IPL 2024 – Match 20: MI vs DC Match Preview, Playing 11, Players to Watch, Key Stats
Both MI and DC are languishing at the bottom of the points tally.
The 20th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will witness a fierce contest of Delhi Capitals who will be touring the iconic Wankhede Stadium to play the home side Mumbai Indians on 7th April, Sunday in a day game.
Delhi and Mumbai have faced each other in 33 matches in the IPL. Out of these 33 games, Mumbai leads the chart with 18 wins whereas Delhi has 15 wins to their name.
Mumbai has always dished out red soil wickets, which aids the quicks by providing bounce and carry, whereas it also gives the batter a chance to score runs because he can hit through the line.
This being a day game and dew not having a factor in it, the skipper winning the toss should opt to defend.
Mumbai has had a very poor start to their season, they now are on the brink of registering 4 consecutive losses if they lose against Delhi.
But with Suryakumar Yadav coming back, they will head into the match with belief and confidence which will also help them in structuring their side better by using Mohammed Nabi to strengthen their spin department as well as batting depth.
Delhi is coming into this game by conceding a record 272 runs against Kolkata, they will now have their task cutout against a lineup which consists of ferocious ball strikers who are hard to contain.
On their bowling front, they now lack a lead spinner on their side because Kuldeep Yadav will now miss some games because of a groin strain which makes their bowling weak.
- Match Details:
- Date: 7 April 2024
- Time: 3:30 PM IST
- Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
MI vs DC Probable playing XI :
MI Probable XI
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Tim David, Mohammed Nabi, Piyush Chawla/Shams Mulani, Gerald Cotezee, Jasprit Bumrah, Kwena Maphaka, Akash Madhwal
Impact Player: Naman Dhir/ Dewald Brevis
DC Probable XI: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(C,WK), Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel/Kumar Kushagra, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Sumit Kumar
Impact Player: Mukesh Kumar
Key Batters to Watch for MI vs DC :
Suryakumar Yadav: Yadav who has missed a substantial amount of cricket because of his injury will now make his comeback in the side against Delhi. Yadav is an integral part of the team because his speed of run-scoring combined with his incredible consistency makes him a great T20 player.
Mitchell Marsh: Marsh is a top-level T20 ball striker who will occupy the number three slot for the Delhi Franchise. At Mumbai, where the ball bounces then usual Marsh’s job will be to shield the batters from the menacing quicks of Mumbai by bringing his Backfoot Range into play.
Key Bowlers to Watch for MI vs DC
Akash Madhwal: Madhwal is slowly becoming a player on whom Mumbai can bank upon, Madhwal does take the load of bowling the death overs on himself and the trajectory at which he operates makes it tough for the batters to slog him to the square boundaries.
Axar Patel: He has not been at the best of his game for a while now, with his batting still having a lot of limitations, Axar performing with the ball will enhance his chances of making the side as a pure bowler in the side which tours the Caribbean and USA for the T20 World Cup.
