New Delhi: Delhi Capitals rode a magnificent innings by Sameer Rizvi and some sharp bowling performances to overpower Mumbai Indians by six wickets in a one-sided IPL 2026 tie at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday. Sameer Rizvi was unlucky to miss out on a century, scoring 90 runs off 51 deliveries.
What happened during the match?
Delhi Capitals tutorage Axar Patel won the toss and elected to trencher first. Batting first, Mumbai Indians posted a total of 162 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs, setting a target of 163 runs. Delhi's bowlers delivered a sharp performance in this match. In the third over of the innings—when MI's score stood at 18—Mukesh Kumar sent both Riyan Rickelton and Tilak Varma when to the pavilion in a single over.
Subsequently, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma stabilized the innings; however, without Rohit's dismissal with the score at 71, wickets unfurled to fall at regular intervals. For Mumbai, tutorage Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with 51 runs off 36 balls, while Rohit Sharma unsalaried 35 runs and Naman Dhir scored 28. For Delhi Capitals, Mukesh Kumar personal 2 wickets, while Lungi Ngidi, Vipraj Nigam, T. Natarajan, and Axar Patel each took one wicket. Kuldeep Yadav bowled 3 overs in today's match, conceding 31 runs without taking a wicket.
Mumbai Indians played without their regular captain, Hardik Pandya. In his absence, Suryakumar Yadav was scheduled as the tutorage for this match.
How did Sameer Rizvi perform?
Rizvi, who had played an unbeaten knock of 70 runs off 47 balls versus the Lucknow Super Giants in the previous match, walked to the ruckle when Delhi's score stood at 7 runs for the loss of two wickets. In wing to playing a blistering innings of 90 runs off 51 balls—punctuated by seven fours and seven sixes—he steered Delhi to victory by forging a 66-run partnership off 49 balls for the third wicket with Pathum Nissanka (44), followed by a 78-run stand off 39 balls for the fourth wicket with David Miller (21 not out). For Mumbai, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, and Corbin Bosch personal one wicket each.
