MI vs DC: Captain’s big feat despite the defeat, Suryakumar Yadav did what Hardik could not do till now

Suryakumar Yadav Record: The 8th match of the 19th season of IPL 2026 was played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. In this match, Delhi Capitals performed brilliantly and defeated Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets. Mumbai team entered the match without its regular captain Hardik Pandya, due to which Suryakumar Yadav took command of the team.

Strong innings under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav

Batting first, Mumbai Indians scored 162 runs in 20 overs. During this, Suryakumar Yadav scored 51 runs while playing the captaincy innings. His innings played an important role in taking the team to a respectable score. With this fifty of Suryakumar, he also achieved a special achievement, due to which his name got included in the list of legendary captains of Mumbai Indians.

Surya joins Rohit-Sachin’s club

Suryakumar Yadav has become the fourth player to score fifty or more runs while captaining Mumbai Indians in IPL. Earlier this feat has been done by Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar and Kieron Pollard. Before the match against Delhi, Suryakumar Yadav had played only 2 matches under the captaincy of Mumbai and could not perform well with the bat. But in this match he left his mark by scoring a brilliant half-century.

The player who played the most innings of fifty plus runs while captaining Mumbai Indians

• Rohit Sharma – 25 fifty plus score
• Sachin Tendulkar – 11 Fifty Plus Score
• Kieron Pollard – a fifty plus score
• Suryakumar Yadav – a fifty plus score

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Hardik Pandya has not been able to achieve this feat till now

Mumbai Indians’ regular captain Hardik Pandya has not been able to achieve this feat till now. He is captaining the team for the third consecutive season, but till now he has not scored any fifty with his bat as captain. Hardik has captained Mumbai Indians in 30 matches. In these, he got a chance to bat in 26 innings, in which he scored 458 runs at an average of 21.8. However, these innings do not include a single half-century, which remains a matter of concern for him.