DC vs MI HIGHLIGHTS, IPL 2026: Sameer Rizvi’s 90 powers Delhi to 6-wicket win over Mumbai

What a rollercoaster afternoon at the Arun Jaitley Stadium! From the pre-match shock of Hardik Pandya’s absence to the high-octane Sameer Rizvi show, Match 8 of IPL 2026 delivered quite the drama.

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No prizes for guessing it's Sameer Rizvi who bags the Player of the Match award.

"I think it was a decent wicket. We expected it to be a little on the slower side, but still from batting point of view we were a little short of 15-20 runs, but I don't want to take any credit away from the bowlers and also their batters batted really well in the second innings.

"(on Rizvi) Absolutely, I mean at 7 for 2 someone coming in like that and batting like the way he batted, I think a lot of credit goes to him. He never let us come into the game. We tried our best to follow all the things what was there in the bowling department, but we couldn't come back."

"(on the pitch, did it ease out?) I think it was quite similar. It didn't change too much, but the way they batted, I think they batted very beautifully. They understood the conditions really well in the second innings and batted beautifully. So it was a tough pill to taste what might have been a good score."

"I mean when you're batting first, there's nothing like thinking about the score. You just keep batting, understand the stats, what's good, what has been good here, but we felt 180-185 was a good score. We felt short by 15-20 runs. I think me and Naman, we both got out at the wrong time, otherwise we would have at least got above par. I mean absolutely, see, there'll be days like this when you try and it won't work, but we will go back to drawing board, work hard and come back in the next few days."

Corbin Bosch drifts onto the pads with a full toss and David Miller finishes it in style,. flicked fine past short fine leg for a boundary.

Delhi Capitals win by 6 wickets with 11 balls to spare!

16.2 | OUT! Sameer Rizvi falls just short of a century, mistiming a lofted drive off Corbin Bosch. It was there to be hit, but Rizvi couldn’t get under it properly and holes out to Tilak Varma at long-off.

A superb innings comes to a close, Rizvi walks off to applause after a game-changing effort.

Rizvi c Tilak Varma b Bosch 90 (51b, 7x4, 7x6)

Sameer Rizvi continues his stunning assault, taking on Shardul Thakur with flair and authority. It starts with a poor slower delivery outside off, which Rizvi waits on and slaps over point for four.

He then produces a shot full of style, clears the front leg, leans back, and drills a ferocious drive through extra cover for another boundary. To cap it off, Rizvi once again makes room, waits for the slower back-of-length ball, and smashes it tennis-style over cover for a towering six.

Another big over for Delhi as Rizvi keeps the chase alive almost single-handedly.

13.3 | SIX! Rizvi stays deep in the crease, uses those strong wrists, and flicks it effortlessly over backward square leg for a six.

Sameer Rizvi is putting on a show! He brings up a brilliant half-century by lofting Mayank Markande straight over long-off, clean strike and a confident celebration to follow. A brilliant turnaround from 25 off 23 to 51 off 31.

And he’s not done yet! Next ball, Rizvi dances down the track, converts it into a slot delivery, and launches it straight down the ground for another towering six.

9.5 | OUT! Mitchell Santner strikes as Pathum Nissanka miscues the pull. It balloons high off a top edge, and Mayank Markande runs in from short fine leg to complete a good catch.

Nissanka c Markande b Santner 44 (30b, 6x4, 1x6)

A productive over for Delhi, 12 runs added to the total. DC now need 97 runs from 66 balls.

Pathum Nissanka 43* (28)

Sameer Rizvi 19* (20)

The chase is building steadily, with both batters set at the crease.

Sameer Rizvi fights back in style! After being beaten a couple of times, he takes on Mitchell Santner, steps into the loopy full delivery and launches it straight over mid-on for a boundary.

3.2 | FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Pathum Nissanka! He’s looking in great touch, picking the length early and dispatching it to the fence with confidence.

2.4 | DROP! A tough chance goes begging! Deepak Chahar bangs it in back of a length and Pathum Nissanka charges down, smashing it straight back. It flies at Chahar, who gets a hand to it but can’t hold on, stung fingers and a let-off for Nissanka.

1.4 | RUN OUT! Chaos in the middle and Delhi lose another! Nitish Rana taps it towards mid-wicket and sets off, but there’s hesitation mid-pitch. Jasprit Bumrah is quick to react—moves across, collects, and hits the stumps at the bowler’s end in one swift motion. Rana is well short despite the dive.

Nitish Rana run out (Jasprit Bumrah) 0 (3)

19.6 | FOUR! A sloppy finish from Delhi! Mukesh Kumar keeps it back of a length and Corbin Bosch nudges it towards deep backward square. It should’ve been just a single, but a misfield on the boundary lets it slip away for four.