Mumbai Indians crushed Delhi Capitals by 59 runs, booking their spot in the playoffs. Hardik Pandya’s team is on fire. Suryakumar Yadav stole the show with 73 runs off 43 balls, earning him player of the match. He’s now close to taking the orange cap.
Yadav’s unbeaten 73, including 4 sixes and 7 fours, helped Mumbai set a target of 181. Delhi struggled, getting bowled out for 121. Mitchell Santner and Jasprit Bumrah took 3 wickets each.
The orange cap is still up for grabs. Surya was in the running but fell behind after the last match. Sai Sudarshan’s century and Shubman’s 93 runs pushed him ahead. Now, Surya is back in the mix. He’s third on the list with 583 runs in 13 matches. Sudarshan is still in the lead with 617 runs in 12 matches.
Here are the top 5 run-scorers:
- Sai Sudarshan (GT): 617 runs
- Shubman Gill (GT): 601 runs
- Suryakumar Yadav (MI): 583 runs
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR): 559 runs
- Virat Kohli (RCB): 505 runs
Bumrah is getting back to his best after an injury. He took 3 wickets against Delhi, moving up the list of top wicket-takers. He’s now sixth with 16 wickets in 9 matches.
Here are the top 5 bowlers in the purple cap race:
- Prasidh Krishna (GT): 21 wickets
- Noor Ahmad (CSK): 21 wickets
- Trent Boult (MI): 19 wickets
- Josh Hazlewood (RCB): 18 wickets
- Varun Chakravarthy (KKR): 17 wickets
Next up, Gujarat Titans face Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday at 7:30 PM.