IPL 2025 Updates: RCB beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets

Sun, 27 April 2025

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23:19

David's late cameo takes RCB home

RCB 165-4 (18.3 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in Indian Premier League match in New Delhi on Sunday.

After losing three early wickets, Kohli and Krunal put on 119-run partnership to stabilise the innings.

At the end, Tim David's lusty blows saw the visitors home by 6 wickets

Mukesh continues and David starts the over with a lofted smack over long off for a six!

Short bouncer ball next and David pulls it to deep square leg for a four. RCB take review for no ball for height and no ball called on review.

Free Hit now and David hits the full ball as he opens the blade and wrists it past cover point for a four.

He then clips the next ball to backward square leg for a four to bring up the winning runs and RCB win by 6 wickets.

23:10

Can RCB win?

RCB 146-4 (18 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Tim David is the new man in and he starts with a swipe across the line for a single as a wicket and 9 runs come off the over.

Chameera is back in the attack and he starts with a wide but it's not been given and RCB take the review and wide has been given.

Krunal then smacks the next ball towards mid-off who couldn't get to the ball and the ball runs down for a four.

Krunal then takes a single to sweeper cover.

Full ball on the off stump and Kohli plays it to deep cover for a single.

Krunal then takes a single to deep square.

Slow ball next, Kohli tries to go big only to hole out at long off and he is out for 51 off 47.

Mukesh continues and after a dot, Kohli plays the ball to short fine and takes a single to bring up his 50 off 45 balls.

Mukesh comes around the wicket now and the ball is in the arc, Krunal miscues it high over extra cover, Axar runs back but cannot get there in time and Krunal gets a couple.

A full ball on the pads and Krunal flicks it over deep mid wicket for a four.

Krunal then digs out the full ball and beats the fielder at backward point and gets a four.

A single to deep square leg to end the over as 12 come off it.

23:10

Can RCB win?

RCB 146-4 (18 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Tim David is the new man in and he starts with a swipe across the line for a single as a wicket and 9 runs come off the over.

Chameera is back in the attack and he starts with a wide but it's not been given and RCB take the review and wide has been given.

Krunal then smacks the next ball towards mid-off who couldn't get to the ball and the ball runs down for a four.

Krunal then takes a single to sweeper cover.

Full ball on the off stump and Kohli plays it to deep cover for a single.

Krunal then takes a single to deep square.

Slow ball next, Kohli tries to go big only to hole out at long off and he is out for 51 off 47.

Mukesh continues and after a dot, Kohli plays the ball to short fine and takes a single to bring up his 50 off 45 balls.

Mukesh comes around the wicket now and the ball is in the arc, Krunal miscues it high over extra cover, Axar runs back but cannot get there in time and Krunal gets a couple.

A full ball on the pads and Krunal flicks it over deep mid wicket for a four.

Krunal then digs out the full ball and beats the fielder at backward point and gets a four.

A single to deep square leg to end the over as 12 come off it.

22:56

RCB need 38 off 24 now

RCB 125-3 (16 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Starc is back in the attack and Kohli comes down and drills the ball down to long off for a single.

Full ball and Krunal slaps it straight to cover, who misfields, allowing Krunal to sneak a single.

Kohli then swivel pulls the next ball to fine leg for a four.

Kohli then takes a couple off a flick to mid-wicket.

Full ball next and Kohli chips it to cover for a single.

Short bouncer next and Krunal goes for the pull, mistimes. Porel puts it down at backward square leg, the batters in a mix-up but by the time he throws it back to Starc the batter is in, but Starc fails to collect and the batters cannot take another run as Krunal has overrun the second. 11 come off the over.

Axar is back in the attack and Krunal and Kohli start the over with two singles.

A wide later, Krunal takes a single.

A dot later, Kohli takes a single before Krunal gets to his half-century, his 2nd this season, with a four through to deep backward square leg as 9 come off it.

22:42

Mukesh, Kuldeep taken to cleaners

RCB 105-3 (14 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues and Kohli turns the first ball to fine leg for a couple.

Kohli then slaps the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

Tossed up and wide, and Krunal lofts it over long off for a six.

Krunal then plays the next ball to the leg side for a single.

Kohli then takes a single to long off.

Krunal then plays the ball to deep square leg for a single as 12 come off it.

Mukesh is back in the attack and Kohli starts the over with a single.

A dot later, a short ball next and Krunal pulls the ball over fine leg for a six!

Back-to-back sixes for Krunal as he lofts the ball through the line and thumps it down the ground for a six!

Full ball next and Krunal hits it straight and the bowler keeps it down to a dot.

Yorker next and Krunal creams it down to long off for a couple as 15 come off it.

22:33

RCB's hopes on Kohli-Krunal

RCB 78-3 (12 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues and Kohli starts the over with a quick couple as Krunal survives a run-out attempt.

He then drives the ball to long on for a single.

Krunal and Kohli then take a single each before Krunal plays two dots as 5 runs come off the over.

Chameera continues and Kohli starts the over with a single.

Full ball on the legs and Krunal whips it over deep square leg for a six!

A dot later, Krunal plays the ball to fine leg for a single.

A dot later, Kohli plays a single to long off. Nine runs come off it.

22:24

Kohli-Krunal keep RCB in the hunt

RCB 64-3 (10 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues and Krunal starts the over with a couple to point.

