IPL 2025: Karun Nair Scores 22-ball Fifty, Smashes Jasprit Bumrah All Over The Park

Last Updated:April 13, 2025, 22:26 IST

Karun Nair smashed a 22-ball fifty on his IPL return, including detroying Jasprit Bumrah with his strokes.

IPL 2025, DC vs MI: Karun Nair smashed 22-ball fifty (AP)

Karun Nair smashed a 22-ball fifty on the Indian Premier League (IPL) comeback during the 2025 season’s clash between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.

The 33-year-old got a game after regualr opener Faf du Plessis sat out of the contest with injury.

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Karun smashed star bowler Jasprit Bumrah all over the park with relative ease.

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Nair, who has played for four teams – RCB, DC, PBKS and Rajasthan Royals – in the IPL so far and scored 1496 runs, was signed for Rs 50 lakh in the mega auction last year.

He had posted ‘Dear cricket, give me one more chance.’ back in 2022, the last time he played in the IPL. After three years, he made his comeback count.

Experts and commentators of the sport, took to social media to congratulate the former DC skipper:

Karun Nair had an incredible 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) season as he was the leading run-getter in the competition with 255 runs from six innings at an average of 42.5 and a strike-rate of 177.1, with the help of five fiftes and had a top-score of 77.

Not only in the shortest format, but Karun had an impressive 2024-25 domestic season, being the fourth highest run-getter in the Ranji Trophy with 863 runs from nine matches at an average of 54 with the help of four hundreds and two fifties.