MI vs DC Highlights, IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians qualifies for Playoffs with 59-run win over Delhi Capitals – Sportstar

Updated : May 21, 2025 23:20 IST
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Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the IPL 2025 encounter between the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
WICKET!! Bumrah cleans up the last man, Mustafizur, with a full, straight delivery. MI qualify for the IPL 2025 Playoffs!
A 59-run win for the Hardik Pandya-led team against the Capitals. 
Karn Sharma with his third over. Kuldeep pulls a short ball to midwicket for a couple. WICKET!! Karn invites Kuldeep with a tossed up ball, lofts it towards long on where Naman completes a simple catch. 
Trent in for his final over. Chameera and Kuldeep pick up two singles to the offside. Slower bouncer, foxes Chameera with the lack of pace. Full on the stumps, lofted down the ground for a single. Kuldeep guides a low full toss through cover and picks up a couple. 
Bumrah with his third over. Full on the pads, clipped to square leg for one. WICKET!! Slower yorker to the youngster Tiwari, cleans him up! 
Kuldeep in at 9. Gets off the mark with a push to backward square. Yorker on off, Chameera manages to get his bat down. A single taken to deep third. 
Santner with his final over. Full on the pads, Rizvi jams it back to the bowler. WICKET!! Tosses it up in the slot. Rizvi is through with the slog sweep long before the ball arrives and sees the stumps light up behind him. Madhav Tiwari in at 8. 
WICKET!! Tossed up again, turn and bounce again, beats Ashutosh’s drive and Rickleton whips the bails off in a flash. Two wickets in the over! 
Chameera in at 9. Manages to push one to the onside for one. 
Boult back into the attack. DLS par score is 122 at the moment. Four!! Rizvi pulls across the line and manages to beat midwicket for four. Full on off, jammed back over the bowler’s head for a single. 
It’s raining at the Wankhede says our reporter Amol. 
Chahar back into the attack. Knuckle ball first up, carved through the offside, Naman Dhir puts a fantastic effort in the deep to prevent a boundary. Four!! Full on the pads, clipped through midwicket for a boundary by Rizvi. Four!! A second boundary in the over, this time through third man. 
Santner with his third over. Appeal for a stumping against Ashutosh. Replays suggest the batter just managed to get his foot back in time. Dropped! Rizvi slams one straight back at Santner, who gets his hand to it but can’t hold on. 
Karn Sharma returns. Four!! Ashutosh drags one through midwicket but manages to find the gap. Four!! Mistimed this time towards long off, Jacks misjudges it and lets it over his head for four. Six!! Much better connection this time, lofted over extra cover for six!
Bumrah with his second. Over the wicket and slides an off cutter into Stubbs’ pads. Umpire gives it out. DC reviews, expectedly. All red! Stubbs walks back. 
Just one run from the over. DC 66/5 in 10 overs.
Impact sub Karn Sharma with his first over of the day. Rizvi takes on the leg spinner with a lofted shot. Over long off and into the stands. 10 runs from the over. 
Santner with his second over. Big turn for the left-arm spinner as the ball grips on the surface. Santner’s tricks are too much for Nigam to handle as he chops one back to the bowler. 
Vipraj Nigam c & b Santner 20 (11b 3×4 1×6)
DC 55/4 in 8 overs
Jasprit Bumrah with the ball. Short ball and flicked away for a four by Rizvi. DC goes past 50. Four dot balls follow before Rizvi clips a full toss away for a four. 
Santner introduced and Nigam welcomes him with a slog over mid wicket for a four. Last ball of the over, Santner fires one in. Nigam slashes at it. Thick edge and it flies to Rohit at short third. DROPPED!! Would that be a match-defining moment?
Mumbai Indians concedes a no ball after not having enough fielders on the off side. New batter Vipraj Nigam cracks the freehit over covers for a six. He follows it up with a lost over mid off for a four. Now he guides one past the keeper for a four. Some counter attack this.
Hardik Pandya turns to Will Jacks’ off-spin early on. Slip in place for the left-handed Porel. Spins one away from Porel. Beaten. Rickelton clips away the stumps. A long review later, the third umpire declares Porel out. His back leg seems to be off the ground when the stumps were dislodged. 
Abishek Porel st †Rickelton b Jacks 6 (9b 0x4 0x6)
Mumbai Indians persists with Chahar. Sameer Rizvi and Abhishek Porel in the middle for Delhi Capitals. Short from Chahar. Rizvi swivel pulls it away for a four. 