Krunal then takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

Two dots later, the short ball is pulled down square leg for a four.

Kohli then drives the ball to long on for a single as 8 come off it.

Right arm fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera is in the attack now and the batters rotate the strike as 6 runs come in the over.

The last ball of the over is a short ball that Krunal attempts to pull, misses and is hit on the helmet as the ball goes to third man for a single. The physio is out to check on Krunal, he is ok and time out taken.

22:13

Kohli-Krunal deal in singles

RCB 50-3 (8 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Kuldeep in the attack now and Kohli starts the over with a single to deep mid-wicket.

A dot later, Krunal is hit on backpad, big shout for LBW, no says the umpire and DC take the review and lose it.

Another dot later, Krunal cuts the short ball past backward point for a couple as just three runs come in the over.

Vipraj Nigam in the attack now and he has been clobbered for 12 runs in the over as Krunal clubs him for a four while the batters rotate the strike for singles and twos.

22:08

DC keep it tight

RCB 35-3 (6 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Starc is back in the attack and Kohli starts the over with a four, drive down the ground to the boundary.

Kohli then takes a single to deep square leg.

Four dots to end the over as 5 come off it.

Krunal is the new man in as Axar continues and the batters take four singles in the over.

22:08

DC keep it tight

RCB 35-3 (6 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Starc is back in the attack and Kohli starts the over with a four, drive down the ground to the boundary.

Kohli then takes a single to deep square leg.

Four dots to end the over as 5 come off it.

Krunal is the new man in as Axar continues and the batters take four singles in the over.

21:58

Axar removes Bethell, Padikkal

RCB 26-3 (4 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Mukesh Kumar in the attack now and Patidar starts the over with a four as he tucks the ball to the fine leg boundary.

Patidar then plays three dots before he flicks the next ball to backward square leg for a single.

Kohli then flicks the ball to mid-wicket, Patidar is out of his crease and the fielder attempts a direct run out. Third umpire checks the replay and the RCB captain is far away from his crease when the stumps are broken and he is run out for 6.

Patidar is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to long off as he plays a check drive. A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.

Padikkal is the new man in and after a dot, he is bowled out next ball. Axar bowls a quicker short ball, it slides on and Padikkal looks to cut only to chop it on to his stumps and he is out for a duck.

Axar continues and Kohli starts the over with a single to long off.

Short next and Bethell pulls it but Nair runs in from the deep and dives in front to complete a low catch. Bethell is out for 12.

21:44

Bethell takes on Starc

RCB 19-0 (2 ovs) vs DC 162-8 | Scorecard

Starc opens the attack from the other end and Kohli plays the first two balls watchfully for dots.

Short and straight, Kohli makes room and smashes it over extra cover for a four.

Kohli then clips then next ball, swinging in a little, to deep backward square leg for a single.

Leg side ball and Bethell effortlessly flicks the fuller ball over backward square leg for a six!

Full again and Bethell flick pulls it over square leg for a four as 15 come off it.

RCB's debutant Bethell comes out with veteran Virat Kohli to chase down 163 while Axar opens the attack for DC.

Bethell is off the mark with a single to deep mid-wicket.

Kohli is beaten as he tries to cut the next ball before he gets off the mark with a single to long-off.

A dot later, Bethell and Kohli take a single each as 4 come off the over.

21:33

Bhuvi picks 3 as DC score 42 runs in last 3 overs

DC 162-8 (20 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Delhi Capitals posted 162 for right against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match in New Delhi on Sunday.

Put in to bat, KL Rahul top-scored with a 39-ball 41 but DC lost wickets in regular intervals before Tristan Stubbs' 18-ball 34 lifted them to a competitive total.

DC scored 42 runs in last 3 overs.

Bhuveshwar Kumar (3/33) and Josh Hazlewood (2/36) snapped three and two wickets respectively.

Krunal Pandya (1/28) and Yash Dayal (1/42) accounted for one wicket each.

Chameera is the new man in and he reviews for a wide, which is turned down and DC put on 162 for 8.

Starc is the new man in and he will be at the non-strikers' end.

A dot later, Stubbs gets a boundary as he pulls it over backward square leg for a four.

Stubbs is out next ball as he miscues and is caught in the infield and is out for 34 off 18.

Bhuvi back in the attack to bowl the final over as RCB are penalised for slow over rate. So only four fielders outside the inner ring

Nigam starts the over with a single off leg byes.

Nigam is run out next , Stubbs drives it towards mid-off. Kolhi moves to his right and misfields, but he recovers in time as the batters attempt a couple and Kohli throws the ball to the bowler who has Nigam short of his crease and he is out for 12.

Dayal is back in the attack and Nigam starts the over with a four as some shoddy fielding allows the batters get a four off the first ball of the over.

Nigam then gets a single to point.

Stubbs then hits a boundary down the ground before he comes to the leg side and reverse scoops it over deep third man for a six!

A dot later, Stubbs ends the over with a four through long-off as 19 come off the over.

21:09

Bhuvi strikes twice in an over

DC 137-6 (18 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Hazlewood is back in the attack and the full ball is scooped by Stubbs over the keeper and the short fine leg for a four.

Stubbs then takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

Nigam then stays leg side and ramps the short ball over third man for a six!

Nigam then takes a single.

A wide later, Stubbs lofts the ball over the infield for a four to long on.

