Madhav Tiwari made an important contribution in Delhi Capitals’ victory against Punjab Kings on Monday, for which he was adjudged Player of the Match. Madhav was playing his second match in IPL and his first match this season. PBKS’s Priyansh Arya was playing explosively, Starc was also hitting the balls of Ngidi but Madhav sent him to the pavilion in his very first over. After this he also dismissed Cooper Connolly. After bowling, he also scored important runs with the bat, which helped DC win this match and kept their hopes of going to the playoffs alive.

Before Monday, Delhi Capitals had not given a chance to Madhav Tiwari, he had made his IPL debut for the same franchise last year. In the last edition also he got a chance to play only one match. Madhav bowled full 4 overs against Punjab Kings, taking 2 wickets for 40 runs. After the match he said, “I was lucky that I got a chance to complete 4 overs, and I was fully prepared for it.” Chasing the target, Madhav finally played an inning of 18 runs in 8 balls and took Delhi to the target with 6 balls remaining.

Madhav Tiwari is from Mauganj

Madhav comes from Mauganj in Madhya Pradesh. He was born on September 28, 2003. He is an all-rounder and represents Madhya Pradesh team in domestic cricket. Although he has not yet played senior level cricket even in domestic, but he is playing IPL.

Madhav Tiwari’s IPL price

Madhav was bought by Delhi Capitals in 2025 for Rs 40 lakh. Last season, he made his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians on 21 May, but he did not get a chance to bowl in it. He had scored 3 runs in that match. For IPL 2026, Delhi retained Madhav with a price of Rs 40 lakh, but did not give him a chance in the first 11 matches.

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Haven’t made debut yet for Madhya Pradesh senior team

The story of Madhav Tiwari’s entry into IPL is interesting. He has not yet played cricket at the domestic level for the senior team of Madhya Pradesh, but even before this he got a chance to play in the IPL. Actually, he made his mark while playing in Madhya Pradesh League. He played for Bhopal Leopards team.

Madhav also performed brilliantly for Madhya Pradesh Under-19 and Under-23 teams. C.K. In the Naidu Trophy, he played a brilliant inning of 83 runs against Mumbai, which attracted everyone’s attention towards him.

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After the match against Punjab Kings, when he was asked whether he is a bowling all-rounder or a batting all-rounder? So on this he said, ‘I would like to say that I am 100 percent bowler and also 100 percent batsman. Our batting coach told me that I have power, and I don’t need to do anything different, I just have to maintain my correct batting position.