Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 59 runs and take fourth playoff spot
MI Beats DC By 59 Runs In IPL 2025 Match 63: Five-time champions Mumbai Indians, with a glorious history of impressive performances in a crucial match, defeated Delhi Capitals by a huge margin of 59 runs. With this, they have secured a place in the IPL playoffs for the 11th time in a dramatic manner. After a slow start on Wednesday, an emphatic finish saw Mumbai set a probably tough target of 181 runs. They then wounded the Delhi side with their refined bowling and scalped them at 121 runs. Thus, they have managed to win eight out of thirteen matches and are assured of finishing in the top four this season. Although they are currently in fourth position, with one more match in hand, the path to a top-two spot is open for Mumbai. Delhi, however, unfortunately lost their sixth match from thirteen matches, missing their last chance to stay in the play-off race.
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Earlier, in the absence of regular captain Akshar Patel due to illness, Faf du Plessis won the toss and invited Mumbai to bat. Delhi bowlers also respected his decision and took wickets at regular intervals. Even Mumbai did not give much opportunity to increase the run rate. In the home environment, the failure of former captain Rohit Sharma (5) disappointed the fans the most. However, Suryakumar Yadav turned everything around with a fighting innings of 73* (43 balls). Towards the end, Naman Dheer (24* runs, 8 balls) fully supported him. Both scored 48 runs in the last two overs, hitting fours and sixes. As a result, Mumbai, which was once struggling to score 150 runs, scored a challenging 180 runs in the loss of 5 wickets.
Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians 180/5 in 20 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 73*, Tilak Verma 27, Ryan Rickelton 25, Naman Dheer 24*). Delhi Capitals 121 in 18.2 overs (Sameer Rizvi 39, Bipraj Nigam 20, Mitchell Santner 3/11, Jasprit Bumrah 3/12, Will Jacks 1/16).
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