IPL: Rizvi's masterclass floors Mumbai; Delhi make it two in a row

NEW DELHI: At the halfway mark, Rohit Sharma said the transportation was hard to bat connected and backed Mumbai Indians' bowlers to support 162 against Delhi Capitals astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium.His words astir proved to beryllium prophetic.Chasing 163, Delhi Capitals needed 90 runs successful the past 10 overs with well-set Pathum Nissanka backmost successful the hut. But Sameer Rizvi, Delhi’s leader successful their past lucifer against Lucknow Super Giants, took them location again with different sublime knock. Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets to registry their 2nd consecutive triumph successful the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Rizvi struggled initially and was 11 disconnected 17 balls astatine 1 stage.

The 22-year-old broke escaped with a six disconnected Corbin Bosch successful the ninth over. However, the lucifer remained successful the equilibrium arsenic Mitchell Santner dismissed Pathum Nissanka. The Sri Lanka opener, who scored a fluent 44 disconnected 30 balls, top-edged one, with Mayank Markande taking a bully drawback astatine abbreviated good leg.Rizvi past shifted gears successful the adjacent over, taking 20 runs disconnected Corbin Bosch. He handled each saltation with ease, dispatching slower balls, abbreviated deliveries and fuller ones alike, adjacent managing a maximum disconnected a mistimed shot.

He smashed back-to-back sixes disconnected Mayank Markande to implicit his 2nd consecutive 50 this play and his 3rd successful a enactment for the franchise, reaching the milestone successful 32 balls.

Jasprit Bumrah

concisely pulled things backmost with a one-run over, but Delhi were firmly successful power by then. Rizvi continued his battle connected Deepak Chahar and aboriginal combined with David Miller for a 50-run basal successful conscionable 26 balls, with Miller contributing lone 1 run.Rizvi looked unstoppable, taking isolated Shardul Thakur for 17 runs successful an over. Miller past joined successful with a mates of elegant boundaries disconnected Bumrah.Rizvi yet departed aft a superb 90 disconnected 51 balls, receiving a lasting ovation from the Delhi crowd, his teammates and adjacent the opposition. And by past time, helium got retired it was a specified formality.

A adust afternoon

On the eve of the match, Mumbai Indians caput manager Mahela Jayawardene and Delhi Capitals spinner Kuldeep Yadav had expressed akin views that the Arun Jaitley Stadium transportation would beryllium batting-friendly.

However, it turned retired to beryllium a two-paced surface.Mumbai Indians were without their regular skipper Hardik Pandya, who missed the lucifer owed to a viral infection. Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the flip and opted to chase.After being enactment successful to bat, Mumbai Indians got disconnected to a shaky start, with Mukesh Kumar removing Ryan Rickelton (9) and Tilak Varma (0) successful the 3rd over. Mukesh initially searched for plaything but adjusted his magnitude successful his adjacent implicit to prime up some wickets.

Rohit Sharma past joined stand-in skipper

Suryakumar Yadav

, and the brace steadied the innings. Mumbai Indians were 41 for 2 astatine the extremity of the powerplay. The duo rotated onslaught good and added 53 runs for the 3rd wicket earlier Rohit fell for 35 successful the 10th over, dismissed by Axar Patel.After Rohit's departure, Suryakumar continued to anchor the innings and brought up his 50 successful 35 balls, but was dismissed connected 51 disconnected the precise adjacent transportation by

Lungi Ngidi

. Sherfane Rutherford had a little stay, scoring 5 earlier getting caught successful the deep.Next in, Naman Dhir scored a good 28 earlier falling successful the penultimate over. Mitchell Santner and Corbin Bosch struck a fewer boundaries towards the end, helping Mumbai Indians station 162 for 6.