A dot to end the over as 17 come off it.

Vipraj Nigam is the new man in and he starts with a dot as two wickets and 3 runs come in the over.

Ashutosh Sharma is the impact sub for du Plessis and is the new man in.

He plays a dot first ball and then gets off the mark with a couple to backward point.

Slower ball next and Ashutosh is beaten for pace and is bowled out as he tries to swipe it across the stumps and misses it. He is out for 2.

Bhuvi is back in the attack and Stubbs starts the over with a single to long off.

Full ball next and Rahul fails to get under it as he attempts to loft it over the infield, only to to have Bethell come in and dive in front to take the catch at long-off. Rahul out for 41.

20:56

Rahul-Stubbs deal in singles and twos

DC 117-4 (16 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Paddikal come out on the field as Impact player, substituting Suyash Sharma.

Krunal is back in the attack and Stubbs and Rahul rotate the strike nicely as 7 runs come off the first five balls.

Short ball and Rahul pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple as 9 come off the over.

Suyash is back in the attack and after two dots, Rahul and Stubbs take four singles as just 4 come off the over.

20:47

Axar out for 15

DC 104-4 (14 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Stubbs is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Rahul takes a single to deep mid-wicket to end the over as a wicket and 7 runs come off it.

Hazlewood is back in the attack and the short ball is dispatched over backward square leg for a four.

Rahul then miscues the pull and the ball falls safely and he gets a single in front of mid-wicket.

A dot later, Axar tries to play the straight and the full ball across the line and misses as the ball crashes into the middle stump and Axar is bowled out for 15 off 13.

Krunal continues and he bowls a quick full ball on the leg stump and Axar lofts it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Short ball next and Axar miscues the pull to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Rahul and Axar take three singles off the next four balls as 10 come off the over.

20:34

Axar-Rahul find runs with ease

DC 87-3 (12 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Suyash is back in the attack and after a dot, Axar and Rahul take a single each.

A dot later, the ball is drifting down leg and Axar pulls it flat past short fine leg for a four.

A single to mid-wicket to end the over as 7 come off it.

Dayal is back in the attack and the full ball on the off stump is uppishly driven down the ground for a couple as Tim David puts in the dive at the long on boundary.

A dot later, Rahul hits a single.

Axar plays a dot and a single to long on before Rahul cuts the ball past backward point for a four as 8 come off the over.

20:28

Du Plessis out for 22

DC 72-3 (10 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Axar is the new man in and he starts with a dot. Just three runs and a wicket come off it.

Krunal continues and Rahul and du Plessis start the over with two singles.

A dot later, Rahul takes a single to the leg side.

Full ball next and du Plessis flicks it to long on and that has the broken the partnership and he is out for 22.

Suyash continues and du Plessis starts the over with a single to long-on.

Rahul is then beaten as he attempts a slog sweep.

A dot later, Rahul sweeps the ball through to deep backward square leg for a four.

A single to long on and a dot to end the over as 6 runs come off it.

20:14

Keep scoreboard ticking

DC 63-2 (8 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Krunal Pandya in the attack now and Rahul sweeps the first ball to fine leg for a single.

Krunal then gets some turn next ball.

Du Plessis then clips the next ball to mid-wicket for a couple.

Short ball next and du Plessis clips it to backward square leg for a single.

Rahul and du Plessis then take a single each as 6 come off the over.

Leggie Suyash Sharma in the attack now and after a dot, Rahul and du Plessis take 5 singles in the over.

20:09

Nair falls cheaply

DC 52-2 (6 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Hazlewood continues and Rahul starts the over with a couple to mid-wicket.

Two dots later, Rahul takes a single past mid-on.

Slower ball next and du Plessis drives it down the ground for a four.

Du Plessis is then beaten next ball as he tries to play a cover drive off the short ball on the off stump. 7 come off the over.

Rahul is the new man in and after a dot, he is off the mark with a single to mid-off. A wicket and 8 runs come off it.

Dayal is back in the attack and after a dot, the short ball on the leg side is sent through mid-wicket for a four by du Plessis. No ball called.

Wide ball next and the free-hit gets them only a single to deep point.

A dot later, the length ball, angling away is pulled on the front foot but Nair miscues and is caught out at mid-on and he is out for 4.

19:55

Porel out for 28

DC 37-1 (4 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Nair is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a four will a pull through mid-wicket as a wicket and 5 runs come off it.

Hazlewood in the attack now and after a dot, du Plessis takes a single to mid-on.

A dot later. the next ball is going down the leg side, Porel looks to put only to glove it on the way to the keeper. Big appeal and the umpire raises the finger, Porel walks and he is out for 28 off 11.

Bhuvi continues and after a dor, du Plessis gets a single to deep point.

Slower ball next and Porel slogs it wide of backward square leg for a six.

Porel then gets a couple as Romario Shepherd puts in a dive to keep it down to a couple.

Full and on the pads next and Porel just picks it and flicks it over backward square leg for a six!

Two to square leg to end the over as 17 come off it.

19:42

RCB yet to get a breakthrough

DC 15-0 ( 2 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Yash Dayal opens at the other end and after two dots, du Plessis comes down the track but plays and misses as the ball moves outside the off stump. late movement.

Du Plessis then takes a single to mid-off.

