MI vs DC Highlights, IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians win by 59 runs; Qualify for playoffs

Mustafizur Rahman to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! BLAST! This time, the ball does arrive and so does the six. A length ball, around off, Suryakumar Yadav jumps down the track and slaps it straight back, clearing long off with ease. 1050th six of IPL 2025!

Mustafizur Rahman to Suryakumar Yadav, A length ball, pitched outside leg, 112.8 kph, Suryakumar looks to play the pick-up shot over the leg side but it seems like the ball does not arrive at all. Misses the ball completely and is hit on the pads.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suryakumar Yadav, Backs away to the leg side and aims to access the off side, but punches the ball straight to backward point.

Mustafizur Rahman to Tilak Varma, Outside off, no pace again, Tilak Varma pushes it behind point for a run.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suryakumar Yadav, On a good length, around middle, Suryakumar Yadav looks to flick but the ball holds up into the surface. The shot is played before the ball arrives and hence, a leading edge is induced. The ball goes through point and a single is taken. 100 UP FOR MI.

STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Not a bad time to call for it by the Mumbai unit. They have not quite got the momentum in the last few overs, managing just 45 runs post the Powerplay in 7 overs and now, with just one over of spin potentially left, they can target the last 7 overs with renewed vigour. They have done the need of the hour post Powerplay, seeing off the challenging conditions when the ball was spinning, with Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma managing 41 in about more than a run-a-ball. Time now to exercise that massive batting depth and get as close to 180-190 as possible. From Delhi Capitals' point of view, the spinners have done really well to pull things back but who can bail them out in the death overs? Can the seamers maintain the good work put in by the tweakers and restrict MI under 160? Here's Mustafizur Rahman to have a first dig at that. 2-0-15-1 so far.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Another googly, around middle, a touch short, Suryakumar Yadav goes back and works it through mid-wicket for one more.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, Works it through mid-wicket for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, Backs away down the leg side and Kuldeep follows him. Drops it short but TV gets down on a knee and pulls it behind square leg for a couple.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, On middle and leg, Varma looks to push and run to the off side but cannot find the gap. Is sent back. Hattrick of dots.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, Comes down the track but does so a bit early. Kuldeep sees that and fires a yorker on the pads and Tilak looks to swing, but only manages a big inside edge onto his pads.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav is back on. Full, around leg stump, Tilak Varma lunges and presses the ball towards cover.

Vipraj Nigam to Tilak Varma, On middle and leg, TV nudges it to the leg side for a single. Excellent bowling spell from Vipraj Nigam, 0/25 in 4 overs.

Vipraj Nigam to Suryakumar Yadav, Full, outside off, 90 kph, another sweep from Suryakumar, straight to deep square leg, for one more.

Vipraj Nigam to Tilak Varma, On middle and leg, Varma lunges and looks to defend. The ball goes off the inside edge through short fine leg and a run is eked out.

Vipraj Nigam to Suryakumar Yadav, Well fielded. Full, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav gets down and sweeps it pretty fine. But Mukesh Kumar dives to his left at short fine leg and saves a certain boundary, keeping the batters to a single.

Vipraj Nigam to Tilak Varma, Tap and run this time. Similar ball to the previous one, Tilak watchfully pats it to the leg side, near short mid-wicket and scampers through for a single.

Vipraj Nigam to Tilak Varma, Slower ball, the googly, short of full, around leg stump, Tilak Varma looks to flick but gets a leading edge back to the bowler.

Dushmantha Chameera to Tilak Varma, On middle and leg, helped behind square leg for a run. 10 from the over, Dushmantha Chameera's figures read 2-0-25-0.

Dushmantha Chameera to Tilak Varma, SIX! That breaks the shackles! A pre-meditated shot and not exactly where Tilak Varma intended to hit, but it turns out to be fruitful. Into the wicket, pretty straight, on a length, Tilak gets down and across and looks to play the paddle. Aims the area behind short fine leg but ends up scooping it off the top edge over short third instead. The stand moves to 31 (25).

Dushmantha Chameera to Suryakumar Yadav, Landed on a length, outside off, again no pace, 115.8 kph, Suryakumar gets across to pull it away but gets no timing on it whatsoever. Mistimes it to deep mid-wicket where it lands in front of the fielder. A single taken.

Dushmantha Chameera to Tilak Varma, Another pace-off delivery, on a length, around off, angling away, Tilak punches this down to long on for a run.

Dushmantha Chameera to Tilak Varma, Landed around off, Tilak Varma pushes it towards cover.

Dushmantha Chameera to Suryakumar Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera is back on. On a length, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav pushes it towards point for a quick single.

