IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians’ six-hitting machine Naman Dhir has turned 217 balls into 392 runs in only two seasons, lighting up the Wankhede with 23 sixes and 36 fours at a blistering strike-rate of 180. The Haryana dasher announced himself in 2024, but the leap in 2025 has been eye-catching: a 62-run demolition job remains his highest score and the lone fifty so far, yet every outing underlines why MI back him as a finisher. Nineteen innings, one fifty, zero centuries—Dhir’s story is less about milestones and more about mayhem in the death overs. While he has rolled his arm over for 52 balls without claiming a wicket, economy of 8.77 shows he can hold a spot even when the bat cools. With MI retaining the right-hander for the third straight year, fantasy managers and fans alike are bracing for more fireworks from Naman Dhir in IPL 2026.

Faf du Plessis has become one of the most bankable IPL openers across 13 seasons and four franchises, culminating in his 2025 stint with Delhi Capitals. The South African has stacked up 4,773 runs at a strike rate of 135, carving 439 boundaries and clearing the rope 174 times—numbers that paint the picture of a batsman who keeps the scoreboard in perpetual motion. With 39 half-centuries from 147 innings, he has built consistency into aggression, while his unbeaten 96 remains the tantalising high-water mark just short of a maiden IPL ton. From Chennai Super Kings’ yellow to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s red and now Delhi Capitals’ blue, du Plessis has turned every jersey into a run-making statement, proving that adaptability and class travel well in T20 cricket.

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