Earlier the month, Delhi Capitals were crumbling on as they won only one game out of 5 matches. But they turned things around rapidly and firmly came at number 6 after winning last three matches out of four.
For the five time champions it has been a rollercoaster ride so far, they managed to win 3 matches from 8. The new captain Hardik Pandya is feeling the heat both from fans and former cricketers as his side is succumbing to death at number 8.
The bright shining DC are set to take on the wobbling Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi.
Captain Rishabh Pant has been in tremendous form after a lean start, one of the forces behind DC's comeback. With the inclusion of Jake Fraser-McGurk, DC has got a solid top order who can unleash monstrous prowess at the top. Protea Tristan Stubbs is clicking and hammering at the lower order which aided DC to finish things off nicely. Axar Patel's all-rounder groove has been regenerated and he's kicking both with the bat and ball brilliantly.
Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma are the men behind Mumbai's three wins this season. While debutant Nehal Wadhera also was impressive in the last game. The bowling lineup has been fragile for Mumbai so far, they're largely dependent on Jasprit Bumrah. Captain Hardik is having one of the toughest phases of his career, not clicking with bat, neither with ball, nor with captaincy.
Head to head: MI 19 - 15 DC. Mumbai Indians have outplayed Delhi in the last three games they've played each other.
Probable XI for DC: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje/Jhye Richardson, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar. [Impact sub: Rasikh Salam]
Probable XI for MI: Ishan Kishan (WK), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah. [Impact sub: Nuwan Thushara].
When : Saturday, 27th April at 15:30 IST.
Venue : Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi.
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