Karun Nair described his return IPL with a sensational 22-fifty-fifty, passionate persecution of the Delhi capitals against the Indians in Bombai. His explosive attack on Bumrah in PowerPlay, including two six and four, moved the momentum after an early failure. Despite the earlier 59 Tilak Varma for Mi, Nair’s Fireworks put Delhi in a strong position. New Delhi: Karun Nair announced his iPL Comeback in a spectacular style with a blister of 22-century, his first in seven years, and on Sunday he powered Delhi Capitals to fly against the Mumbai Indians at the ARUN Jaitley stadium.
The highlight of his knock was the stunning attack on Jasprit Bumrah in the final above the PowerPlay, which brought the crowd to his feet and even left the captain Hardik Pandy applauds.
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He chased 206, DC was shaken early when Jake Fraser-McGurk was released from the first ball. But Nair, who has been playing his first iPL match since 2022, joined Abishek Porel and turned the tide with a fearless intention. The couple raced until fifty partnership ran to five exceeding, with NAIR taking the lead.
50 Plus runs in the transmission of 1-6 iPL match for DC
78 (24) – Jake Fraser McGurk vs Mi, 2024
50 (20) – Jake Fraser McGurk vs RR, 2024
50 (22) – Karun Nair vs Mi, 2025*
Nair was at 32 when Bumrah returned to his second in the sixth. He broke the first ball after six across the back square leg, followed by the border and then hammered another six for a long time. A couple of the last ball had brought his milestone-22-fifty-fifty-fo with only the second DC body after Fraser-McGurk reached half a century inside the powerplay.
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Nair was eventually released by Mitchell Santner in the 12th place in 89. He broke five six and 12 four in his 40-Míček whirlpool. He added 119 runs for opening goal with Porel (33 out of 25 balls) to determine the basis of the chase run.
Formerly 59 from Tilak Varma of 33, dominated by his signature strikes in the middle of the goal, helped me after 205/5. Naman Dhir well supported 38 not out. Despite Varm’s heroism, it was Nair’s comeback fireworks that stole the show and put Delhi tightly in hunting.
Most Runs Scored Bumrah in IPL
26 – Pat cummins (KKR), 2022
20 – DJ Bravo (CSK), 2018
18 – Karun Nair (DC), 2025*
17 – Faf You Plessis (CSK), 2021
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