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Peter Green - April 11, 2025
Delhi Capitals have played really well in their first five league matches and are now at the top of the points table. This has been their best start of the season, and possibly one of the best in their history.
DC will be full of confidence as they get ready to take on Mumbai Indians, who have been out of form since their first game. MI have won only one match so far this season.
Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians have faced each other 35 times in the Indian Premier League as of March 2025. MI holds a slight edge with 19 victories, while DC has secured 16 wins.
At Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, the competition has been closely contested. Out of 12 encounters, DC has won 7 matches, and MI has claimed 5 victories.
In the past five seasons, from 2020 to 2024, MI has demonstrated dominance in their head-to-head clashes, winning 6 out of 9 matches against DC.
Captain- Axar Patel
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Player- Ashutosh Sharma
Captain- Hardik Pandya
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar
Impact Player- Vignesh Puthur
KL Rahul (DC): KL Rahul has started the season well, scoring 15, 77, and an unbeaten 93 in his first three games for Delhi Capitals. He is in good form and comes into this match after a match-winning 93* against RCB.
Vipraj Nigam (DC): Vipraj Nigam has taken two wickets in each of his last two matches. In the latest game against RCB, he dismissed Virat Kohli—one of the IPL’s greatest batters—and helped restrict RCB to 163, even though they had a fast start with 52 runs in the first three overs.
Suryakumar Yadav (MI): Suryakumar Yadav has been Mumbai Indians’ most reliable batter this season. He has scored at least 27 runs in all five of their matches so far.
Delhi started the IPL in great form, winning all five of their matches. They are the only unbeaten team this season. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians have struggled, losing four of their five games and currently sit second from the bottom in the standings.
Mumbai Indians have usually had the upper hand in this rivalry, but Delhi are in better form this season, coming off back-to-back wins. On the other hand, MI are on a two-game losing streak.
Most of the Mumbai lineup has been inconsistent, but Suryakumar Yadav has stood out. He has scored at least 27 runs in all five matches so far. Backing SKY to score over 25.5 runs looks like a smart bet.
Despite winning games, Delhi have struggled at the top. In their last three matches, they’ve lost their first wicket for less than 10 runs. Opener Jake Fraser-McGurk scored just 0, 1, and 7, showing a clear weakness early on.
