India, April 14 -- Karun Nair was a man on a mission on Monday as the 33-year-old put in a masterclass against Mumbai Indians, but it wasn't enough as Delhi Capitals had a bizarre late collapse to lose by 12 runs. Chasing 206 runs, Nair had to arrive early as opener Jake Fraser-McGurk was dismissed for a golden duck in the first ball of the opening over. The veteran has been hogging the spotlight this year due to his domestic performances, featuring in his first match in IPL 2025, after last playing in the league in 2022.

Nair's job was to fill in the void left by the absence of injured Faf du Plessis and he did so with ease. Nair got going right from the start, and began to dominate MI bowlers, even though his partner Abishek Porel was ...