Delhi’s reluctance to turn to spin – long considered Prabhsimran’s weak spot – proved costly. Instead, they persisted with pace, and Mukesh endured an over full of boundaries that had everything: drives, pulls, a scoop, and even the shimmy down the track. Even the miscued ones found their way to the ropes. Against pace, which is his strength, the 25-year-old was striking at 328.57 – hitting all five of his sixes and eight of his nine boundaries off it.
