Before surya

Naman Dhir: Former India batter Ajay Jadeja lauded Suryakumar Yadav and Naman Dhir for laying the foundation of Mumbai Indians' massive 59-run win over Delhi Capitals to seal the final playoffs spot on Wednesday.

Suryakumar struck 73 off 43 balls, including four sixes and seven fours, while Dhir produced a cameo knock of 24 in eight balls to power MI to 180/5 at Wankhede Stadium. Then, Mitchell Santner and Jasprit Bumrah bagged three scalps each as DC crumbled to 121 all out, sending the five-time champions to the knockout stages.

"They knew what they had to do, but they had left themselves with too much to get in the end. Still, these two were just incredible. I think, Suryakumar Yadav played an exceptional knock, but it was Naman Dhir, who turned it around. Before Surya even got the strike in the 19th over, Naman had already smashed three sixes in a row — including a couple of slower ones out of the park. Then, in the final over, Surya started with that trademark shot and just took over.