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On Sunday, April 13, Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 12 runs in match 29 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. After posting 205/5 in their allotted 20 overs, the MI bowlers confined the hosts to 193/10, to defend the total with ease.
For the unversed, after winning the toss, Axar Patel, the captain of DC, decided to field first. However, the DC bowlers kept MI batters tight in the powerplay, with the scorecard reading 59/1, crucial contributions from the bat of Ryan Rickelton (41 off 25), Suryakumar Yadav (40 off 28) and Tilak Varma (59 off 33) helped them put a competitive score on the board.
While the 205/5 was said to be the lowest at this venue in the last six outings since IPL 2024, it proved to be crucial for the visitors. For the hosts, Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam picked up two wickets each, Mukesh Kumar got one in his bag.
DC drop down to second place; MI claim seventh spot in IPL 2025 standings
In pursuit of the 206-run target, DC were handed their first blow as opener Jake Fraser-McGurk departed on a golden duck. Karun Nair, the new batsman, joined Abishek Porel in the middle as the duo added 119 runs for the second wicket. However, none of the other DC batters could add much runs on the board as the the side eventually fell short of 12 runs in their run-chase.
The three quick run-outs in the penultimate over, bowled by Jasprit Bumrah, helped MI restrict DC and hand the hosts their first defeat of the ongoing edition. While MI breathe a sigh of relief after this win, DC dropped down to second place in the IPL points table with a 12-run loss at their home in Delhi.
