Delhi Capitals (DC) are set to host the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 43rd game of the IPL 2024 season. The match is set to be played at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi on Saturday afternoon.
DC won their most recent game against the Gujarat Titans (GT) with a thrilling 4-run margin. After batting first and struggling initially, Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant put on a brilliant partnership to take DC’s total to 224 runs. Pant’s magical 43-ball 88 run knock proved to be the difference between the two sides.
Meanwhile, MI were blown away by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh stadium in their previous game. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s brilliant century helped the home side to chase down the target of 180 runs set by MI comfortably, losing just a single wicket throughout the innings.
It’s safe to say that both DC and MI have been struggling in the IPL this season, making the clash on Saturday afternoon an important one to win for either team’s hopes to qualify for the playoffs.
In today’s story, The Sporting News takes a look at the expected line-ups, predictions and betting odds ahead of the clash between the two sides.
DC vs MI: Pitch Report
The pitch at the Arun Jaitley stadium has turned into batters paradise in recent years. The average first innings score here is 170 in T20s. In the clash vs SRH, SRH broke the record for the highest powerplay score in the IPL, scoring 125 runs in the initial six overs of the game. In the most recent game played at the venue, DC scored 224 while GT got close scoring 220 runs against the home side.
DC vs MI: Live Toss
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first.
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DC vs MI: Confirmed Lineups
DC Confirmed Playing XI:
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kumar Kushagra, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C) (Wk), Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Lizaad Williams, Khaleel Ahmed.
Impact Players: Rasikh Salam / Vicky Ostwal
MI Confirmed Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Verma, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi, Hardik Pandya (C), Tim David, Luke Wood, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara
Impact Players: Suryakumar Yadav / Dewald Brevis
DC vs MI: Prediction
The last time the two teams faced, the likes of Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Romario Shepherd and Tim David took down the DC bowling line-up with their brilliant batting. With DC’s bowling still lacking results we could see a similar outcome at the Arun Jaitley stadium on Saturday afternoon, making the five-time champions the favourites to win the game.
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IPL 2024, DC vs MI: Latest betting odds
According to odds on Dafabet, MI are the favourites to win against DC.
| RESULT | ODDS |
|---|---|
| DC win | 2.40 |
| MI win | 1.65 |
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