IPL 2025: Karun Nair Scores 22-ball Fifty, Smashes Jasprit Bumrah All Over The Park
Karun Nair smashed a 22-ball fifty on his IPL return, including detroying Jasprit Bumrah with his strokes.
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 regular opener Faf du Plessis sat out of the contest with injury.
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Karun Nair 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 was dismissed by Mitchell Santner after a 40-ball 89, ashe hit 12 fours and five sixes.
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.
Google Searches For ‘Karun Nair’
Nair’s heroics on the field propelled him to the top of Google Search Trends in India, with searches peaking at 10pm on Sunday, April 13.
Most searches came from Odisha, followed by Kerala and Karnataka.
Netizens also searched for related phrases like ‘karun nair ipl’, ‘karun nair dc’, ‘karun nair state’, and ‘karun nair vs bumrah’.
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