The stage is set with no second chances as former champions Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians gear up for a winner-takes-all clash in the IPL 2025 Eliminator at the new PCA Stadium in Mullanpur on Friday.
With Mumbai Indians taking on Delhi Capitals in a must-win match on a difficult and sluggish pitch in slightly overcast conditions at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, Suryakumar Yadav did not bat like Suryakumar Yadav in a T20 match.
Speaking after the game, Cummins credited Heinrich Klaasen and Abhinav Manohar for giving SRH something to bowl at, but conceded that it simply wasn’t enough.
Hardik Pandya’s return from a one-match suspension is expected to bolster five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians as they aim to bounce back from the opening defeat in their second game against 2022 champions Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Delhi Capitals failed to break their record of coming second best in the finals of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 as Mumbai Indians held their nerve to emerge victorious by eight runs in the 2025 season title clash and clinch their second title in front of 14,700 fans at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma lauded Ishan Kishan, whose 99 went in vain, and Kieron Pollard, who scored a 24-ball 60.
The most experienced RCB duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers had taken it upon themselves as they successfully chased the winning runs off Bumrah’s over.
In the tie-breaker, RCB kept their nerve better and came out the winner. The win gave RCB two points which took their tally to four.
The match went into the Super Over after both teams were levelled at 201 in the allotted 20 overs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
As the KKR bowlers fumbled with their line and length and gave Rohit Sharma short deliveries, the Mumbai captain replied with his trade mark pull shots.