Boult goes over the wicket now. Rahul expertly guides him between point and third man for a four. Boult continues to keep it wide outside off. Rahul goes after it again. Loses his balance and his grip. Outside edge and an easy catch for the keeper. 
KL Rahul c †Rickelton b Boult 11 (6b 2×4 0x6)
DC 20/2 in 3 overs
Deepak Chahar with the second over. Couple of singles to start the over. Pace off from Chahar. Faf mishit and gifts Santner completes an easy catch at long on. 
Faf du Plessis c Santner b Chahar 6 (7b 1×4 0x6)
DC 14/1 in 2 overs
KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis open for Delhi Capitals. Trent Boult with the first over. 
Goes around the wicket. KL Rahul goes after the wide delivery. Thick edge. Screams past third man for a four. Faf too gets off the mark with a four – thumping cover drive. 
DC 10/0 in 1 over
Four!! Chameera to Surya. Full and wide, lofted over extra cover for four. Mistimes one towards midwicket and refuses the single. Six!! Length ball on the stumps, lofted over midwicket for six! Six!! Low full toss outside off, lofted over midwicket for another six. Four!! Yorker length outside off, guided past short third for a boundary. Full and wide again, carved through backward point for a single. MI manages 48 runs in the last two over.
Fifty for Suryakumar Yadav! Reaches the mark with a six over cover against Mukesh! Slower ball, Surya pulls it towards midwicket for a single. Four!! Slower ball outside off, Naman waits and lofts it over extra cover for a boundary. Six!! Full on the pads, a flourish off the bat sends it through midwicket for six. Six!! Short ball pulled over long on, didn’t quite time it, but has enough to beat the fielder in the deep. Four!! A four through covers to cap off an expensive over. 27 off it. 
Mustafizur to Naman. Looks to step down and slap a short of a length ball outside off, falls just short of the long off fielder. Four!! Powered down the ground by Surya, beats the fielder in the circle for a boundary. Just six from the over.
Four!! Chameera is welcomed with a guide past short third man for four by Surya. Another shot through the same area but the fielder in the deep keeps it to one. WICKET!! Outside edge as Hardik looks to loft one down the ground, taken at backward point. Naman Dhir in at 7. Eight from the over. 
Kuldeep with his final over. Hardik picks up a single to long off. Just four singles from the over. Kuldeep finishes with 1/22 off his four. 
Mukesh to Surya. Length ball on the stumps, picked up and deposited through midwicket for a boundary. Surya misses his attempted sweep, balls just misses off stump. Appeals for lbw against Surya, not given on field. Faf reviews. Impact outside off. WICKET!! Short of a length again, Tilak looks for a big heave over the legside, holes out to long on. Hardik gets off the mark with a single. 
Mustafizur back. Leading edge as Surya looks to tuck one on the legside, single taken. Slower ball outside off to Tilak, defended to point. Six!! Slower ball, Surya steps down the track and slaps it over mid off for six. Fifty partnership up between the two.
Kuldeep with his third over. Tilak defends a full one to short extra cover. Tilak moves across and pulls a short ball through square leg for two runs. Four runs from the over. 
Vipraj with his final over. Surya brings out the sweep, hits it straight at short fine. A sweep to square leg this time, another single. 
Chameera with his 2nd over. Tilak pushes one to long on for a single after playing out a dot ball. Slower ball short of a length, Surya pulls to deep square for one. Six! Tilak goes down on his knee and scoops one over fine leg for six. Ten from the over. 
Vipraj Nigam back. Two singles off the first two balls. Turn and bounce, beats the outside edge of Surya’s bat. Surya bends and plays his trademark fine sweep, Stubbs manages to get across and keep it to one. Four!! Tilak gets a faint edge on his pull, beats the keeper and runs away to the fence. 
Kuldeep back. Outside edge for Tilak, will pick up a couple through third man. A touch short, pulled towards square leg for a single. Five runs from the over. 
Vipraj Nigam with his second over. Tilak Varma is the new batter for Mumbai Indians. He takes a single with a dab to the leg side. Couple of singles follow. 
Kuldeep Yadav into the attack. SKY looks to take him on with a sweep. Top edge. But it is just beyond the grasp on Nigam. 
Rickelton too goes for a sweep. Not in control. Madhav Tiwari makes a good catch at deep square leg. 
