NEW DELHI: Karun Nair announced his IPL return to a spectacular style with half a puffy half-century of 22 bullets, his first in seven years, propelling Delhi capital Sunday Sunday, at the start of theft against the Indians of Mumbai at the Arun Jaitley stadium.
The culmination of his blow was an astonishing assault on Jasprit Bumrah during the final of the power game which brought the crowd to his feet and even left the Hardya applaudage skipper.
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Chasing 206, DC was shaken early while Jake Fraser-McGurk was rejected from the first ball by Deepak Chahar. But Nair, playing his first IPL match since 2022, joined Abishek Porel And turned the tide of an intrepid intention. The couple ran to a partnership of fifty points in the five Overs, with Nair in charge.
50 Plus races in Overs 1 to 6 of an 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 32 years old when Bumrah returned for his second to the sixth. He broke the first ball for a square leg of six on the square, followed him with a limit, then hammered six others in a long time. A couple of the last ball of the end passed their milestone-about fifty-ball of 22 balls-becoming only the second DC striker after Fraser-McGurk reaching half a century inside the power game.
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Nair was finally dismissed by Mitchell Santner in the 12th for 89. He broke five six and 12 four in his whirlwind of 40 balls. He added 119 points for the opening window with Porel (33 on 25 balls) to define the basics of the pursuit of the race.
Earlier, the 59 OFF 33 of Tilak Varma, dominated by his bicket blows in mid-guichert, helped Mi to publish 205/5. Naman Dhir Supported well with 38 steps out. Despite the heroism of Varma, it was the fireworks back from Nair who stole the show, putting Delhi firmly in hunting.
Most races have marked Bumrah in an IPL
26 – Pat Cummins (KKR), 2022
20 – DJ Bravo (CSK), 2018
18 – Karun Nair (DC), 2025 *
17 – Faf du Plessis (CSK), 2021
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