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IPL 2025: Toss & First Innings: MI Post a Challenging Total

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first. Skipper Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan gave MI a flying start. Suryakumar Yadav’s blistering 60 off 38 balls helped Mumbai post a total of 178/6 in their 20 overs. Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav were economical, picking up two wickets each and restricting MI’s late acceleration.

IPL 2025: Second Innings: DC’s Chase Led by Rishabh Pant and Prithvi Shaw

In response, Delhi Capitals got off to a steady start, with Prithvi Shaw scoring a classy 45 off 32 balls. The game shifted momentum when Rishabh Pant walked in and smashed a game-changing 67 off 40 balls, taking MI’s bowling attack to the cleaners. Although Jasprit Bumrah threatened with two key wickets in the 17th over, DC’s lower order held their nerve.

With 12 runs needed off the final over, Axar Patel finished the match in style with a boundary and a six, helping DC win the match with 3 balls to spare.

Key Performances

• Rishabh Pant (DC) – 67 (40) – Player of the Match
• Suryakumar Yadav (MI) – 60 (38)
• Kuldeep Yadav (DC) – 2/24 in 4 overs
• Jasprit Bumrah (MI) – 2/29 in 4 overs

This MI vs DC clash proved to be a classic IPL showdown, filled with drama, stellar performances, and edge-of-the-seat action. With this win, DC have kept their playoff hopes alive, while MI will look to bounce back in their upcoming fixtures.

Mumbai won the match with 8 balls to spare

Earlier, at the Dubai ground, Delhi Capitals who won the toss gave up a target of 157 with the batting first. In reply, Mumbai lost 157 wickets in 18.4 overs and won the match by 157 runs. For the team, Rohit Sharma scored 68 off 51 balls and Ishan Kishan 33 off 19 balls. This is the second time the captains of both teams have scored a fifty in the final. Earlier in the 2016 final, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain, David Warner scored 69 and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli scored 54 runs.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and Quinton De-Kock gave a fast start. They shared a 45-run opening partnership. But de-Kock scored 20 runs and got out in the hands of wicketkeeper at the ball of Stoinis. After this, at the 90 runs team lost the second wicket. Surya Kumar Yadav (19) was got run out. After this, Rohit shared 47 runs for the third wicket with Ishaan.

The fifties scored in IPL final

Captain Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 65 and Rishabh Pant scored 56 runs. It was Iyer’s 16th and Pant’s 12th Fifty in the IPL. Both shared a 96-run partnership for the fourth wicket with 69 balls. 
Delhi’s start was very bad. The team lost 3 wickets for 22 runs. Trent Bolt gave Delhi 2 early setbacks and also took the most 3 wickets for Mumbai. He opened the account without Marcus Stoinis and got Ajinkya Rahane caught for 2 by wicketkeeper de-Kock. Stoinis was out on the first ball of Trent Boult. This is the first time in IPL history that a player was dismissed on the first ball of the match.