Delhi Capitals will square off against Mumbai Indians in the 43rd match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Saturday in a day game. DC has won four out of the nine matches they have played whereas Mumbai Indians has won three out of their eight games.
DC won their last game against Gujarat Titans by four runs and it will be imperative for them to continue the winning show. Rishabh Pant scored a match-winning knock of 88 runs to lead from the front and he has amassed 342 runs in nine matches at a strike rate of 161 in the ongoing IPL 2024.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians were outplayed by table-leaders Rajasthan Royals as the latter won comprehensively by nine wickets in their previous game. MI will need to come up with a collective show to keep their playoffs hopes alive.
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Tim David needs nine sixes to complete 50 maximums in the tournament.
MI captain Hardik Pandya needs 40 runs to reach the 2500-run mark in the IPL.
MI wicket-keeper bat Ishan Kishan will play his 100th IPL match. The left-hander needs 11 boundaries to complete 250 fours in the tournament.
DC skipper Rishabh Pant needs 13 fours to complete 300 boundaries in the IPL.
MI Squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Luke Wood, Kwena Maphaka.
DC Squad: Rishabh Pant, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Harry Brook, Yash Dhull, Swastik Chikara, David Warner, Pravin Dubey, Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Sumit Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Salem
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