Porel then takes a couple to mid-wicket before Porel swipes the ball past mid-wicket for a four as 7 come off it.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar opens the attack for RCB while Porel and du Plessis come out to open the batting for DC.

And Porel starts the innings with a four as he glances the ball to backward square leg for a boundary.

Inswinger next and Porel nearly chops on, but gets a single.

A dot later. the du Plessis is off the mark and the batters take four singles as 8 come off it.

19:37

Rampaging MI crush LSG by 54 runs

Royal Challengers Bengalru captain Rajat Patidar has won the toss and elected to bowl against Delhi Capitals in New Delhi on Sunday.

RCB make one change with Bethell coming in for Salt, who is down with a fever.

Fit-again Du Plessis comes into the DC squad

Playing XIs:

Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

Impact Subs:

Delhi Capitals: Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh

19:26

Rampaging MI crush LSG by 54 runs

LSG 161-all out (20 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Bosch to bowl the 19th over. Prince has a big swing but is beaten as MI review but there is no edge.

The next ball is a down the leg side before Prince keeps out the yorker on the off-side for a single and Bishnoi can only block the yorker before he plays and misses next ball.

Bosch gets his maiden wicket in the IPL as he cleans up Bishnoi (13) with a cracking yorker which sneaks under his bat and smashes into the middle stump.

He goes for another yorker but this time he bowls a wide down the leg side to last man Digvesh Rathi, who inside edges the last ball.

Bosch finishes with impressive figures of 1/26 in his debut along his came with the bat in the death overs.

Boult to bowl the final over. Prince defends the yorker before he takes one on the off-side and Rathi hits the next for one to get off the mark.

Boult finishes off the match in grand style as he bowls Rathi with the last ball of the match with a perfect yorker.r

LSG are bowled out for 161 as MI win by a huge margin of 54 runs to register their fifth victory in a row.

19:16

Bumrah leaves LSG in a mess!

LSG 155-8 (18 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Bosch to bowl the 17th over. Ravi Bishnoi swings hard as he pulls the pacer over square leg for a six but misses the shot two balls later.

MI take the review for caught behind but there is nothing on the UltraEdge.

Another swing and miss from Bishnoi before he keeps out the last ball.

Bumrah on a hat-trick as he bowls his final over. Prince Yadav watchfully defends the full delivery to deny Bumrah the hat-trick before he push the next on the off-side.

He gloves a quick short ball on the off-side for a single before Bishnoi ducks under the bouncer.

However, Bishnoi leaves everyone as he swings Bumrah's last ball over long-on for a six.

Bumrah finishes with magnificent figures of 4/22 in four overs.

19:06

Bumrah picks 3 in an over; MI set for win

LSG 142-8 (16 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Bumrah back to bowl the 16th over. The first ball is a yorker as Samad manages just a single before Bumrah strikes with the next ball.

Miller flicks a full toss but fails to time the ball as Bosch takes a well-judged catch at deep square leg to send back the left-hander for 24 from 16 balls.

Bumrah strikes again a few balls later. Samad is beaten all ends up by the slower ball as he plays all over it to be bowled for 2.

The last ball is a cracking yorker as Avesh Khan is bowled for a duck.

Three wickets for Bumrah in the over, as he boasts of wonderful figures of 4/15 in three overs.

19:00

LSG 5 down; MI in control

LSG 140-5 (15 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

But Badoni can't make most of the lifeline. He perishes in the next over as he slices the slower short ball from Boult straight to Jacks at backward point.

Badoni walks back after scoring 35 from 22 balls as LSG lose their fifth wicket, slipping towards a thumping defeat.

Abdul Samad flicks a full delivery to deep mdiwicket for one to get off the mark and Miller picks one off the next ball.

Samad misses the clip as he takes a leg bye and Miller hits the last ball through square leg for two runs.

Just six runs from the over as Boult continues to be impressive with the ball, taking 2/17 from three overs.

18:56

LSG 4 down; MI in control

LSG 134-4 (14 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Jacks, who took two wickets in his first over, is back into the attack. Badoni takes a single first ball before Miller chips the next uppishly towards long-off where Suryakumar comes charging in but the ball falls just short as he fumbles the easy stop to concede a four.

Miller is beaten next ball before he slices the next over the off-side for two runs and hammers the last ball straight down the ground for a four.

Bosch is back into the attack. Badoni takes one through the leg side and Miller clips the full toss off his pads through square leg for two runs and slices another full toss over the off-side for another couple of runs.

Bosch struggling with his length as he gifts countryman Miller another full toss which he smashes straight down the ground for a four followed by a wide down the leg side.

Miller slams the fifth ball powerfully back but only for one and Badoni shuffles across but misses the scoop off a full delivery down the leg side.

LSG are 134/4 in 14 overs, needing 82 from six overs for victory at an asking rate of 13.67.

MI missed out on a wicket as Badoni had got a thin inside edge as he missed the scoop.

18:45

Marsh out for 34; LSG sink further

LSG 113-4 (12 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Pacer Corbin Bosch comes into the attack to bowl the 11th over. Marsh misses out on a full delivery on the pads, glancing it to short fine leg before he hits the next to long-on for a single.

Badoni can't get a run off the next two balls before he walks across his stumps and scoops the pacer fine on the leg side for a four.

He pushes the last ball into the leg side for a single as Bosch concedes just six runs in his first over in the IPL.

