GT vs MI: Sub-capital’s diamond in Mumbai Indians’ fleet! Debut of 22-year-old Danish Malewar; How was the performance in the first match?

• The diamond of the vice-capital in the fleet of Mumbai Indians!
• Debut of 22-year-old Danish Malewar
• How was the performance in the first match?

Who is Danish Malewar: Today at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad Gujarat Titans The match is going on between Mumbai Indians vs. Gujarat captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. Danish Malevar, who made his debut from Mumbai today, was playing his first match today. Meanwhile Mumbai Indiansby After scoring 199 runs while batting first, Gujarat have been given a target of 200 runs. Tilak Verma scored a brilliant century. Tilak made a storming knock of 101 runs off 45 balls. In this match, Danish Malewar made his debut for Mumbai Indians.

How was the performance in the first match?

22-year-old Danish Malewar’s performance in domestic cricket has been impressive. Interestingly, he made his IPL debut directly without playing a single T20 match before this match. During the IPL 2026 auction, Mumbai Indians included Danish Malewar in their squad for his base price of Rs 30 lakh. However, Danish Malewar failed to make an impression on his debut and was dismissed for just two runs. In his first match he faced four balls and was dismissed ‘LBW’ (Leg Before Wicket); Kagiso Rabada took his wicket.

Danish Malewar and Krish Bhagat will play their maiden #TATAIPL match tonight! pic.twitter.com/eilYE4n6gk

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 20, 2026

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Who is Danish Malevar?

22-year-old Danish Malewar was born in Nagpur. Instead of representing Maharashtra, he started his domestic cricket career with the Vidarbha team. Danish made his Vidarbha debut in the 2024–25 domestic season and in his first Ranji season, scored 783 runs in nine First-Class matches at an impressive average of 52.20. Sakaru scored 153 runs in the final of the Ranji tournament with the help of 36 fours and a six in 222 balls.

What is his performance in domestic cricket?

Danish Malevar has played 15 First-Class matches so far. He has scored a total of 1,285 runs in these 15 matches. His record in first-class cricket includes three centuries and 10 fifties.

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