WATCH: DC's Karun Nair falls for 3-ball duck in unexpected run-out against RR after comeback half-century against MI

The thing ended before even starting properly for the star in-form DC batter Karun Nair against the Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing 32nd game of IPL 2025. Nair was expected to repeat his batting heroics in the same way he smashed a blistering comeback half-century against MI in the previous game.

But things didn’t go well in Nair’s favour this time, and he fell for a 3-ball in an unexpected run-out while returning to the non-striker’s from the half of the pitch, which he covered in an attempt to complete a run. The RR pacer Sandeep Sharma made no mistake in hitting the ball at the stumps immediately after collecting it from the fielder. 

The video of Karun Nair getting dismissed in an unfortunate run-out also went viral on social media as soon as it was shared by a user on X (formerly Twitter).

Here’s the video:

வந்த உடனே கிளம்பிட்டாரு Karun Nair... 🚶🏻

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Speaking of the current action of the game between DC and RR at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, the visiting skipper, Sanju Samson, won the toss and asked DC to bat first. Batting first, the hosts have scored 48 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 6.2 overs. The veteran wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul and opener Abishek Porel are there in the middle with individual scores of 8 and 32 runs, respectively.

Earlier in the innings, the young opener Jake Fraser-McGurk also fell early, scoring just 9 runs off 6 balls, with two fours.

Star RR pacer Jofra Archer has bowled a brilliant spell in the first innings so far, scalping a wicket at just 11 runs in his 2 overs. Besides him, the veteran pacer Sandeep Sharma has bowled the most economical spell in the first innings so far, conceding only 7 runs in his 2 overs, with an outstanding economy rate of 6.50.

Coming back to DC, they are aiming to win this match to get back to the top spot in the table with their fifth win in the tournament’s current season. They are currently in the second spot in the tally, with four wins and a defeat in their five games so far.