Also: a remarkable outing for MI’s Mitchell Santner, conceding the joint-fewest runs by an IPL spinner bowling his full quota at the Wankhede
Sampath Bandarupalli22-May-20251:51
Moody: Santner a nightmare on pitches like this
A statistical review after Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) in match 63 of the IPL 2025 season, securing both teams’ playoff fates.11 Number of IPL seasons where MI qualified for the playoffs (or semi-finals). They had qualified previously in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2023. Only Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – 12 times – made it to the top four in the IPL more often than MI.1 DC became the first team in the IPL to not finish in the top four despite starting the season with four successive wins. MI halted DC’s four-match winning streak in Delhi, and Wednesday’s game against MI at the Wankhede confirmed DC’s elimination.6 of MI’s eight wins in IPL 2025 have been by a margin of 40-plus runs or 25-plus balls to spare. These are the joint-most such wins for any team in an IPL season. MI also had six big wins in 2020, including a win in the playoffs.MI’s win against DC was their third by a margin of 50-plus runs in IPL 2025. MI had three such wins in 2010 and 2013, as did the Gujarat Titans (GT) in 2023.5 Number of times MI have bowled out their opponents in IPL 2025. All other teams combined bundled out their opponents only seven times in this season so far. Only one team bowled their opponents out more times in an IPL season – six by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2024.