Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 12 runs in the 29th match of IPL 2025 played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Mumbai batted first and scored 205/5, in response to which Delhi’s team collapsed for 193 runs in 19 overs.
First innings: Mumbai Indians score 205/5 (20 overs)
Mumbai Indians got off to a good start. Rohit Sharma (18) was dismissed early, but Ryan Rickelton (41) and Suryakumar Yadav (40) handled the innings.
N. Tilak Verma (59) hit a brilliant half-century, while Naman Dheer (38*) batted fast in the end to take the score to 205.
For Delhi, Kuldeep Yadav (2/23) and Vipraj Nigam (2/41) took two wickets each but the rest of the bowlers proved expensive.
MI top scorer:
- N. Tilak Verma – 59 runs (33 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes)
- Ryan Rickelton – 41 runs (25 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes)
- Suryakumar Yadav – 40 runs (28 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes)
- Naman Dheer – 38* runs (17 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes)
DC’s Best Bowlers:
- Kuldeep Yadav – 4 overs, 23 runs, 2 wickets
- Vipraaj Nigam – 4 overs, 41 runs, 2 wickets
- Mukesh Kumar – 4 overs, 38 runs, 1 wicket
- Mitchell Starc – 3 overs, 43 runs, 0 wickets
- Mohit Sharma – 3 overs, 40 runs, 0 wickets
Second innings: Delhi Capitals 193/10 in 19 overs
Delhi got off to a poor start while chasing a target of 206 runs, When Jake Fraser-McGurk (0) was out on the first ball.
Karun Nair (89) handled the innings by hitting 12 fours and 5 sixes in a brilliant 40 balls, but Abhishek Porel (33) and KL Rahul (15) could not provide much support. Continuous runouts and wickets in the last overs sealed Delhi’s defeat.
For Mumbai, Karn Sharma (3/36) and Mitchell Santner (2/43) bowled brilliantly, while Jasprit Bumrah (1/44) also took important wickets.
DC Top Scorers:
- Karun Nair – 89 runs (40 balls, 12 fours, 5 sixes)
- Abhishek Porel – 33 runs (25 balls, 3 fours, 1 six)
- Ashutosh Sharma – 17 runs (14 balls, 2 fours, 0 sixes)
- Vipraaj Nigam – 14 runs (8 balls, 1 four, 1 six)
MI Best Bowlers:
- Karn Sharma – 4 overs, 36 runs, 3 wickets
- Mitchell Santner – 4 overs, 43 runs, 2 wickets
- Jasprit Bumrah – 4 overs, 44 runs, 1 wicket
- Deepak Chahar – 3 overs, 24 runs, 1 wicket
- Hardik Pandya – 2 overs, 21 runs, 0 wickets
Defining moment of the match:
The decisive moment of the match came in the 11th over Delhi’s innings suffered a major blow when Mitchell Santner dismissed Karun Nair (89).
Karn Sharma then dismissed KL Rahul (15) and Tristan Stubbs (1) in the 15th over to reduce Delhi to 160/6.
Three consecutive runouts (Ashutosh Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohit Sharma) in the final over sealed Delhi’s defeat as Mumbai won the thrilling match by 12 runs.
