Tim David is the most popular man in Bangalore, slams 34 off 11 vs DC

Tim David hit 34 runs off 11 balls against the Delhi Capitals, helping Mumbai Indians win vs Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday. 

With the Paltan’s victory, their fourth this season, Delhi Capitals were knocked out of the playoffs race, making way for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

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Faf du Plessis and co needed needed Mumbai to defeat Rishabh Pant and co to qualify for the IPL 2022 playoffs. The RCB skipper, senior batters Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik had showed support for Rohit Sharma’s men. Now, with Mumbai winning by five wicketes, DC are locked at the fifth rung of the points table with 14 points while RCB have 16 and are fourth. 

The architect of the game was Singaporean hard-hitter Tim David. The 26-year-old smashed four maximums and two fours, scoring 34 runs at a strike rate of just above 309. 

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With the knock, David finished IPL 2022 with 186 runs in eight games at an average of 37.20 and strike rate of 216.27. 

“Nice to finish with a win, we got close the other night, good to finish this off. Ishan (Kishan) told me the wicket was getting flatter, it was holding a bit with the slower balls, but I just had to hold my shape and back my game, keep it simple. I got lucky with a couple of baby sixes, it is all about repetition and holding your shape.” David said after the game. 

The Singaporean cricketer added that he got a message from RCB captain Faf du Plessis in the morning. 

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“Early in the season I was leaning back on the ball a bit, so I’ve worked really hard on my shape, happy with the result. It’s been a tough season but our last six games we’ve played some good cricket. We’ve won four games out of six which is really promising for our group. I got a message from Faf this morning – it was a picture of him, Maxi and Virat all in an MI kit, maybe I’ll get to post that on Instagram later,” he added.