Delhi – In the eagerly awaited 29th Match of IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 12 run at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on 13th April. The match which was a nail-biter in every sense led MI to win by that 12 runs stopping the getup of DC in the tournament from previous strong run.
MI batted first putting up a formidable total of 205/5 with some of the key contributions coming from Tilak Varma who made in clutch 59 and an indicative innings from Ryan Rickelton and Suryakumar Yadav. Rohit Sharma also hit a strong century with Naman Dhir pulling it over 200 later
This dramatic match is stirring a lot of cricket news, MII fielded 205/5 in response to the target as Tilak Varma slammed a crucial fifty and played with Rajwinder getSulab and Suryakumar Yadav. However, after the fall of Nair DC went downhill. One after the other wickets, especially three crucial run-outs in the penultimate over, made a huge difference and swing momentum in favour of MI.
Match Highlights:
That was all mirrors Karun Nair’s massive performance: Nair out, and the battle stopped by DC.
Primarily In the Bowling: Karn sharma giving key wickets and also Mitchell Santner’s hold overs led MI to victory.
That dramatic finish – MI won the series by 3 runs in a down-to-the-final-over contest with DC
This victory is a huge win for MI, while DC will have to live with this one. Match is bound to be remembered for its nail-biting finish and the turning of tables..
The climax of match was the 19th over when DC went for three consecutive run-outs in a frantic finish. The wobbling of three wickets in the blink of an eye backhanded MI the momentum and saw DC forced into needing to chase an impossible 25 runs with the last over yet to come. The other DC batsmen could not replicate their work, leading batless MI to a hard fought win.
The DC vs MI 29th Match was a thrilling cricket spectacle of how unpredictable the IPL could get. MI would have enough steel in their reserves and DC will be remembered for its sudden collapse for all the wrong reasons. A win for this adds to the Magic Index points table and DC will be needing to regroup bat and address whatever weaknesses they have to get back into their rhythm in matches. Coming match will surely be a hot topic on cricket news portals for days. .
