Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians have had a remarkable outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, The franchise made a comeback after losing their first four matches out of five outings. The Mumbai-based franchise made a comeback by winning six consecutive matches. MI's dominating comeback helped them to stay in contention for the playoffs, and after defeating Delhi Capitals in a do-or-die match, Mumbai has now confirmed its place in the playoffs.
After registering a 59 run win against Delhi Capitals, Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians had joined Gujarat Titans (GT), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Punjab Kings to seal their berth in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 playoffs. MI defeated DC in the do-or-die clash at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The venue for the league stage match has been decided, but the league stage matches of any team have not been decided yet
What is the schedule of the playoffs, and where will the matches be held?
The Qualifier-1 match between the teams finishing in the top-2 in the IPL 2025 points table will be played on May 29 at the Mullanpur Cricket Ground in Punjab. After this, the team winning in Qualifier-1 will directly go to the final, and the team losing in it will go to Qualifier-2. The Eliminator match will be played in Mullanpur on 30 May. The team winning the Eliminator will play in Qualifier-2 on June 1 at the Ahmedabad ground, and after that, the final match will also be played on June 3 at the Ahmedabad ground.
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MI vs DC IPL 2025 clash
Coming back to the match, Suryakumar Yadav’s doughty 73 not out proved to be the difference as Mumbai Indians sealed the fourth and final play-off berth with a 59-run trouncing of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday.
Suryakumar’s masterclass — a 43-ball knock with seven fours and half a dozen sixes in adverse situations — paved the way for a dominating win. The five-time champions had not made the play-offs last year.
Delhi Capitals, who came into this contest with their fair share of opportunities to reach the final four, saw the tables being turned on them when MI batters collected 48 runs off the last two overs.
But the visitors were also guilty of a meek reply in a do-or-die contest, which had their top-order blown away in the powerplay, leaving the rest of the contest a mere formality.
Chasing 181, Delhi Capitals, who were without regular skipper Axar Patel in this game, rolled over for 121 in 18.2 overs with Sameer Rizvi (39) being the top scorer.