Warner lauds Nortje-Mustafiz's death-bowling despite 4th straight loss
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The Delhi Capitals suffered a six-wicket defeat against Mumbai Indians despite some impressive death bowling by Mustafizur Rahman and Anrich Nortje.`
Although the team couldn't clinch the win, skipper David Warner was satisfied with the performance of Mustafiz-Nortje.
"You have seen the last three IPL matches but today the boys were excellent," Warner said in a post-match interview.
Mustafizur conceded 13 runs in his first over but made a comeback in the second over, giving away only two runs. In the third over, he took the wicket of Rohit Sharma, who scored 65 runs off 45 balls, and leaked only eight runs.
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However, in the fourth over, Mustafiz was hit for two sixes by Cameron Green and Tim David, allowing Mumbai to score 15 runs. Mustafiz ended his spell with one wicket for 38 runs in four overs.
Speaking of Nortje, Warner added, "Nortje is world class and that's what we expect from the big boy. So is Mustafiz."
Despite the strong performance by the bowlers, Delhi lost to the Mumbai Indians, who claimed their first win of the tournament.
Delhi now sits at the bottom of the IPL points table. The Capitals have now lost four matches in the ongoing tournament.
