📍 Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 🗓 Sunday, April 13, 2025 | 🕞 7:30 PM IST
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🟠 Team Overview
Delhi Capitals (DC)
DC are having a dream run in IPL 2025. With a blazing batting lineup and a versatile bowling unit, they’ve found a rhythm few teams can match. Their aggressive approach, especially at home, has made them a dominant force. With Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul, and Starc, they’re ticking all boxes.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
MI might be languishing at the bottom, but they’re not far from clicking into form. Close losses have haunted them, but with class players like Bumrah, Surya, and Hardik, a comeback is always one game away. They need to fire as a unit to upset the in-form Capitals.
🤝 Head-to-Head Record
Overall: MI lead 19-16
In Delhi: DC lead 9-5
Last Encounter: DC scored 257, MI responded with 247 – a thriller ending in DC’s favor by just 10 runs
🏟️ Pitch and Weather Conditions
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium is the most high-scoring venue in the IPL since 2023.
Pitch: Small boundaries, flat pitch – tailor-made for big totals.
Weather: A dust storm earlier in the week brought slight relief from the heat, but conditions remain dry and hot. No rain forecasted.
🌟 Key Players to Watch
Delhi Capitals
Jake Fraser-McGurk – Scoring at a SR of 234.04, he’s DC’s power-hitter at the top.
KL Rahul – Two fifties in last three innings; the calm to Fraser’s storm.
Kuldeep Yadav – Smart operator with 13 wickets this season.
Mumbai Indians
Suryakumar Yadav – The highest MI run-scorer this season with 345 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah – MI’s game-changer with an economy under 7.
Hardik Pandya – Key with both bat and ball; needs to lead by example.
🔮 Match Prediction
This match screams high-scoring thriller. DC’s confidence, form, and home advantage make them slight favorites, but if MI bat first and get off to a flier, they can flip the script.
Prediction: Delhi Capitals to win a tight, high-scoring encounter – unless Bumrah pulls off something magical.
📉 Form Guide
DC: W W W W W (Unbeaten so far)
MI: L W L L L (Two close losses in the last three)
🎯 In the Spotlight
Hardik Pandya vs KL Rahul
Old friends, now captains. Rahul has dominated their direct duel in IPL – scoring 96 runs off 55 balls against Hardik with just one dismissal. Both are returning to peak form this season, and this face-off could shape the game.
📊 Key Stats
Trent Boult has 31 first-over wickets in the IPL – the most ever.
DC score at nearly 10 RPO this season – fastest in the league.
MI’s openers have the fewest partnership runs this season.
Fraser-McGurk scored 84 (27) vs MI in the last meeting.
📋 Squads
Delhi Capitals (Probable XI):
Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (c), Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Mohit Sharma
Mumbai Indians (Probable XI):
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Will Jacks, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur
✅ Conclusion
The table may not reflect it, but DC vs MI is one of the most explosive fixtures this IPL. Expect a run-feast, powered by fearless batting, electric matchups, and big names stepping up under pressure. With a pitch primed for fireworks, and both teams hungry to prove a point, cricket fans are in for a blockbuster on Sunday night.
Let the sixes fly! 💥
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