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

Kuldeep Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, Full, on middle, Ryan Rickelton flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple.

Should be a bowling change. Indeed. Kuldeep Yadav to begin the post-Powerplay period.

Mukesh Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! CARESSED! Overpitched, around off, Suryakumar Yadav drives it straight back. Mukesh Kumar gets a hand on it, but cannot stop it cleanly. The ball deflects to the right of mid on and still has enough pace to reach the ropes at long off! 8 runs and a wicket from the over, MI end the Powerplay on 54/2.

Mukesh Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, Outside off, pushed towards mid on.

Mukesh Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, Oh dear. a great catch, followed by a misfield! Full, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav drives it straight back down the ground like an arrow. Vipraj Nigam gets across to his right to stop the ball but takes his eyes off at the last moment and the ball slips through. Has to go after the ball to stop the boundary and SKY is off the mark with a couple. 50 UP FOR MI.

Suryakumar Yadav walks in next at number 4, replacing Will Jacks.

Mukesh Kumar to Will Jacks, OUT! CAUGHT! Another very good catch and DC have 2 wickets inside the Powerplay. A slower ball, on a length, outside off, Will Jacks looks to go big, against the line but is done in by the change in pace. Gets a massive leading edge which goes high in the air, but also clears mid off. However, Vipraj Nigam keeps his eyes on the ball and backtracks, taking a very good catch. Jacks departs for 21 (13) and Mumbai Indians are 48/2 after 5.3 overs.

Mukesh Kumar to Ryan Rickelton, On middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton pushes it down the ground for a run.

Mukesh Kumar to Will Jacks, Neraly a wicket first ball! A full toss from Mukesh, on middle and leg, Will Jacks looks to flick but misses it completely, getting hit on the pads. Mukesh appeals for LBW but the umpire walks away. No signal for leg bye either. Must have been some bat involved. Faf asks for the review with his bowler but gets a denial in response.

MI lost their last match against GT, but one positive from that match for MI was Will Jacks' knock, where he scored 53 runs at a strike rate of 151. Mukesh Kumar to bowl the final over of the Powerplay.

Mustafizur Rahman to Will Jacks, Full, on middle, Will presses this down to long on for a single. 12 from the over.

Mustafizur Rahman to Will Jacks, SIX! No luck this time, pure class! Another back-of-the-hand slower ball, on a length, on middle, this time Jacks picks it and flicks it magnificently over mid-wicket! 

Mustafizur Rahman to Will Jacks, EDGED, FOUR! Another slower ball, delivered from the back of the hand, around middle and leg, on a length, Will Jacks looks to flick but is early into the shot. Gets a leading edge which escapes over short third!

Mustafizur Rahman to Will Jacks, Nicely bowled. Will Jacks backs a long way down the leg side and Mustafizur follows him. Lands it on a length outside leg and gets it to move away. Jacks pushes at it but misses. Lucky that it did not hit the leg stump.

Mustafizur Rahman to Ryan Rickelton, A slower ball, fuller around off, Rickelton pushes it towards mid on for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Ryan Rickelton, On a length, outside off, Ryan Rickelton pushes it towards cover-point.

Vipraj Nigam to Will Jacks, FOUR! BELLIGERENT! Two bad balls in the over and both punished. Short ball, outside off, Will Jacks picks the length in a trice and rocks back, pulling the ball over wide mid on for a boundary.

Vipraj Nigam to Will Jacks, This one skids off the surface, around off, this time, WJ pushes it towards mid off.

Vipraj Nigam to Will Jacks, That is a beauty. The first leg spinner in this over, tossed up outside off, Will comes half forward to defend but is beaten by the away turn.

Vipraj Nigam to Will Jacks, FOUR! Jacks gets his first boundary now. Another short ball, another googly, this time Jacks goes back and pulls it over mid on, for a one-bounce boundary.

Vipraj Nigam to Will Jacks, Another wrong 'un, a touch short around off, Will Jacks punches it towards cover.

Fourth bowler in 4 overs. Time for spin. Here's the leggie, Vipraj Nigam.

Vipraj Nigam to Ryan Rickelton, The googly to start, on 93.2 kph, around leg stump, Ryan Rickelton cautiously works it through mid-wicket with soft hands and takes a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Ryan Rickelton, On a good length, around off, coming in, Rickelton works it off the inner half of the bat through mid on and takes a quick single. Excellent start from the Fizz - just 3 runs and the wicket of Rohit in his opening over.

Mustafizur Rahman to Ryan Rickelton, Excellent slower ball. Back-of-the-hand delivery, fuller in length, around middle, Ryan Rickelton seems to go big but then adjusts nicely and works it towards short mid-wicket.

Mustafizur Rahman to Will Jacks, Off the mark. is Jacks. Full, around middle, Jacks pushes this straight down the ground and takes the single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Will Jacks, Nearly 2 in 2! On a length, outside off, slanting away again, Will Jacks pushes at it without any feet movement and misses.

Will Jacks walks in next at number 3, replacing Rohit Sharma.

Mustafizur Rahman to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! That is a magnificent take from Abishek Porel. Silence descends at the Wankhede. The Fizz strikes in his first over. Lands the ball on a length outside off and from over the wicket, gets the ball to slant away from the right-hander. Rohit Sharma slashes hard and only manages a thick outside edge. The ball travels quickly but the keeper, Porel, dives full stretch to his right to pluck that one. Rohit departs for 5 (5) and Mumbai Indians are 23/1 after 2.2 overs.

