WATCH: Suryakumar Yadav and Naman Dhir's late flourish helps MI reach 180 runs

Suryakumar Yadav and Naman Dhir displayed the swashbuckling batting performances against DC to rescue MI and post a decent total of 180 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. The duo stitched a sensational and unbeaten 57-run partnership off just 21 balls after skipper Hardik Pandya was dismissed on the third ball of the 17th over.

Suryakumar Yadav ended up smashing 73 runs off just 43 balls, with seven fours and four sixes. He smashed the runs with an amazing strike rate of 169.76. Besides him, Naman Dhir also played an unbeaten quick fiery knock of 24 runs off just eight balls, with two fours and two sixes.

The visuals of the death-over power-hitting by Naman-Suryakumar duo also went viral on social media as soon as it was shared by the IPL on their official X handle (formerly Twitter). 

Here’s the video:

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🎥 Naman Dhir & Surya Kumar Yadav go berserk to take #MI's total to 1⃣8⃣0⃣

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 21, 2025

DC batters fumble in run chase 

Speaking of the current action of the game, Delhi Capitals have lost 5 wickets at the score of 82 runs in 11 overs, with Sameer Rizvi and Ashutosh Sharma there in the middle at the individual scores of 24 and 12 runs, respectively. All MI bowlers except for Karn Sharma, have scalped a wickets each for the hosts in the second innings so far.

Earlier in the first innings, MI struggled in the initial phase of the innings, followed by the blistering partnership between Naman Dhir and Suryakumar Yadav. Besides these two, the wicketkeeper-batter Ryan Rickelton and number three batter Will Jacks scored 25 and 21 runs each, alongside run-a-ball 27-run knock played by Tilak Varma.

Mukesh Kumar scalped 2 wickets for DC in the first innings, alongside a wicket each picked by Dushmantha Chameera, Mustafizur Rahman, and Kuldeep Yadav.

Interestingly, it is a do-or-die clash for the Delhi Capitals as they must need to win this game to stay alive in playoff contention. If they lose today, it will be the end of their campaign in the ongoing IPL 2025.