NEW DELHI: In a jaw-dropping finish at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, April 13, 2025, Delhi Capitals imploded with three successive run-outs to hand Mumbai Indians a thrilling 12-run win in a high-octane IPL 2025 clash. Chasing 206, Delhi were well placed at 183/7 with 23 runs needed off the final 12 balls. But chaos unfolded when Ashutosh Sharma, who had reignited hope with two crisp boundaries off Jasprit Bumrah, was run out going for a risky second.
Off the very next ball, confusion led to Kuldeep Yadav's dismissal at the non-striker’s end, and the final delivery of the 19th over saw Mohit Sharma run out for a duck — ending Delhi’s chase in unbelievable fashion. It marked Delhi’s first defeat of the season after four consecutive wins, while Mumbai Indians celebrated only their second win in six matches.
Earlier, comeback man Karun Nair dazzled with a 40-ball 89 in his first IPL appearance since 2022, stitching a 119-run stand with Abishek Porel (33) that had put Delhi firmly in control. But leg-spinner Karn Sharma (3-36) turned the tide by dismissing Porel, Tristan Stubbs, and KL Rahul in quick succession.
Mumbai’s 205/5 was set up by Tilak Varma’s 59 and Suryakumar Yadav’s fluent 40. Ryan Rickelton (41) and Naman Dhir (38*) provided crucial support. Rohit Sharma’s struggles continued, managing just 18 and extending his poor run to 56 runs in five games. In the end, it was the mayhem of three run-outs that sealed Delhi’s fate in one of the most dramatic climaxes of IPL 2025.
MUMBAI, Apr 16: An inconsistent Mumbai Indians will hope that ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah returns to his menacing best, which is essential for them to stop an explosive Sunrisers Hyderabad batting unit in its tracks in a potentially high-scoring IPL match here on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Coming off a three-month long injury layoff, Bumrah is yet to find the accuracy which makes him a tough customer to deal with.
After a rather tidy outing against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Bumrah struggled to nail his yorkers and was taken apart by Delhi Capitals’ Karun Nair as he leaked 44 runs in that game. The 31-year-old will face a stern test against a Sunrisers’ fearsome line-up comprising Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Heinrich Klaasen.
But the five-time champions will also want former captain Rohit Sharma to get back to his run-making ways at the earliest as his current tally is an underwhelming 56 runs from five matches at an average of 11.20. It has played a massive role in them languishing at the seventh place in the points table with just two wins, and those results were largely built around the contributions of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma.
Rohit, who has persisted with his ultra-aggressive approach, has struggled against left-arm pace but there could be some respite given that SRH don’t have any frontline left-arm seamer unless they bring in Jaydev Unadkat. While Suryakumar has still not been at his brutal best, being retired out against Lucknow Super Giants served as a wake-up call for Tilak. After that difficult outing in Lucknow, Tilak has responded with scores of 56 (29b) and 59 (33b) to indicate his return to form.
Naman Dhir remains a vital cog for MI as he has been given the role of an aggressor with the bat in the death overs, but otherwise he has been their best fielder this season. The way MI clinched a win from Delhi with accurate fielding might just ignite the missing spark in their camp.
Interestingly, both MI and SRH were able to snap their disappointing run with impressive wins in their previous outings. But it remains to be seen if they are able to attain consistency, which will define their future in the competition. SRH’s struggles are evident as they are nearing the halfway mark, tottering at ninth on the table with only net run rate separating the two teams after four losses and two wins in six matches each.
MI has a net run rate of +0.10 while SRH’s run-rate stands at -1.24. But MI will have to be wary of SRH’s batters who have given signs of finding back their mojo after a lull. Each of the top four — Head, Abhishek, Klaasen, and Kishan — fired on all cylinders to stun Punjab Kings to give SRH their second win of the season.
Chasing, SRH scored nearly 250 runs to beat PBKS by eight wickets with their batters, especially Abhishek, finding their lost rhythm collectively after the 2016 winners lost four matches on the trot. Coming off a splendid 55-ball 141, Abhishek will look to draw confidence from his last outing here at the Wankhede Stadium in February this year when he took apart England’s bowling to score 135 in the fifth T20I for India.
Kishan too would be eager to make this outing against his former franchise count on what had been his home ground for several seasons. The nature of the Wankhede Stadium pitch often ensures tall totals here, but the bowlers can look forward to some bounce off the surface.
The match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad starts at 7:30pm IST on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
