Dubai, Nov 10 (PTI) Skipper Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten fifty lifted Delhi Capitals to 156 for seven after Mumbai Indians had them in all sorts of trouble in the final of the 13th Indian Premier League here on Tuesday.

Opting to bat after winning the toss, DC were tottering at 22 for three in fourth over before the duo of Iyer (65 off 50 balls) and Rishabh Pant (56 off 38 balls) added 96 runs for the fourth wicket to steer their team to safety.

Also Read | Shreyas Iyer Completes 500 IPL Runs, Stabilises Delhi Capitals Against Mumbai Indians, IPL 2020 Finals With a Half-Century (Read Tweets).

Pant hit four boundaries and two sixes on the way to his first fifty of the season, while Iyer struck six fours and two maximums.

Mumbai Indians were off to the best possible start with Trent Boult squaring Marcus Stoinis all ends up with the final's very first delivery.

Also Read | Rishabh Pant Becomes Second Youngest to Score Fifty in IPL Final, Twitterati Praises Delhi Capitals Batsman for Fine Half-Century.

Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan were dismissed in no time and the Capitals soon found themselves in a sport of bother.

Brief scores:

Delhi Capitals: 156/7 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 65 not out, Rishabh Pant 56; Trent Boult 3/30, Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/29). PTI AH

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)