Boult comes back into the attack and he dents LSG's hopes with the key wicket of the well-set Marsh.

Marsh mistimes the pull shot off the slower bouncer as he skies it high and is caught by Tilak at deep square leg to walk back after scoring 34 from 24 balls.

LSG make a change as David Miller comes in as the Impact Player.

David Miller keeps out the first two balls before he guides Boult to thirdman for a single to get off the mark and Badoni keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Brilliant from Boult as he concedes just three runs while picking up a wicket in his second over.

18:33

Badoni, Marsh get LSG back on track

LSG 103-3 (10 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Captain Hardik Pandya brings himself into the attack. He starts with a short ball which Marsh smashes over midwicket for a boundary before he slashes the next past point for another four.

He goes hard again but this time is beaten by the slower ball outside the off-stump.

Marsh digs out the wide yorker for a single and Badoni takes one off the next delivery.

Badoni decides to counter-attack as he goes after spinner Karn. He lofts the first ball straight down the ground for a six and hits a cracking inside out shot off the next over the off-side for another huge six.

Singles off the next two balls before Badoni initially backs away before he manages to get some bat on it to cut it behind point for a four.

He tries the inside out shot again but this time fails to time it as it falls away from the long-off fielder for two runs.

20 runs from the over as LSG recover to 103/3 in 10 overs, needing another 113 from 10 overs for victory.

Badoni has smashed 26 from 12 balls while Marsh has hit 33 from 21 balls.

18:28

Pant fails again with the bat

Will Jacks celebrates with captain Hardik Pandya after taking the wicket of Nicholas Pooran.

LSG 67-3 (7 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Bowling change as MI introduce spinner Will Jacks to bowl after the Powerplay.

He strikes first ball with the key wicket of Pooran, who looks to loft the spinner down the ground but is brilliantly caught by Suryakumar at long-off, who dives full length to his left to take the catch.

Pooran walks back after scoring 27 from 15 balls as LSG suffer a big blow.

This is the fourth wicket for Jacks and interestingly have been all left-handers.

Rishabh Pant with a big task on hand as he walks out at No 4. He gets an edge first ball as he looks to cut the spinner with the ball flying fine for a four.

However, he perishes next ball as he reverse sweeps the spinner straight to Karn Sharma at short thirdman for four.

A poor shot from Pant under the circumstances as his below-par showing in IPL 2025 continues.

A double blow for LSG as they find themselves reeling on 64/3 in the seventh over.

Ayush Badoni gets off the mark with a single and Marsh hits the next to deep square leg for another run followed by a run to his partner off the last ball.

18:12

Pooran's attack rallies LSG

LSG 60-1 (6 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Chahar to bowl his third over in the Powerplay. Pooran has a big swing but is beaten before he hits the next to the fielder at mid-off.

Chahar bowls a wide outside the off-stump before Pooran finally cuts loose.

Chahar sticks to the full wide line as Pooran slices it with some exquisite timing over the fielder at deep point for a six -- his first six in four games.

The next ball is a wide full toss as Pooran manages to despatch it again over the fielder deep point for another six.

Chahar goes for the short ball but this time Pooran is up to the task as he pulls it powerfully over midwicket to complete a hat-trick of sixes.

He keeps strike with a single from the last ball as Chahar goes for 20 in his third over.

18:09

Bumrah strikes; LSG lose early wicket

LSG 40-1 (5 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

That was Bumrah's 171st wicket in the IPL as he went past Lasith Malinga (170) for most wicket by a MI pacer in the IPL.

Chahar continue as he bowls a full toss which Marsh drives straight back for a four and then takes a single next ball.

Pooran is beaten as he looks to pull the pacer before he digs out the yorker.

Pooran mistimes the pull shot off the slower bouncer as Naman Dhir charges in from deep square leg but the ball falls well short and it goes through for a boundary to release the pressure.

In the next over, Marsh swings Bumrah's first ball into the ands over midwicket for a huge six.

The next ball is a well-disguised slower ball as Marsh is beaten trying to pull before he takes a single off the third ball.

Bumrah bowls a wide down the leg side and Pooran mistimes the full toss to deep square leg for one followed by a single to his partner.

17:55

Bumrah strikes; LSG lose early wicket

LSG 20-1 (3 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the third over. He strikes in his first over with the wicket of the in-form Markram, who flicks it straight to Naman Dhir in the deep to be dismissed for nine from 11 balls.

Bumrah made a good start with three dots in a row to Markram, who looked to make up for it with an uppish shot, but hit it straight to deep square leg -- the only fielder in the deep on the leg side.

Nicholas Pooran defends the first ball he faces before he clips the last ball for two runs to get off the mark.

Outstanding from Bumrah as he starts off with a wicket while conceding just two runs from his opening over.

17:48

SKY, Rickelton power MI to 215 vs LSG

LSG 18-0 (2 ovs) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Deepak Chahar from the other end. Marsh plays a cracking pick up shot, swiping the length ball over square leg for a six before Chahar oversteps for a no-ball.

Chahar does well to deny Marsh with the free hit with a superb yorker which he can only defend before he takes a single.

Extra bounce off the slower bouncer from Chahar as Markram steers it to short thirdman for a dot ball before he takes a risky single off the last ball.

After the six off the first ball followed by a noball, Chahar has made a good comeback to concede just nine from the over.

