Delhi Capitals will square off against Mumbai Indians in the 43rd match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Saturday in a day game. The last time these two teams met earlier in the season, MI won comprehensively by 29 runs.
Romario Shepherd had taken Anrich Nortje to the cleaners, smashing the South African for 32 runs in the last over of the innings. In the end, it was the turning point in the game.
We take a look at the head-to-head battle, players to watch out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Mumbai Indians: L W L W W
Mumbai Indians have lacked the collective effort, especially with the ball, and it led to their shortcoming in the ongoing IPL 2024. MI will want consistent performances from their experienced players to stand a chance for the playoffs.
Delhi Capitals: W L W W L
Like MI, DC has also failed to create a winning impetus. However, Delhi registered a crucial four-run win against GT in their last game. Rishabh Pant batted at his absolute best to score 88 off just 43 balls and the DC skipper is going to hold the key to his team’s fortunes.
Head to Head: Matches: 34, Won by MI: 19, Won by DC: 15.
Players to watch out for: Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, and Piyush Chawla will hold the key for MI.
Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, and Tristan Stubbs will be the crucial players for DC.
MI Squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Luke Wood, Kwena Maphaka.
DC Squad: Rishabh Pant, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Harry Brook, Yash Dhull, Swastik Chikara, David Warner, Pravin Dubey, Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Sumit Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Salem
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