DCvsMI Who will win today, will MI show strength under Hardik's captaincy?
- Delhi Capitals will perform well under the leadership of Rishabh Pant
- There is no possibility of any change in the playing-11 of Delhi Capitals.
- Romario Shepherd may return to the playing eleven of Mumbai Indians
Delhi Capitals (DC) will face Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday (April 27) in match number-43 of the Indian Premier League (IPL). This match between the two teams will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals has won 4 out of 8 matches so far. Under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have won 3 out of 8 matches. The match will start at 3.30 pm Indian time.
Romario Shepherd may return to the playing eleven of Mumbai Indians
Fans will also keep an eye on the playing 11 of both the teams for this match. There is no possibility of any change in the playing-11 of Delhi Capitals. David Warner and Ishant Sharma are not available for this match due to injury. Meanwhile, all-rounder Romario Shepherd may return to the playing eleven of Mumbai Indians. Shepherd was out of the last match and Nuwan Thushara got a chance.
dc vs mi head to head
If seen, both the teams are facing each other for the second time in the current IPL season. Earlier on April 7, a match was played between the two teams at Wankhede Stadium, in which Mumbai won by 29 runs. In the history of IPL, 34 matches have been played so far between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. During this period, Mumbai Indians won 19 matches and Delhi Capitals won 15 matches. Delhi Capitals have done well in bits and pieces in the current season, registering spectacular wins in some matches and embarrassing defeats in others. Delhi has won three of its last four matches and if it beats Mumbai, its claim for the playoffs will become a little stronger. Mumbai, on the other hand, won three of the next four matches after a poor start, but lost the last match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) by nine wickets.
Rishabh Pant is in form
The most positive thing for Delhi is the form of captain Rishabh Pant which is improving match by match. His performance behind the wicket has been excellent and he is playing freely while batting. He led the team to victory by playing an unbeaten innings in the match against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Wednesday. Despite tough competition from Sanju Samson, Dinesh Karthik and Ishan Kishan, his place in the T20 World Cup team seems certain. Delhi has got a good top-order batsman in Jack Fraser-McGurk, but better performance is expected from opener Prithvi Shaw. Shai Hope, who replaced David Warner in the last match, could not do anything. Tristan Stubbs has been effective while Axar Patel, who came into the batting order against Gujarat, has also done well. Chinamen Kuldeep Yadav and Akshar Patel have shown excellent spin bowling, but Delhi's fast bowlers will have to perform better. Fast bowler Enrique Norcia has given runs at an economy rate of around 14. Khalil Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar and Ishant Sharma have also not been effective.
Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma have performed well in bits and pieces for Mumbai Indians. Whereas Tim David, Ishan Kishan and Hardik could not play big innings. The trump card in bowling is Jasprit Bumrah who has taken 13 wickets at an average of around six. While South Africa's Gerald Coetzee has taken 12 wickets at an economy rate of 10.10.
Probable playing XI of Delhi Capitals:
Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Jack Fraser-McGurk, Rishabh Pant (captain/wicketkeeper), Abhishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Khalil Ahmed, Enrique Norcia.
impact player:Rasik Salaam Dar
Probable playing XI of Mumbai Indians:
Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Tim David, Nehal Vadera, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Romario Shepherd, Jasprit Bumrah.
Impact Player: Piyush Chawla
The players in Fantasy XI will be:
Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, Jack Fraser-McGurk, Tristan Stubbs, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Gerald Coetzee.