Delhi Capitals (DC) will be hosting Mumbai Indians (MI) for the 29th game of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). The game is scheduled to take place on Sunday (April 13) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
DC and MI are coming into this game on the back of contrasting results in their last game. DC thrashed Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets in their last outing to maintain their unbeaten run. It was DC’s fourth win in as many games this season.
MI, on the other hand, also faced RCB in their last game and suffered a 12-run defeat while chasing 222 runs at home. It was MI’s fourth defeat in five games this season. As MI and DC gear up for the upcoming game, we are taking a look at the full DC vs MI match preview.
DC vs MI Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 29:
DC vs MI, Date and Venue:
The upcoming DC vs MI match will be played on Sunday (April 13) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The match is scheduled to be played from 07:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Delhi Capitals:
Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul(w), Abishek Porel, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Karun Nair, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Dushmantha Chameera, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari
Mumbai Indians:
Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Mitchell Santner, Raj Bawa, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur, Jasprit Bumrah, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Trent Boult, Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Krishnan Shrijith, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs
DC vs MI key battles:
KL Rahul vs Vignesh Puthur:
KL Rahul is coming into this game on the back of a stunning match winning knock. He scored an unbeaten 93 in the last game against RCB to help DC recover from 58/4 and chase down 164 runs. With form on his side, Rahul will look to impress with the once again.
MI, on the other hand, will be hoping that their left-arm spinner Vignesh Puthur continues his fairytale run in the competition. The youngster has already picked up some big wickets and will be keen to add another to his tally.
Rohit Sharma vs Mitchell Starc:
Rohit Sharma will be under immense pressure to deliver in the upcoming match. With MI in desperate need of a win, the onus will be on their former captain to live up to the expectations. Rohit is yet to get going with the bat in the ongoing competition.
With Rohit in such poor form, DC pace spearhead Mitchell Starc will be fancying his chances of getting his wicket. While Starc could not take any wicket in the last game, he has been among the wickets this season and will look to exploit Rohit’s poor form with the bat.
Suryakumar Yadav vs Axar Patel:
Suryakumar Yadav has been getting the starts in IPL 2025 but has not really managed to make a big impact with the bat. The India T20I captain scored 28 runs in the last game against RCB. He will be looking to score big in the forthcoming match.
With Suryakumar not at his best, his India teammate and DC captain Axar Patel will be fancying his chances of dismissing him. Axar went wicketless in the last game and will look to make amends in the forthcoming contest.
DC vs MI Key Players:
DC – Faf du Plessis, KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will be the key players for DC.
MI – Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah will be the key players for MI.
DC vs MI Weather Report:
There is no prediction of rain in Delhi on the match day. The temperature is set to hover around 30 degrees Celsius for most of the match.
Conclusion:
With DC in top form and MI desperate to return to winning ways, the upcoming game could see a lot of fireworks. Both the teams will be trying hard to win the upcoming contest.
