- India,
- 14-Apr-2025 12:24 AM IST
MI vs DC: In a thrilling match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by 12 runs to register a memorable win. The match was a nail-biter till the last overs, but three consecutive runouts in the 19th over dashed Delhi's hopes.Mumbai's strong batting, Tilak Verma's brillianceMumbai Indians, who lost the toss and came out to bat first, had a solid start. Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton added 47 runs for the first wicket. However, Rohit was out LBW after scoring just 18 runs. After this, Suryakumar Yadav and Ryan took the innings forward. Surya played an important innings of 40 and Ryan 41 runs.Tilak Verma was the brightest star from Mumbai. He played a half-century innings of 59 runs and played an important role in taking the team beyond 200. In the final overs, Naman Dheer (38*) and Will Jacks (1*) made a good partnership and took the score to 205.For Delhi, Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam took two wickets each, while Mukesh Kumar got a success.Delhi's strong start, but ultimately lostChasing the target of 206 runs, Delhi got a setback on the very first ball of the first over when Deepak Chahar dismissed Jake Fraser McGurk. After this, Karun Nair and Abhishek Porel handled the innings and made a partnership of 119 runs for the second wicket.Karun Nair scored a brilliant 89 runs in 40 balls during this period, which included 12 fours and 5 sixes. But as soon as he was out, Delhi's innings faltered.The 19th over changed the gameWhen Delhi needed 13 runs in the last two overs to win and had 4 wickets left, the game took a turn in the 19th over. Ashutosh Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohit Sharma were run out in this over. The runouts on three consecutive balls completely changed the course of the match and Delhi was reduced to 193 runs.Contribution of bowlersFor Mumbai, Karn Sharma bowled brilliantly and took three wickets. Mitchell Santner got two, while Jaspreet Bumrah and Deepak Chahar got one wicket each. Mumbai also did well in fielding, especially through runouts.Result of the matchWith this win, Mumbai Indians have made their comeback in the tournament, while Delhi Capitals had to face their first defeat this season. Apart from Karun Nair's stormy innings and Tilak Verma's classic batting, this match will be remembered for the dramatic events of the last over.