuters