Karun Nair, who returned to IPL after 1076 days i.e. three years, performed brilliantly in the match against Mumbai Indians on Sunday. He has knocked the door for a comeback in the Indian team by playing a brilliant half-century innings. In this match, Karun Nair was dismissed after scoring 89 runs.

Nair hit a fifty after six years.
The 33-year-old batsman hit the 11th fifty of his IPL career in 22 balls. Karun Nair scored a half-century in this tournament after six years. He looked in great form. Against Mumbai, the right-handed batsman scored 89 runs in 40 balls with the help of 12 fours and five sixes. During this, his strike rate was 222.50. This is the second-highest score made by an impact player in the IPL. Karun left Rohit Sharma behind in this matter, who scored 68 runs against Lucknow last season.

Most runs scored by IPL impact player

Runs Player Opposition Team Place Year

107* Jos Buttler KKR Kolkata 2024

89 Karun Nair MI Delhi 2025*

68 Rohit Sharma LSG Mumbai 2024

66* Ashutosh Sharma LSG Vizag 2025

66 Sanju Samson SRH Hyderabad 2025

Nair lashes out at Bumrah

Karun Nair, who came to play against Mumbai as an impact player, has maintained his form in domestic cricket. He had scored nine centuries in the last domestic season. In this match, Nair also thrashed Bumrah fiercely. He played a total of nine balls against the fast bowler and scored 26 runs. With this, he became the second batsman to score the most runs against Bumrah in IPL. In 2016, Shikhar Dhawan had scored 27 runs against Bumrah in 16 balls.

Batsmen who scored the most runs in a match against Jasprit Bumrah in IPL

Runs (balls) Player Team Year
27 (16) Shikhar Dhawan SRH 2016
26 (9) Karun Nair DC 2025*
25 (11) Rahul Tripathi KKR 2021
25 (9) Wriddhiman Saha GT 2022
23 (12) Virat Kohli RCB 2015
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