Delhi Capitals Registered its second consecutive win of the season by defeating Mumbai Indians by six wickets in the 8th match of the 2026 Indian Premier League at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Asked to bat first, MI posted a competitive 162/6 in their 20 overs, with Suryakumar Yadav scoring 51 while Rohit Sharma made 35 at the top. However, DC's bowlers kept things under control, with Mukesh Kumar performing brilliantly and taking two crucial wickets to stop the visitors.
In reply, DC got off to a poor start as their top order struggled to build momentum early on. However, impact substitute Sameer Rizvi turned the game on its head with a sensational innings, chasing down the target with a breathtaking 90 off 51 balls. Apart from him, Pathum Nissanka contributed 44 runs.
After Rizvi's dismissal, David Miller ensured there was no further trouble, taking DC to 166/4 in 18.1 overs and registering a comfortable six-wicket win. Rizvi was named player of the match.
talking points
1) Rohit Sharma's excellent form continues
Mumbai Indians' opening batsman on being invited to bat first Rohit Sharma Continued his great form in IPL 2026 by scoring 35 runs in 2 balls on a difficult wicket.
Suryakumar Yadav also played a good innings after being made the captain for this game in the absence of Hardik Pandya. The stand-in MI captain scored 51 runs in just 36 balls and gave his team a good platform before the final overs.
2) DC's all-round bowling performance
This was a complete bowling performance by the DC bowlers in their first home match in IPL 2026. Mukesh Kumar gave them a strong start with the new ball, taking the wickets of Ryan Rickelton and Tilak Verma. His spell put MI batsmen under a lot of pressure.
This momentum was carried forward well by other DC bowlers. Captain Akshar Patel also bowled an economical spell of 1/22 in his four overs.
3) Sameer Rizvi's dream journey continues
Chasing a difficult score of 163 runs, Delhi Capitals needed a spirited performance from their batsmen and they delivered well. Pathum Nissanka Gave them a good start by scoring 44 runs in 30 balls, but it was only a chase. Sameer RizviAmazing with the bat.
The right-handed batsman performed brilliantly and scored 90 runs in just 51 balls and easily led his team to victory. This was his third consecutive fifty plus score in the IPL.
who said what?
Akshar Patel, DC Captain
“In T20 cricket, it is all about flexibility. If you have players who can play anywhere, it is good. We are open-minded. If the wicket suits a player, we send them.” [On selecting Sameer ahead of Ashutosh as Impact Player] You get to know the players when you practice together. Ashutosh is batting very well. But if I am facing this kind of problem in selecting players then it is a good thing. [What’s the secret behind the wins?] It's important to take one game at a time. If you are winning, it is important to keep the momentum going. IPL is a long tournament and it is important to continue the winning streak. We will ensure that we do not repeat the mistake we made last year.”
Suryakumar Yadav, MI captain
“I think it was a good wicket. We expected it to be a little slow, but still from a batting point of view we were a little behind by 15-20 runs, but I don't want to take any credit from the bowlers and their batsmen batted really well in the second innings. (On Rizvi) Absolutely, I mean someone like that coming in at 7 for 2 and batting the way he did, I think a lot of credit goes to him. He should never have had that happen. We came into the game, we tried our best to follow everything in the bowling department, but we could not come back. You just keep batting, understand the stats, what's good, what's been good here, but we felt 180-185 was a good score. We fell short by 15-20 runs. I think me and Naman, we both got out at the wrong time, otherwise we would have at least been on par. I mean absolutely, look, there will be days when you try and it doesn't work, but we'll go back to the drawing board, work hard and come back in the next few days.
Sameer Rizvi, Player of the Match
“I have worked really hard on my weaknesses. I used to have some problems against fast bowlers, but I worked on it last year and now I am getting the fruits of it. (Mindset coming to bat?) I try to play as per the situation. In both the innings I have played, I took some time. I tried to see the ball till the end. And it paid off. When you take some time, things become easier for you. (How important is the IPL?) Is it?) This is an important time for any player, because if you perform well here you can get more opportunities, so I will try to continue the good work.
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