At the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, May 21, MI defeated the DC to advance to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 playoffs.
Due to his illness, Axar Patel was unable to serve in Delhi; instead, Faf du Plessis assumed leadership. After winning the toss, the South African mainstay chose to field first. Will Jacks and Ryan Rickelton had some outstanding shots following Rohit Sharma’s early dismissal. But in the fifth and sixth overs, respectively, they left the game.
On a slick surface, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma tried to establish a foundation. They had to wait since they were unable to reach the boundaries. Run-scoring was challenging, and the spinners had turn available. Tilak and Suryakumar stitched a 55-run stand off 49 deliveries before departing for a run-a-ball 27.
As MI reached 132/5 in 18 overs, Hardik Pandya was removed cheaply as DC attempted to limit the hosts to a lower-than-ideal total. But Suryakumar and Naman Dhir brought them to task when Mukesh Kumar and Dhushmantha Chameera let up 27 and 21 runs in the final two overs. Naman scored 24 not out off eight deliveries, while Suryakumar finished undefeated at 73 off 43 balls. MI achieved an impressive 180/5 final score.
Reliable batsmen du Plessis and KL Rahul were dismissed by DC in the first three overs of their reply, and they never fully bounced back from the losses. Within the first 10 overs, they lost half of their team for 65 runs. Ashutosh Sharma and Sameer Rizvi attempted to lead the visitors to an incredible victory. However, Delhi’s dreams of making the playoffs were dashed when Mitchell Santner dismissed the pair in the fifteenth over. MI ultimately prevailed by 59 runs after the opposing team was bowled out for 121 in 18.2 overs.
Santner finished with stats of 3/11 in four overs, making him the best bowler. Jasprit Bumrah, meanwhile, also scored three runs. Every other MI bowler who took a wicket on Wednesday contributed. The Capitals were the final team to be knocked out of the playoffs with this loss.
In the meantime, these are the most hilarious mid-innings memes from MI vs. DC, IPL 2025 Match 63:
Other teams, when MI qualifies in odd year pic.twitter.com/C73cOMtRbJ
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 21, 2025
Delhi Capitals have Two South African and one KL Rahul to rely on in important match😭😭 pic.twitter.com/7eLBqmp7EI
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) May 21, 2025
We are coming to save the humanity!! pic.twitter.com/isk1Azs2B0
— Jahazi (@Oye_Jahazi) May 21, 2025
Into the playoffs ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/NZGt3fuXqC
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) May 21, 2025
गोयंका की हाय लगी है #DCvsMI #MIvsDC pic.twitter.com/P5otV6Pr7j
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) May 21, 2025
MI was on the last at the points table before this ball 🔥 pic.twitter.com/wOB1hMHc3t
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s) May 21, 2025
Congratulations to captain Hardik Pandya. pic.twitter.com/Vk3fr0xDaj
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 21, 2025
How DC started IPL vs How they ended pic.twitter.com/kGEJQV3Qzd
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 21, 2025
![[WATCH]: Faf du Plessis pulls off gravity-defying one-handed screamer in MLC 2025, clip takes internet by storm](https://onecricket.pro/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1770821-rcb-2-120x86.jpg "[WATCH]: Faf du Plessis pulls off gravity-defying one-handed screamer in MLC 2025, clip takes internet by storm 4")
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