An early change in bowling. Here's Mustafizur Rahman.

Mustafizur Rahman to Ryan Rickelton, Strays on the pads first ball and Ryan Rickelton tickles it behind square leg for a single.

Dushmantha Chameera to Ryan Rickelton, On middle and leg, RR tucks it through mid-wicket for a single this time. Keeps the strike. 15 from Chameera's opening over.

Dushmantha Chameera to Ryan Rickelton, Back to over the wicket, but lands it on the pads now, does Chameera. Ryan helps it through square leg and the batters charge back for the second.

Dushmantha Chameera to Ryan Rickelton, SIX MORE! Back to back! Excellent timing. Same ball, same result. Just a fraction full again, outside off, Rickelton frees his arms and sends this sailing over long off!

Dushmantha Chameera to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! Up, up and away! Too full again, and right on middle and off with the angle from around the wicket, no swing and Ryan Rickelton just lofts it straight through the line. Beautiful swing of the bat and the ball travels a good distance of 83 metres!

Dushmantha Chameera to Ryan Rickelton, From around the wicket now, on middle and leg, Rickelton looks to flick but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards short mid-wicket.

Dushmantha Chameera to Ryan Rickelton, Excellent stop. Overpitched, outside off, Ryan Rickelton leans and drives it between mid off and cover but Vipraj Nigam gets across quickly from short extra cover to make a solid stop.

Ahem... words are coming from the locals that heavy rain has made its onset at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. That is not too far from the Wankhede. Can the wind push it to some other direction? Meanwhile, here's Dushmantha Chameera.

Mukesh Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Landed outside off, pushed towards cover. 7 from the opening over.

Mukesh Kumar to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! BRILLIANT! Overpitched, wide outside off, Rohit Sharma leans and plays a glorious cover drive, over the infield, for the first boundary of the night.

Mukesh Kumar to Ryan Rickelton, Excellent stop by the lion. Full, around middle and off, Rickelton drives it straight back down the ground but Faf du Plessis covers good ground to his left from mid off and dives to make a half stop. A single taken.

Mukesh Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Both openers are off the mark now. On a length, around middle and off, Rohit nudges it in front of square leg and scampers through for a run.

Mukesh Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Hmmm... there is some swing on offer. Outswing for the right-hander, low full toss, wide outside off, Rohit Sharma reaches out and steers the ball straight to point.

Mukesh Kumar to Ryan Rickelton, The innings is underway on the first ball. Mukesh targets some inswing and gets it too, but misdirects the line, as the ball ends up on the pads. Ryan Rickelton works it to the left of mid on and takes the single.

Time for the national anthem. Right. The anthem has been sung and the DC players get into a customary huddle. The Wankhede crowd gets excited as it sees Rohit Sharma set out to bat alongside Ryan Rickelton. Seems like Mukesh Kumar will start proceedings off. Indeed. Ryan Rickelton to face. One can see a slip in place. Wonder, for how long will that last? Here we go...

Interesting to see KL Rahul in the impact list. This means that he will not be keeping for sure, but will not be even fielding. Hope it is not to protect any niggle or something.

The skipper of Mumbai Indians, HARDIK PANDYA, says that the pitch has been under the covers for a couple of days as rain has been around, so says that he would have also liked to bowl. On the importance of this game, Hardik says that every game is important from now onwards and if Mumbai have to go ahead, they have to play their best cricket. Believes that there have been a lot of things that have seen the MI players be spot on and feels that this break would have helped the players get some rest. On the possibility of qualifying for the playoffs tonight, Pandya says that his team has not yet been at its best yet and would love to tick all the boxes and if it can do that tonight, it would be nothing better. Calls the Wankhede crowd as fantastic, stating that it has backed the players even when they are not on a roll in the initial stages. Hopes that it stays the same tonight and ends by saying that the WANKHEDE CROWD IS THE BEST. On the team changes, HP informs that they are going in with just one change, with Mitchell Santner coming back and Corbin Bosch missing out.

This match's skipper of Delhi Capitals, FAF DU PLESSIS, informs that Axar Patel has been really sick in the last two days, having had flu and hence, will miss this clash. States that the entire side will definitely miss its regular skipper today, given his outstanding contributions this season. On the possibility of a potential knockout, Faf looks at it as an excellent opportunity for the Capitals to play the last game of the season as one to have a crack in the top 4. Asserts that the players are ready for it. On their loss of form, du Plessis honestly admits that Delhi have not been at their best in the last 5-6 games. So, he just wants to ensure that the players are good enough to compete. On the wicket, FdP feels that the wicket is slightly different to the one usually seen at the Wankhede but does not want to go away from the norm of the toss at this venue - that is chasing. On being asked about what are the changes in his side, Faf du Plessis smartly says that they need 3 changes for one player - a batter, a bowler and a captain to replace Axar but does not mention the name of anyone. Guess he is aware that the team sheets would have been passed on to everyone.

IMPACT NOMINATIONS FOR DC - KL Rahul, Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Tripurana Vijay and Manvanth Kumar.

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C) (OVERSEAS), Abishek Porel (WK), Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Tristan Stubbs (OVERSEAS), Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari (IN FOR AXAR PATEL), Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman (OVERSEAS), Dushmantha Chameera (OVERSEAS) (IN FOR KL RAHUL) and Mukesh Kumar (IN FOR T NATARAJAN).