IPL 2025: Bowlers Star As Mumbai Indians Come Back From Behind To Beat Delhi Capitals By 12 Runs

Karun Nair, playing his first IPL game of the season, played a breathtaking 89 as DCs impact player and clinching a win looked like a cakewalk for DC. But losing five wickets in six overs, including of Karun, after the tenth over got MI back in the match.

Despite Ashutosh Sharma and Vipraj Nigam threatening to pull off another heist for DC, their sub-par batting and MIs excellent fielding plus bowling, along with ball change after the 13th over, ensured the hosts were all out for 193 in 19 overs. It also meant that DCs winning juggernaut has been brought to a halt on return to their home turf.

Chasing 206, DC lost Jake Fraser-McGurk on the first ball when he chipped to cover off Deepak Chahar. After Abishek Porel opened his account with a cracking cover drive off Chahar for four, Karun took on Trent Boult by hitting three delightful fours ndash; a cover drive was followed by a crunchy cut shot and another glorious drive.

MIs move to bring in Jasprit Bumrah didnt give the desired control as Karun lofted him over cover for four, before slashing him between cover and point for another boundary. After Karun slashed Chahar to bring up DCs fifty in just fifth over, Bumrah was again taken to the cleaners as the batter whipped and lofted inside-out with sumptuous ease before a brace got him his fifty in 22 balls.

Karuns fireworks continued as he moved across to scoop Hardik Pandya for six, before sweeping Karn Sharma for another maximum. Hardik came under thrashing again as Karun slashed and heaved him for four and six respectively. But just after that, MIs fightback began.

Abishek Porel slog-swept to running deep square leg off Karn. Though Karun marched forward with boundaries coming off reverse-lap, sweep and bisecting long-on and deep mid-wicket to perfection, Mitchel Santner got one to turn past his outside edge and castled him for 89.

Sensing an opening, MI brought back Bumrah and he dismissed Axar Patel cheaply. MI then reaped immediate reward of a ball change, as Tristan Stubbs holed out to long-on off Karn, while KL Rahuls top-edge on a sweep was easily caught by the leg-spinner off his own bowling.

With 42 runs needed off 24 balls, Boult nailed five yorkers to give away only three runs in the 17th over. After Santner was handed the 18th over, Vipraj Nigam targeted him by dancing down the pitch to hit him for six, and was followed by the all-rounder earning a four via a well-placed cut. But the spinner had the last laugh by having Nigam stumped for 14.

With 23 runs needed off the last two overs, Ashutosh Sharma reverse-scooped and edged off Bumrah to collect consecutive fours, before he, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohit Sharma were run-out on successive balls to give MI a memorable win.

With 42 runs needed off 24 balls, Boult nailed five yorkers to give away only three runs in the 17th over. After Santner was handed the 18th over, Vipraj Nigam targeted him by dancing down the pitch to hit him for six, and was followed by the all-rounder earning a four via a well-placed cut. But the spinner had the last laugh by having Nigam stumped for 14.

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Article Source: IANS