In the IPL 2026 match against Delhi Capitals (DC), Mumbai Indians (MI) suffered a loss by six wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
MI`s regular skipper Hardik Pandya missed out on the clash as he was not feeling well. In his absence, Suryakumar Yadav led the “Men in Blue and Gold”.
Following the loss, stand-in skipper Suryakumar said that the visitors fell short of 15-20 runs. He also heaped praise on Delhi`s batsmen.
“I mean, when you`re batting first, there`s nothing like thinking about the score. You just keep batting, understand the stats, what`s good, what has been good here, but we felt 180-185 was a good score. We felt short by 15-20 runs. I think it was a decent wicket. We expected it to be a little on the slower side, but still, from a batting point of view, we were a little short of 15-20 runs, but I don`t want to take any credit away from the bowlers, and also their batters batted really well in the second innings,” he said.
The stand-in skipper then admitted that he, along with Naman Dhir, threw their wickets at the wrong time. He added that stated that the “Paltan” will work hard for the upcoming fixture.
“I think me and Naman, we both got out at the wrong time, otherwise we would have at least got above par. I mean absolutely, see, there`ll be days like this when you try, and it won`t work, but we will go back to the drawing board, work hard and come back in the next few days,” said Suryakumar.
IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals: Second innings` summary
The hosts successfully scored 164 runs by losing four wickets in 18.1 overs. In an attempt to chase a target of 163 runs, DC`s KL Rahul was dismissed on one run in three balls. Fellow opening batsman Pathum Nissanka played a knock of 44 runs in 30 balls, including six boundaries and a maximum.
Nitish Rana also departed on a three-ball duck. Impact Player, Sameer Rizvi, played a glorious knock of 90 runs off just 51 deliveries, which was laced with seven boundaries and the same number of maximums.
MI`s Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, and Corbin Bosch claimed one wicket each.
(With ANI Inputs)
