Karun Nair marked his return to the Indian Premier League after three years with a spectacular 89 flows 40 balls in the match between Delhi capital And the Mumbai Indians on Sunday. Mumbai beat Delhi by 12 points, with the crucial 3-36 bowling of Karn Sharma at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi.
Nair’s impressive return sleeves included 12 ovens and 5 six, targeting the first queries of Mumbai, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Hhelik Pandya. His article on social networks of 2022 saying “Dear Cricket, give me one more chance” has become viral after his performance.
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Chasing 206 for victory, Delhi appeared at ease at 135-2 when Nair was dismissed. The collapse of the team followed, leading to their possible score from 193 all at their home, Feroz Shah Kotla.
“Winning is still special,” said Mumbai skipper Hardin Pandya. “Especially in games like this. You have to keep fighting and that means a lot.”
Delhi suffered his first defeat after four consecutive victories, while Mumbai won his second victory in six games. The match ended spectacular with three rounds in the last three bullets of the 19th.
“I still believe that Fielding is something that can change the game upside down,” said Pandya. “We were on, we did not give up and they had the chances and converted. Incredible.”
Nair, 33, entered as an impact substitute when Delhi was 0/1. Its half-century, its first in IPL after seven years, came out of 22 bullets during a partnership of 119 points with Abhishek Porel.
The Mumbai sleeves presented the 59 of Tilak Varma and the undefeated 38 of Naman Dhir, helping the team reaching 205-5.
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