Ryan Rickelton c Tiwari b Kuldeep Yadav 25 (18b 0x4 2×6)
MI 63/3 in 7 overs
Mukesh with the final over of the PowerPlay. He goes with an off-cutter. Jacks swings across the line and gets a leading edge. Good running catch by Nigam. 
Will Jacks c Nigam b Mukesh Kumar 21 (13b 3×4 1×6)
MI 54/2 in 6 overs
Mustafizur gets another over inside the PowerPlay. Rickelton pushes one to long on to get a single. Mustafizur forces a miscue from Jacks with a trademark cutter. Leading edge, but it flies over short third for a four. Mustafizur misses his line now. Jacks swing guides it over square leg for a six. 
Another bowling change for DC as Vipraj Nigam comes on. He drags it short and Jacks launches it over mid wicket for a four. Again short. Again pulled away for a four by Jacks. 
Mustafizur introduced early on. He angles one from over the wicket away from Rohit. Outiside edge and Porel makes a good diving catch. 
Rohit Sharma c †Abishek Porel b Mustafizur Rahman 5 (5b 1×4 0x6)
MI 25/1 in 3 overs
Chameera with the second over. Rickelton with a drive. Nigam cuts it off at short cover. Prevents a four. Fuller now. Smoked over long on by Rickelton for the first six of the game. Over-pitched again. This time Rickelton goes over long off now. SIX AGAIN!!
Mukesh Kumar with the first over for Delhi Capitals. Swings one into Rickelton. Ticked away for a single. Rohit gets off the mark with a single to the leg side. Full and wide to Rohit. Crunched over covers for a four. 
Delhi Capitals suffered a major blow ahead of its IPL 2025 match against Mumbai Indians on Wednesday after its captain missed the game due to illness.
MI: KL Rahul, Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L
DC: Karn Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Satyanarayana Raju
MI: Ryan Rickelton(WK), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
DC: Faf du Plessis(C), Abishek Porel(WK), Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Tristan Stubbs, Dushmantha Chameera, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar
Du Plessis at the toss today for DC.
DC wins the toss, opts to bowl first. “Axar down with a bad flu. He’s two players in one and it’ll be difficult to replace him,” inform Du Plessis. 
“We would have liked to bowl as well, with the pitch under covers with rain around. Mitch Santner is back for Corbin Bosch,” says Hardik Pandya. 
“It’s bright and sunny. And the sky is clear for now,” says our reporter Amol Karhadkar from the Wankhede. “A thunderstorm may hit Wankhede around 9pm,” he adds. 
Munaf Patel was in his typical jovial mood. Despite coming up with multiple one-liners that sent ripples through the media conference enclosure, Munaf – the Delhi Capitals bowling coach – minced no words for the Capitals’ bowling unit ahead of a must-win game.
IPL 2025 points table: Find the latest updated standings of the Indian Premier League after the Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals match on Tuesday.
Batting 1st: Abishek Porel, Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.
Bowling 1st: Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar/T Natarajan, Dushmanta Chameera.
Impact Player options: Dushmanta Chameera/Faf du Plessis, Darshan Nalkande, Tripurana Vijay, Sameer Rizvi.
Batting 1st: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Bowling 1st: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma.
Impact Player options: Rohit Sharma/Karn Sharma, Robin Minz, Corbin Bosch, Raj Angad Bawa.
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Credit – BBC Weather
All eyes will be on the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night, with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals – the only teams that are in fray for the fourth Playoffs position in the Indian Premier League – taking each other on.
The two camps, though, will have one eye on the skies, with pre-monsoon showers making their presence felt in and around the maximum city. 
The forecast for Wednesday night is clear, with a spell of thunderstorm predicted in the morning. But Mumbai Indians will be hoping to set the Wankhede on fire against a team that finds itself in a must-win situation.
A win will assure Mumbai Indians of a place in the Playoffs while Delhi Capitals will remain in the hunt with a win. Both the teams will have to face Punjab Kings in their respective last league clash.
– Amol Karhadkar
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MI vs DC, IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals battle for the final Playoffs spot

All eyes will be on the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night, with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals – the only teams that are in fray for the fourth Playoffs position in the Indian Premier League – taking each other on.

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All eyes will be on the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night, with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals – the only teams that are in fray for the fourth Playoffs position in the Indian Premier League – taking each other on.
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the IPL 2025 encounter between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium.
Stay tuned for updates and live scores from the game!
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