Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians (MI) and Axar Patel’s Delhi Capitals (DC) are all set to cross swords in Match No.63 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Wednesday, May 21 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
For MI, the equation is straightforward as a win would make them the fourth and final team to qualify for the playoffs. DC, the only other team fighting for the last spot, are in a must-win position. A loss would knock them out of the competition.
Even if they win their next game, they will have to look at the result of MI’s last game against Punjab Kings (PBKS) to ascertain their fate. MI are also at an advantage since their net run rate of +1.156 is far better than DC’s +0.260.
Having won six out of their last seven matches, MI are in red-hot form. DC, on the other hand, looked amongst the first teams to secure a berth in the top four, but their campaign is in the doldrums after a string of defeats.
MI vs DC: Head-to-Head
Mumbai and Delhi have met 36 times since their first meeting in 2008. MI are leading them 20-16. At the Wankhede Stadium, MI have a 7-3 lead. But in their last five meetings, DC have a 3-2 lead.
MI vs DC: Team News
MI have recently signed Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson and Charith Asalanka in place of Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton and Corbin Bosch, who will all leave for national duties after the league stage.
MI have had an impressive run of late, and it’s unlikely that they will make a lot of changes to their playing XI. DC, on the other hand, can bring in young left-handed batter Sediqullah Atal in place of Faf du Plessis.
MI vs DC: Predicted XIs
MI
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Player: Karn Sharma
DC
Faf du Plessis/Sediqullah Atal, Abishek Porel (wk), Sameer Rizvi, KL Rahul, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mustafizur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera
Impact Player: Dushmantha Chameera
MI vs DC: Pitch and Weather Conditions
The pitch in Mumbai has been good for batting as the average from six matches thus far in IPL 2025 is 182. Chasing teams have won four out of six times.
On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for the next four days, meaning that there is a chance of heavy rain. DC co-owner Parth Jindal has even asked for the match to be shifted to another city.
MI vs DC: Fantasy Picks
MI
Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya
DC
KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel
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