New Delhi, May 21 -- Mumbai Indians (14 points) host Delhi Capitals (13 points) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai tonight, with the two sides locked in a battle for the fourth and final playoff spot. Things wouldn't have come to this point had the reverse fixture in Delhi gone according to the manual. The spinners and fielders of Mumbai Indians delivered one of the best matches of the tournament.

Chasing 206, Delhi Capitals were cruising at 119/1 after 10.1 overs, thanks to Karun Nair's fairytale 89 off just 40 balls. Karn Sharma (3/36) and Mitchell Santner (2/43) chipped away with crucial breakthroughs. The game was still in the balance when DC needed 15 runs from 9 balls with Ashutosh Sharma at the crease. A hat trick of runouts handed...