17:46

SKY, Rickelton power MI to 215 vs LSG

LSG 9-0 (1 ov) vs MI 215-7 | Scorecard

Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram are the two openers for LSG, who will need to get going in the Powerplay and target a score of around 75-80.

It won't be an easy task against an experienced MI attack. Trent Boult opens the bowling for the hosts.

Marsh shows his intent early as he has a big swing but is beaten and hit on the pads. He comes down the track and inside edges the heave for a single to get off the mark.

Markram smashes the fourth ball through the covers for a boundary and slashes the next square on the off-side for another four and keeps out the last ball, to get nine from the first over.

17:26

SKY, Rickelton power MI to 215 vs LSG

MI 215-7 (20 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Avesh to bowl the final over. Bosch attempts the reverse sweep first ball but fails to get it off the middle as he under edges it for a single.

Dhir makes room to drive the overpitched delivery through the off-side as Marsh dives to his left to stop the boundary and concede just a single.

Bosch continues to find the boundaries. He makes room before he throws his bat at a wide full toss, getting it over the off-side for a four.

The next ball is a full on the stumps as Bosch holes out to Pooran at long-on to walk back after a quickfire cameo of 20 from 10 balls.

Deepak Chahar gets a single to get off the mark before Dhir sweeps the last ball, a full toss, for a six over fine leg.

Dhir provided the flourish at the end, hitting 25 from 11 balls, as Mumbai Indians finish on a huge 215/7 in their 20 overs.

MI got back the momentum at the end, hitting 32 from the last two overs.

Rickelton set the tone in the Powerplay, slamming 58 from 32 balls, before Suryakumar boosted the score in the middle as he smashed 54 from 28 balls.

Dhir (25 from 11 balls) and Bosch (20 from 10 balls) provided the impetus at the end, as the duo hit a few boundaries at the end.

17:19

Suryakumar out for 54; MI 6 down

MI 202-6 (19 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Pant takes a gamble by getting Rathi to bowl the 19th over. Bosh immediately targets the spinner as he reverse sweeps the first ball for a four fine on the off-side.

He sweeps the next to fine leg for one before Dhir lofts the third ball over long-on for a six followed by a single.

Bosch slog sweeps the fifth ball over midwicket for a six to take MI past the 200-run mark and keeps strike with a single off the last ball through the off-side.

19 runs from the 19th over helps MI seize back the momentum, after they managed just 26 from the last three overs.

17:13

Suryakumar out for 54; MI 6 down

MI 183-6 (18 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Avesh to bowl the 18th over. Suryakumar walks across and swings hard but is beaten before he pulls the next over for a six to race to his fifty from grand style, from 27 balls.

However, Avesh gets revenge next ball. He looks to loft the full wide delivery over the off-side but fails to get under it and is caught by Marsh in the covers.

Suryakumar walks back after a good knock of 54 from 28 balls, having hit four sixes and four fours.

All-rounder Corbin Bosh, making his IPL debut, cuts the first ball he faces past point for two runs to get off the mark and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

17:08

Hardik out for 5; MI 5 down

MI 174-5 (17 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Prince to bowl the 17th over. Dhir punches the first ball perfectly in the gap through the covers, beating the fielder at deep extra cover for a four.

The next ball is a full toss and he plays another nicely-timed flick, hitting it through midwicket for another boundary followed by a single down the ground.

Prince gets the yorker on target as Suryakumar can only dig it back to the bowler and he punches the next past point for two runs followed by a single off the last ball, to get 12 from the over.

17:02

Hardik out for 5; MI 5 down

Hardik Pandya is bowled by Mayank Yadav.

MI 162-5 (16 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Mayank back to bowl his fourth and final over. He strikes first ball with the key wicket of MI captain Hardik Pandya for five.

Mayank bowled a beauty getting the incoming delivery to tail in sharply and bowl Hardik through the gate between bat and pad.

Hardik was completely done in as he had a big swing but was nowhere near the ball.

Naman Dhir defends the first ball he faces before the pacer bowls a wide. The next ball is again called a wide before LSG review only to lose it.

Dhir taps the third ball to point for one and Suryakumar takes one to long-on.

Naman keeps strike with one from the last ball as Mayank gives away just five runs from his final over, to finish with 2/40 from his four overs -- his first game after six months.

16:53

SKY shines as MI pile on the runs!

MI 157-4 (15 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Avesh is back into the attack, to bowl the 14th over. Suryakumar keeps out the first ball before he easily slices a short wide delivery over short thirdman for a four.

He hits a full delivery into the off-side for one before Hardik Pandya drives a full toss in the gap through the covers for two runs to get off the mark and picks a single off the last ball.

Prince comes back into the attack. Hardik pulls the second ball for a single before Suryakumar goes down on one knee to scoop the pacer over fine leg for a six.

He has raced to 41 from 19 balls as he also brings up his 4000 runs in the IPL.

Prince misses his line with the slower bouncer which goes down the leg side and is ruled a wide followed by a single.

Hardik drives the low full toss straight back for a single and Suryakumar clips the overpitched delivery through midwicket for two runs.

16:39

Varma out for 6; MI lose 4th wicket

MI 137-4 (13 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Suryakumar on the attack! He slog sweeps Bishnoi over midwicket for a six and sweeps the next ball square on the leg side for a four.

