Delhi Capitals will square-off against Mumbai Indian in the 29th game of the IPL on 13th April at Delhi.
Match Preview:
Being the only team in the league without a loss, the Delhi Capitals have come to Delhi for their first home game with great confidence. They have now won all four games under the leadership of Axar Patel, and they will try to continue winning in front of their home crowd.
The Delhi Capitals (DC), who are destined for greatness, have been scoring runs at a rate of less than ten per over. Since last year, Delhi has easily been the IPL’s fastest-scoring location.
The Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have struggled with four losses in their first five games and are currently in the bottom part of the points standings. They will travel to Delhi in a desperate attempt to turn things around and end their losing run.
They have suffered four losses, two of which were close. It only takes two solid hits. They might easily get on a roll since their middle order is gaining muscle, Jasprit Bumrah is back, and their skipper plays excellently.
The exact same stadium, which managed to revitalize its shabby pitch square a year ago, hosted the last meeting between these two teams. Does it come as a surprise that the match total exceeded 500 given its narrow boundaries? Despite winning by just 10 runs, DC amassed 257 thanks to Jake Fraser-McGurk’s 84 off 27 balls. Another example of MI missing two good hits. MI must somehow find those two hits against a tough and undefeated DC.
Probable Playing XIIS:
Delhi Capitals (probable) 1 Faf du Plessis, 2 Jake Fraser-McGurk, 3 Abishek Porel, 4 KL Rahul (wk), 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 Ashutosh Sharma, 7 Axar Patel (capt.), 8 Vipraj Nigam, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Mukesh Kumar, 12 Mohit Sharma
Mumbai Indians (probable) 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Ryan Rickelton (wk), 3 Tilak Varma, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Will Jacks, 6 Hardik Pandya (capt.), 7 Naman Dhir, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Trent Boult, 11 Jasprit Bumrah, 12 Vignesh Puthur.
Pitch and weather report:
Since last year, Delhi has had the highest score. Unless the hosts strategically desire a lower score and can persuade the groundskeepers to do it, that shouldn’t change at all. Two days prior to the game, Delhi experienced a dust storm that slightly reduced the temperature, but didn’t anticipate any rain or much relief from the heat.
Head-to-head record:
Over the course of 35 IPL matches, the Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians have faced off against one another. Of those matches, Mumbai has won 19 while the Capitals have won 16.
Prediction:
Given how Delhi are in form and unbeaten, they are expected to continue their winning streak in the ongoing IPL campaign.
Where to Watch:
India: Star Sports Network, JioHotstar
Australia: Kayo TV, FoxTel Go
Bangladesh: T Sports, Toffee app
New Zealand: Sky Sports NZ
South Africa: SuperSport
Sri Lanka: Dialog
UK: Sky Sports, SkyGo
USA: Willow TV
Afghanistan: ATN
MENA: Cricbuzz
