Mumbai Indians won by 12 runs (MI vs DC). MI reached a score of 205/5 on the back of strong batting performances while DC started the chase well but struggled to maintain momentum.
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Aggressive batting was seen from both the teams but MI bowlers made the victory their name by bowling tight at crucial moments and the fielders took run outs at the right time.
Match Details
- Date: April 13, 2025
- Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Match: 29th match of IPL 2025
- Teams: Mumbai Indians vs. Delhi Capitals (MI vs DC)
- TV Broadcast/Streaming: Star Sports Network (TV), JioHotstar (online streaming)
Toss
Toss: Delhi Capitals(DC) won the toss and decided to bowl first, perhaps hoping that chasing might become easier by taking advantage of the strength in the second innings.
First Innings (Mumbai Indians)
- Score: MI posted 205/5 in 20 overs.
- Key Performers:
- Tilak Varma: 59 runs (6 fours, 3 successes) in 33 balls with a strike rate of 178.79. He played the match with aggression and anchored the innings well.
- Ryan Rickelton: Contributed 41 off 25 balls, including a flicked four and an 80m six, setting a solid foundation.
- Suryakumar Yadav: Added 40 off 28 balls, maintaining momentum in the middle overs.
- Naman Dhir: Remained not out at 38, providing a late flourish.
- Innings Summary: MI started strongly as Rickelton and Rohit Sharma scored 20 runs in the first 2 overs and added 19 runs in just the third over. Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Rickelton with a powerful googly (75/2 in 7.4 overs) but the innings changed with the arrival of Tilak Verma. Tilak played both spinners and pacers aggressively and his partnerships with Suryakumar Yadav and Naman Dhir were quite impactful. MI’s run rate never went below 9 and they crossed the 200 mark in the death overs.
Second Innings (Delhi Capitals)
- Score: DC were all out after scoring 193 runs in 19 overs.
- Key Performers:
- Karun Nair: Karun Nair, as an impact player, played an impactful inning of 89 runs in 40 balls for DC.
- Abishek Porel: Abhishek Porel made 33 runs off 25 balls and was dismissed by Karan Sharma.
- Innings Summary: DC’s chase did not start well as Jake Fraser-McGurk were out without scoring a single run. But Karun Nair and Abishek Porel handled the innings and took the score to 33/1 in 3 overs. Abhishek Porel kept DC in the race by playing composed batting and at one time the score was 119/1. But after that the collapse started. Karn Sharma started the slide by dismissing Tristan Stubbs (1 off 4) and then more wickets fell as DC collapsed to 145/5. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Axar Patel at 144/4 (in 12.4 overs) and Mitchell Santner took the wicket of Nair, which was a big blow to DC’s hopes. At one point, DC needed 61 runs in 39 balls but they could not accelerate. MI’s disciplined bowling attack kept the pressure going and there was also a ball change which benefited MI.
Result
- Winner: Mumbai Indians won by 12 runs.
- Player of the match: Karn Sharma 3/36 (4).