Bishnoi gets the fourth ball to turn sharply as Suryakumar gets the thick outside edge for a boundary.

Bishnoi ends his spell with a wicket. Varma top edges the slog sweep and is caught at deep midwicket after scoring six from four balls.

That was the googly which was turning away as Varma failed to get hold of the sweep to hole out in the deep.

Some relief for Bishnoi who went for runs to finish with 1/41 from his four overs.

16:36

Prince strikes; MI lose 3rd wicket

MI 121-3 (12 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Bishnoi is back into the attack. Jacks takes a single first ball before Suryakumar slog sweeps the next over midwicket for a six, clearing Badoni who leapt high on the edge of the boundary but failed to get to the ball.

Suryakumar is beaten next ball trying to slash it past point followed by singles off the last three balls, to make it 10 runs from the over.

Pacer Prince comes back from the other end.

He bowls a cracking delivery to get rid of the well-set Jacks, who is beaten all ends up by the yorker and is bowled after scoring 29 from 21 balls.

That was full and straight as Jacks was clearly beaten for pace with the ball going through to strike the stumps.

Tilak Varma off the mark in confident fashion as he flicks a full delivery through square leg for a four and pulls the last ball for one.

16:26

Rickelton out for 32-ball 58; MI 2 down

MI 105-2 (10 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Mayank is back into the attack. The first ball is full as Suryakumar lofts it over the fielder at mid-off for a boundary and clips the next for one.

Jacks backs away to guide the back of length delivery past point for a four before he flicks the fourth ball uppishly and manages to clear Avesh on the fine leg boundary for a six.

Jacks takes a single next ball before Suryakumar misses the slower ball.

MI well placed on 105/2 in 10 overs at the halfway mark, with Jacks on 27 from 18 balls and Suryakumar on six.

16:17

Rickelton out for 32-ball 58; MI 2 down

MI 89-2 (9 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Rathi, who went for runs in his first spell, comes back into the attack. He checks MI's charge with the key wicket of Rickelton, who is caught by Badoni after a quickfire 58 from 32 balls, with four sixes and six fours.

Rickelton put on 55 from 35 balls to lay the foundation for MI as they target a huge first innings score on a good pitch at Wankhede.

The left-hander tried to smash it over the off-side but failed to get enough elevation and was caught by Badoni at point.

Suryakumar Yadav gets off the mark with a single from the last ball of the over -- the first over of the MI innings without a boundary.

16:13

Rickelton slams 25-ball fifty; MI on top

MI 85-1 (8 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Bishnoi continues as Rickelton takes a single on the leg side to race to his fifty from 25 balls and Jacks picks one to sweeper cover.

Rickelton misses the sweep and is struck on the pads before he hits a wide full delivery through the gap in the covers for a four and picks a single from the last ball.

Pacer Avesh comes into the attack. Jacks, who has struggled against spin to score four from nine balls, breaks free as he makes room to loft the pacer over mid-off for a four.

He again backs away before pulling the next for a single to deep midwicket.

Rickelton looks to swing the full delivery across the line but gets a thick outside edge for a single to thirdman.

A full toss from Avesh which Jacks easily despatches in the gap past short fine leg for a four followed by a single from the last ball, to get 12 from the over.

16:02

Rickelton takes apart LSG in Powerplay

MI 66-1 (6 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Rickelton taking charge in the Powerplay. The left-hander slog sweeps Rathi over midwicket for a six to take MI past the 50-run mark in 5.1 overs.

A single each to the two batters before Nicholas Pooran's pooran effort in the covers gift Rickelton a boundary.

He again brings out the sweep to loft the flighted delivery from Rathi wide of long-on for the second six of the over.

Rickelton takes one off the last ball as Rathi goes for 19 in his second over.

Rickelton has smashed 49 from 24 balls as MI race to 66/1 in six overs.

16:02

Rickelton takes apart LSG in Powerplay

MI 66-1 (6 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Rickelton taking charge in the Powerplay. The left-hander slog sweeps Rathi over midwicket for a six to take MI past the 50-run mark in 5.1 overs.

A single each to the two batters before Nicholas Pooran's pooran effort in the covers gift Rickelton a boundary.

He again brings out the sweep to loft the flighted delivery from Rathi wide of long-on for the second six of the over.

Rickelton takes one off the last ball as Rathi goes for 19 in his second over.

Rickelton has smashed 49 from 24 balls as MI race to 66/1 in six overs.

15:56

MI suffer early blow; Rohit out for 12

MI 47-1 (5 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Spin introduced early as leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi comes into the attack, to bowl the fourth over.

Rickelton watchfully keeps out the first two balls before he pulls the third ball as it goes on the bounce to deep square leg for a single.

Jacks misses the sweep shot before he takes one down to long-on.

Rickelton hits the last ball straight back as the fielder at long-off puts in the dive and gets a hand but is unable to stop the boundary.

Spin from both ends as Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack. Jacks looks to heave Bishnoi over midwicket but misses and is hit on the pads.

LSG take the review after the umpire turns down the appeal.

However, the impact is outside the line of the off-stump as LSG lose an early review.

Jacks takes a single before Rickelton lofts the flighted delivery straight back over the bowler's head for a six.

He flicks the last ball to the fielder at deep midwicket for a single to retain strike.

