Axar Patel-led Delhi Capitals is competing against Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians in match 29 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, on April 13 (Sunday). DC are currently at the top of the points table with four consecutive wins. They are the only team not to lose a single match yet. On the other hand, MI are at the ninth spot with only one win in five games.
DC won the toss and elected to bowl first. Axar revealed that Faf du Plessis is injured and will be missing this clash against MI. On the other hand, the visitors are playing with the same team and have not made any changes in their line-up.
Captains at toss
"We'll bowl first. We're chasing well, and it's the first match over here this season so don't know how the pitch will play. Don't trust numbers from the past too much. Challenge is to follow the plan properly and to be brave even if you get hit for a six. Faf is injured," said Axar Patel at toss.
"Conversations are about where we are making mistakes. There's no lack of experience in this group. We're not far from having a good game. We're trying not to hit the panic button. Panicking doesn't help. We don't have much margin of error, hope everything comes good tonight. Same team," said Hardik Pandya.
DC vs MI Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul(w), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah