Delhi Capitals (DC) recruit Mustafizur Rahman put up a stellar bowling display in the ongoing BAN vs PAK 1st T20I and in the process, raised his stakes for the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) auction later this year. The 29-year-old showed why he is lethal in the shortest format in the series opener of the three-match home T20I series, finishing with an incredibly tidy spell of 2/6 in his four overs.
SGP
161/5
HKG
213/4
SAM
109/8
MAL
113/4
Malaysia beat Samoa by 6 wickets
WI
–
AUS
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BHN
140/1
ML
139/7
Bahrain beat Malawi by 9 wickets
RWA
125/5
BHN
126/3
Bahrain beat Rwanda by 7 wickets
WWW
72/4
DMW
104/4
DJK Munich Women beat Western Warriors Women by 32 runs
BWUW
46/0
WWW
45/4
Baden Wurttemberg United Women beat Western Warriors Women by 10 wickets
DMW
94/3
BWUW
95/4
Baden Wurttemberg United Women beat DJK Munich Women by 6 wickets
WWW
78/3
DMW
79/0
DJK Munich Women beat Western Warriors Women by 10 wickets
ALZ-W
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DIF-W
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STO-W
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ALZ-W
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DIF-W
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STO-W
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ALZ-W
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DIF-W
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STO-W
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ALZ-W
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GTC
–
NVR
–
Match abandoned due to rain
91YC
134/4
NAJC
132/8
91 Yards Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 6 wickets
BCC
–
CCC
–
GTC
–
NAJC
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RWA-W
24/0
LSN-W
23/10
Rwanda Women beat Lesotho Women by 10 wickets
BOT-W
170/4
EWW-W
59/8
Botswana Women beat Eswatini Women by 111 runs
MWW-W
111/5
CW-W
73/10
Malawi Women beat Cameroon Women by 38 runs
MZW-W
64/10
SLO-W
141/5
Sierra Leone Women beat Mozambique Women by 77 runs
RWA-W
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MWW-W
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BOT-W
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MZW-W
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SLO-W
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EWW-W
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CW-W
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LSN-W
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ENGU19
229/7
INDU19
–
ALECC
161/3
FEK
156/6
Al mulla Exchange beat Fakhr-E-Kashmir by 7 wickets
BNC
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CEC-A
–
GCF
117/7
CBS
118/4
Cayman Bay Stingrays won by 6 wickets
VEV
85/10
CAT
100/4
Caribbean Tigers beat Vegas Vikings by 15 runs
CBS
97/8
MIB
91/9
Cayman Bay Stingrays beat Miami Blaze by 6 runs
FLI
111/3
BRT
–
CAT
–
GCF
–
VEV
–
BRT
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CBS
–
FLI
–
VEV
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GCF
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MIB
–
BRT
–
BAN
112/3
PAK
110/10
Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 7 wickets
UAE
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NIG
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KNY
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UGA
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VMK
148/9
RWT
153/1
Ruby White Town Legends beat Villianur Mohit Kings by 9 wickets
MMS
182/8
KAK
167/5
Mahe Megalo Strikers won by 15 runs
KAK
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OAW
–
YAR
–
RWT
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BAD
188/4
MAK
187/5
Band-e-Amir Dragons beat Mis Ainak Knights by 6 wickets
SGT
137/10
BDS
202/6
Boost Defenders beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 65 runs
ASS
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BAD
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BDS
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MAK
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AUS A
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SL-A
263/4
IAC
–
PNC
–
Match has been called off
ZIM
144/6
SA
145/3
South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets
IRE-W
118/4
ZIM-W
117/9
Ireland Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 6 wickets
Mustafizur got the wickets Hassan Nawaz and Khushdi Shah and played a clinical role in bundling out Pakistan for a trivial score of 110.
Notably, Fizz was bought by DC in IPL 2025 as a temporary replacement for Jake Fraser-McGurk. The Bangladesh speedster was secured for INR 6 crores after the Aussie did not return for the remainder of IPL 2025, which was paused for a week due to a war between India and Pakistan.
Mustafizur played three matches for Delhi Capitals and took four wickets.
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With the upcoming auction slated to be a mini-auction, teams are expected to more or less retain their core while making tweaks in the squad wherever required. For DC however, it will be a big blow since they can’t retain Mustafizur’s services despite his brilliant form.
This is because Mustafizur isn’t eligible for retention according to the revamped replacement rules.
Originally, IPL rules allowed teams to sign replacement players only in cases of illness or injury, provided the issue till their 12th match of the season. However, the governing council updated these regulations, permitting temporary replacements for the remainder of the rescheduled season due to the one-week hiatus.
Thus, DC will have to look to reacquire Mustafizur on the auction day if they want him back. The left-arm pacer has previously represented DC in IPL 2022 and IPL 2023 and has enough IPL experience under his belt with 65 wickets in 60 games, which makes him a hot commodity for teams during the bidding process.
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