Vipraj Nigam to Tilak Varma, EDGED, FOUR! Tough work for the keeper. Fractionally short, outside off, Tilak Varma goes for the pull but gets an under edge. The ball shoots low and Abishek Porel is not quick enough to get up and catch that. Misses it and the ball races away to the fence behind.

Vipraj Nigam to Suryakumar Yadav, Excellent work by Tristan Stubbs. Full, around off, Yadav gets down and plays a wonderful sweep behind square leg. The ball travels but so does Stubbs, racing to his right from deep square leg. Gets there when the ball bounces and pushes it back in, before going out of the ropes instead. Comes back and throws the ball quickly, keeping the batters to a single.

Vipraj Nigam to Suryakumar Yadav, Absolute jaffa. A leg spinner from Vipraj, tossing the ball outside off, once again SKY does not pick the spin and plays from the crease, pushing and missing. The ball spins a mile past the outside edge.

Vipraj Nigam to Suryakumar Yadav, Closer to the stumps, possible googly, Surya did not pick it and played it from the crease, pushing the ball towards cover.

Vipraj Nigam to Tilak Varma, The googly now, a bit too full outside off, Tilak Varma works it through mid-wicket. Calls for two but gets just the one.

Vipraj Nigam to Suryakumar Yadav, Around middle and leg, a touch short, Suryakumar Yadav works it through mid on for a single.

STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Time to take a bit of a pause. Mumbai Indians got off like a train on fire, as usual, but Delhi Capitals have managed to keep the oxygen cylinders ready. Regular wickets have ensured that MI have not gone too far ahead and now, the spinners are getting some grip and purchase as well. It does seem like MI have understood that this is not like the regular Wankhede wicket where 200 is the norm and gritty batting is the order of the day when the ball gets old. Accordingly, SKY and Tilak are trying to forge a partnership. Probably the pitch where Axar Patel would be missed a lot.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Full, around middle, the googly, Surya works it towards long on for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, A short ball, albeit turning away, Tilak Varma gets across and pulls it straight to deep square leg for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, Full, around leg stump, TV lunges to defend but wears it on his pads.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, WIDE. Down the leg side, Varma cannot get his flick away.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, Fuller, around middle and leg, Tilak looks to push and run to the leg side but cannot find the gap.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, On middle, worked towards the leg side.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, Lovely bowling, poor fielding. Kuldeep is not happy. Tossed up, around off, Tilak Varma lunges to defend but the away turn induces an outside edge. The ball travels through the vacant slip region. Mukesh Kumar gets across from short third and puts in a dive but cannot stop the ball and it sneaks through. The batters take the second on the misfield.

Vipraj Nigam to Tilak Varma, A wrong' un to finish, a long hop, Varma goes back and pulls it through mid on for one.

Vipraj Nigam to Suryakumar Yadav, Full, outside off, Surya gets down to sweep but is hit on the body, well outside the line of off stump. The ball deflects behind to short third and the batters take a leg bye.

Vipraj Nigam to Tilak Varma, The googly, around middle, a touch short, Tilak goes back and wrists it through mid-wicket for another single.

Vipraj Nigam to Suryakumar Yadav, Outside off, a touch wide, Suryakumar Yadav punches it through the covers for a run.

Vipraj Nigam to Tilak Varma, On middle and leg, Tilak Varma tucks it towards short fine leg for a single.

Vipraj Nigam to Tilak Varma, Full, outside off, well defended.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! The over ends with a boundary. yielding 9 runs despite the wicket. Quicker ball, the googly, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav goes back and punches it to the left of backward point, beating the fielder's dive.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tilak Varma, On middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

Tilak Varma walks in next at number 5, replacing Ryan Rickelton.

Kuldeep Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, OUT! CAUGHT! 100 IPL WICKETS FOR KULDEEP YADAV! Rickelton throws it away after getting a start. He is getting some grip here, Kuldeep. Tosses this up, around leg stump and gets it to spin away. Ryan Rickelton gets down to play the sweep but cannot clear the fielder at the square leg boundary. The timing is good though and Madhav Tiwari does well to cover good ground to his right, before holding onto the catch after a juggle. Rickelton departs for 25 (18) and Mumbai Indians are 58/3 after 6.4 overs.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, TOP EDGE, SAFE! How far was this from Mukesh Kumar? The googly, outside off, from fuller length, Suryakumar Yadav went for the slog sweep but ended up playing it way too fine. Got a bit of a top edge and Mukesh Kumar charged to his left, from short fine leg, diving full stretch but the ball was out of his reach. A single taken.

Kuldeep Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, Outside off, oushed towards extra cover for a single.