With the help of spinner Karn Sharma of MI of 3-36 as Mumbai Indians performed a stunning 12-run IPL win on Sunday to end Delhi Capitals controlling run in IPL 2025 season.
Chasing the target of 206 for victory, Delhi Capitals looked to be sailing at 135-2 when Karun Nair was out at 89 and leg-spinner Karn Sharma soon having caused to bowl out the host for 193 in their home ground Feroz Shah Kolta stadium.
After four wins in IPL 2025 season, it was first defeat of Delhi Capitals. Mumbai Indians who is Five-time Champions got back to winning ways with just their second win out of six games.
Requiring 23 runs off the last 12 balls, Ashutosh Sharma raised hopes with two fours off Jasprit Bumrah but the last three balls of the 19th over threw up three run-outs as Mumbai Indians celebrated.
The victory dampened the return of Nair of Delhi Capital, who hit a courageous knock off 40 balls in his first IPL match after three years.
Karun Nair, 33, came in as an impact substitute with Dehli on 0-1 after Jake Fraser-McGurk out to the first ball of the chase of team. Nair who scored 303 not out against England in a home Test in 2016 but early lost faith of selectors, reached his fifty– first after seven years in IPL– off 22 balls to set up the chase in a stand off 119 with Abhishek Porel.
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Karn, who was came as impact player, broke the stand as he cut short left-hander Porel’s 33-run knock, and in a short time left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner bowled Nair to hurt Delhi Capitals. Karn out Tristan Stubbs for one and then caught and bowled KL Rahul for 15 as Delhi lost their way.
Rohit Sharma scored 18 but failed to convert his start after being confined lbw off Vipraj Nigam, and extend his flop of batting in the IPL 2025 season. He has scored total only 56 runs from five matches.