15:47

MI suffer early blow; Rohit out for 12

MI 33-1 (3 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Mayank continues as he bowls a wide down the leg side to Rohit. The next ball is again short as Rohit swivels and pulls it over square leg for a 62m six to get off the mark in thumping fashion.

The next ball is again short and this time Rohit pulls it even further into the second tier at square leg for the second six in a row.

But Mayank has the last laugh. After two successive dots, Rohit looks to slice the slower short ball over the point region but ends up miscuing it to Prince at short thirdman.

Rohit walks back after scoring 12 from five balls as MI suffer an early blow.

The last ball is a short ball as Will Jacks is happy to let it go.

15:40

Rickelton gives MI quickfire start

Mayank Agarwal

MI 20-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Rickelton (5) gets a lifeline off the first ball of the second over bowled by Prince Yadav.

He taps the first ball towards point and sets off for a quick single but is sent back by Rohit halfway down.

Aiden Markram takes his time and aims at the stumps but misses the stumps by the narrowest of margins.

Rickelton makes LSG feel more pain as he flicks the length ball from the pacer over midwicket for a six.

Two balls later, the left-hander hammers it uppishly and nearly takes out non-striker Rohit, as he does well to avoid it with the ball going through for a four.

He lofts the next ball and clears the fielder at mid-on for another boundary.

Prince from round the wicket as Rickelton misses the pull shot and struck on the body.

15:35

LSG opt to bowl vs MI; include Mayank

MI 6-0 (1 ov) vs LSG | Scorecard

Mayank Yadav, playing his first game in six months, will open the bowling for LSG. Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma are the two openers for MI.

The first ball is full and clocked at 141kph as left-hander Rickelton defends and does the same next ball clocked at the same speed.

He drives the third ball but can't find the gap in the covers before he misses on the pull shot.

The pacers bowls a wide down the leg side before Rickelton drives the full delivery straight back past the bowler for a four.

He punches the last ball with a straight bat for a single to retain strike as six runs come from the first over.

15:14

MI pick Karn, Bosch

LSG will take a lot of confidence from their superior 6-1 record against Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Interestingly, they have beaten MI in both games played at the Wankhede Stadium.

MI are on a roll, having won four matches in a row, while LSG have been inconsistent with two wins from the last four games.

Interestingly, Jasprit Bumrah has been named as the Impact Sub for MI. He will replace Rohit Sharma when MI come out to bowl.

Check out the playing XIs:

Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (captain), Ryan Rickelton (w/k), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma.

Impact Subs: Jasprit Bumrah, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz, Reece Topley

Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (captain, w/k), Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav.

Impact Subs: David Miller, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himmat Singh, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Maharaj Singh

15:08

Mayank Yadav replaces Shardul

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant has won the toss and elected to bowl against Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on Sunday.

LSG have made one change as young speedster Mayank Yadav replaces veteran all-rounder Shardul Thakur.

Hardik Pandya has lost his first toss at home this season.

Meanwhile, MI have made two changes as Karn Sharma and Corbin Bosch are included in the playing XI.

14:55

Confident MI hold edge over LSG

Jasprit Bumrah with Trent Boult

Welcome to the coverage of the 45th match of IPL 2025 between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Sunday.

A rampaging Mumbai Indians will look to maintain their winning run in a vital mid-table battle against the dangerous Lucknow Super Giants.

Placed fourth and sixth respectively, MI and LSG have an impressive 10 points each, only separated by the net run-rate, having won five matches and lost four in nine games so far.

While the two teams will battle for on-field supremacy at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai's unrelenting heat and humidity will also play its part in testing the players' readiness to give it all in adverse conditions.

For the visitors, a negative NRR of -0.054 is something they would be keen to improve while hoping that their skipper Rishabh Pant is able to get a big score under his belt.

Pant has aggregated a lowly 106 runs in nine matches this season while shuffling across batting positions to discover what works for him, but none of the India wicketkeeper-batter's efforts seem to have paid off.

Hosts Mumbai Indians are familiar with the conditions and have been on a roll, having notched four wins on the trot to move into the top half of the points table.

Mumbai are peaking at the right time and firing on all cylinders. The form of their mainstays -- Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult and Hardik Pandya -- pose a threat to their opponents going forward.

Rohit banished an ordinary run of scores with two explosive half-centuries against Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, finding some consistency with the bat with a slight tweak in his all-out-attack approach.

Getting through the Powerplay while putting away the bad deliveries, something the India Test and ODI skipper was doing even when he was not getting big runs, have helped Rohit score 76 not out and 70 in his last two outings.

While there were no major concerns with Suryakumar, the familiar flourish for the ace T20 batter was missing at the start of the IPL but the right-handed batter too has been able to hit his strides like Tilak Varma.

Pandya has been an excellent floater for MI with precise and tight overs while being aggressive with the bat, proving a dependable option in both his roles.

Deepak Chahar and Trent Boult have found assistance under lights and with the evening sea breeze around in their home matches, but the conditions will be a lot different for this game.

For LSG, overseas stars Nicholas Pooran (377 runs), Mitchell Marsh (344) and Aiden Markram (326) have formed the bedrock of their success more often than not and the troika's returns largely determine their fortunes on the field.

Marsh has thrived in his role as a specialist batter while Pooran has been a class apart, dazzling this IPL with strokes full of Caribbean flavour. Markram is a dependable silent operator in the side who has performed his role really well.

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