Mumbai Indians (MI) take on Delhi Capitals (DC) as Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to field first in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 clash at the Wankhede stadium on April 7. While DC lost their last match KKR in their last clash, MI went down to RR in their previous encounter.
Suryakumar Yadav walks into MI's playing XI replacing Naman. Hardik Pandya made two more change in MI fold as he brought in Romario Shepherd and Nabi in place of Kwena Maphaka and Dewald Brevis.
What do the captains say?
After losing the toss Hardik Pandya said:
“We would have bowled first as well, but batting first is also not a problem, this wicket does look a bit drier. The ball might not come on nicely unlike in a night game. But there will be less swing and it should be good to bat. We don't want to put pressure onto us, but one win will give us a lot of confidence. Almost 18,000 young people are supporting us today, we're here to represent them and want them to go back home with a smile. Three changes for us - Surya is back, he replaces Naman. Romario replaces Mapaka and Nabi is in, he replaces Brevis"
Meanwhile, DC skipper Rishabh Pant after the toss said:
“We will bowl first. The wicket looks good, but you can chase any target here in Wankhede. We'll have to stick together as a team. I'm happy to be back, pleasure to be on the field in each and every game. Bowling is one department where we've been on and off, but it's hard for them in T20s. Just two changes for us.”
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Mumbai Indians' Playing XI
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah.
Delhi Capitals' Playing XI
David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Abishek Porel, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Jhye Richardson, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
MI vs DC, Head-to-Head
In the IPL, Delhi and Mumbai have competed against each other 33 times. Of these encounters, Delhi has secured victories in 15 matches, while Mumbai has triumphed in 18 of them.
Pitch Report
“The side boundaries are pretty short at 62m and 63m respectively. The straight boundary is at 74m. It's pitch 7 and it's absolutely rock hard, this is the same wicket that was used against Rajasthan Royals. It swung for Trent Boult that night, but it shouldn't be the case today. It's red-hot and feels warm. It has a bit of grass, but there should be plenty of runs on offer. There have been 6 day games here and the scores in 5 of them have been between 180-200. The numbers indicate that spinners have gone for less number of runs, but the ball flies here. Chasing side usually does better here. Should be a high scoring game,” Mpumello Mbangwa and Simon Katich analysed the pitch.
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