Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, 29th Match:
In the match played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday (13 April 2025), Mumbai Indians defeated hosts Delhi Capitals by 12 runs to their victory chariot. has stopped.
Before this match, Akshar and Company were at the top of the points table by winning their opening four matches. But something happened against MI that made the whole cricket world understand why Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain of Mumbai Indians and how he can turn the course of the game at any time even though he is not a captain.
The script of Delhi Capitals’ defeat from Dugout,
chasing 206 runs, Delhi Capitals were leading their fifth win. Delhi was in a strong position after the century partnership between Karun Nair (89) and Abhishek Porel. After the end of 13 overs, Delhi needed 61 runs in seven overs. The heroes of the last match were KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs were present at the crease. Then Rohit Sharma advised coach Mahela Jayawardene to change the ball and demand a new ball. He also indicated that he put the spin on the attack from both the ends with the new ball.
Actually, in the 18th season of IPL, bowling in the second innings according to the rules, the team can demand to change the ball after 11 overs. This can be done if the ball is wet because of the dew on the field.
Rohit Sharma’s advice turned the match,
the advice of changing the ball soon showed the effect. Karn Sharma, who came to bowl with the new ball, first put the lost match in Mumbai’s bag by sending Tristan Stubbs and then KL Rahul to the pavilion. During this, Mitchell Santner and Karn Sharma spent only 19 in three overs. Due to which this match went far away from Delhi. Chasing the target, the entire team of DC was bundled out for 193 runs with one over remaining.
Karun’s comeback did not work
Karun Nair, who was making a comeback in the IPL after almost three years, caught everyone’s attention while playing a fiery innings of 89 runs in 40 balls. During the match, cricket lovers got to see 12 fours and five skyscraper sixes from his bat. In the match, he also did not spare Team India’s experienced fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and batted against him too. Karun, who scored a triple century in Tests for the Indian cricket team, first rained runs in Vijay Hazare and has now made a comeback in the IPL with a bang. Sadly, his innings could not win the team. Now it will be interesting to see how he performs in the remaining matches.
The broken streak of Delhi’s victory
Delhi Capitals had won all four of their matches before this match, but the host team, who came to play the first match at their home, has not started anything special. The next match of the Capitals is with Rajasthan Royals on the home ground. It will be very interesting to see here whether the Delhi team will be able to get back on the winning track or not