New Delhi: In the 8th match of the 2026 Indian Premier League, the Delhi Capitals defeated the Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets. In this match, Sameer Rizvi won everyone’s hearts; facing 51 balls, he played a magnificent innings of 90 runs. This marks the Delhi Capitals’ second consecutive victory, bringing their total points tally to 4.
At one point, it seemed as though the Mumbai Indians would win the contest, but that was not to be. The Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bowl first—a decision that proved to be absolutely spot-on.
Batting first, the Mumbai Indians posted a total of 162 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Chasing the target, the Delhi Capitals reached the required total with ease in just 18.1 overs. For Mumbai, except Suryakumar Yadav, no other player could manage to stay at the crease for any significant duration.
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Style in abundance 👏
A couple of glorious shots for six from Pathum Nissanka and Sameer Rizvi 💪#DC need 70 runs from 54 deliveries.
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Mumbai Indians Fail to Post a Big Score
Batting first at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, the Mumbai Indians team failed to put up a substantial total. By the end of their 20 overs, they had managed to score a mere 162 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Ryan Rickelton faced 11 balls and contributed a total of just 9 runs.
Opening batsman Rohit Sharma did manage to steady the innings for a brief period, but he, too, departed after scoring 35 runs off 26 balls. Tilak Varma failed to even open his account. Batting at number four, Suryakumar Yadav proved to be a thorn in the side of the Delhi Capitals; he played a half-century knock, facing 36 balls.
Bullseye from Jasprit Bumrah…this time in the field 🎯
🎥 In case you missed his brilliant direct-hit run-out |/ 👌
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His innings featured 2 sixes and 3 fours. Sherfane Rutherford also failed to make a significant impact, scoring just 5 runs off 7 balls. Naman Dhir managed to score 28 runs off 21 balls. Mitchell Santner and Corbin Bosch remained unbeaten, scoring 18 runs off 13 balls and 11 runs off 4 balls, respectively.
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Delhi Capitals’ Playing XI
KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (Captain), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T. Natarajan, and
Mukesh Kumar.
Mumbai Indians’ Playing XI
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (Wicketkeeper), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, and Jasprit Bumrah.
