Mumbai Indians entered the playoffs of IPL 2025 after registering an emphatic 59-run victory over Delhi Capitals on Wednesday at the Wankhede Stadium. Asked to bat first, MI posted a whopping total of 180/5 in 20 overs after Suryakumar Yadav scored 73* off 43 balls. Later, Mitchell Santner and Jasprit Bumrah scalped three wickets each as MI bundled out DC for 121 and won the match by 59 runs. With this win, the five-time champions secured a playoffs berth while DC got knocked out from the race.
Suryakumar bagged the Played of the Match award for his performance and one of his sweet gestures towards Harsha Bhogle became the moment of the day.
During the post-match presentation, Surya kumar came with an umbrella in hand as it was raining heavily. As the MI batter came towards Harsha, who was supposed to interact with him, he offered his umbrella to the star presenter.
Following Mumbai’s qualification, discussions are heating up about Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s path to the playoffs and their remaining matches.
In the match against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Suryakumar Yadav played a crucial innings, scoring an unbeaten 73 runs off 43 balls. His knock included 7 fours and 4 sixes.
He came in at a time when Mumbai Indians’ innings needed stability and accelerated towards the end, forming a vital partnership with Naman Dhir in the final overs. This performance earned him the Player of the Match award and helped Mumbai Indians secure their playoff spot in IPL 2025.
See the table of Ipl:
| S no. | Team | Match | Win | Loss | NRR | |
| 1 | GT | 12 | 9 | 3 | +0.795 | |
| 2 | RCB | 12 | 8 | 4 | +0.482 | |
| 3 | PBKS | 12 | 8 | 4 | +0.389 | |
| 4 | MI | 13 | 8 | 5 | +1.292 | |
| 5 | DC | 13 | 6 | 7 | -0.019 | |
| 6 | KKR | 13 | 5 | 8 | +0.193 | |
| 7 | LSG | 12 | 5 | 7 | -0.506 | |
| 8 | SRH | 12 | 4 | 8 | -1.005 | |
| 9 | RR | 14 | 4 | 10 | -0.549 | |
| 10 | CSK | 13 | 3 | 10 | -1.030 |
