DC vs MI: Piyush Chawla rolled back the years with a timely display at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. With Mumbai Indians still chasing their first win of the season, Chawla spun a web around the Delhi Capitals’ batting unit in the middle overs. The 34-year-old veteran has become a vital cog in MI’s lineup and finished with excellent figures of 3/22. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
Rohit Sharma introduced Piyush Chawla straight after the powerplay and the veteran instantly got some purchase off the wicket. After a quiet first over, Chawla spun his web with Manish Pandey becoming his first victim of the night. With the DC star going on the aggressive, Chawla smartly pulled his length and slowed down the pace as Padeny holed out to long off.
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He followed it up with a peach to dismiss the big-hitting Rovman Powell. The West Indian completely misread the googly and was trapped in front to get Chawla his second. Lalit Yadav was the final nail in the coffin, with the Delhi batter losing his poles to another wrong one from the veteran leggie.
Chawla is now 6th on the list of leading wicket-takers in IPL history. The veteran leg spinner has 161 wickets in 168 games, joint with RR spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
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