Faf Du Plessis Injured As Axar Patel Invites MI To Bat First At DC's 1st Home IPL Game

Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl first [Source: Jiohotstar]

Delhi Capitals (DC) took on Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 29th match of IPL 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, April 13. DC have been in top form this season, winning all their matches so far. With the home crowd backing them, they look set for another possible win. On the other hand, MI are struggling. Out of their 5 games, they’ve only managed to win once and are still trying to find their rhythm.  

Who Won The Toss Today?

DC vs MI: Captains' Thought

Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians Captain): "I mean, yeah, four games I had won the toss, but it is good to lose a toss and see what you get to do. I don't think there is a lack of experience in our team. Everyone has played plenty of cricket. The conversations in the team have been trying to identify where we've made mistakes and get better. We're not far from the perfect game."

Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals Captain): "We are going to bowl first. We know that our batting is doing well while chasing. We don't know the wicket will behave because we are playing here for the first time. So, we will chase tonight. I don't trust too much in the past numbers. If you bowl well and bat well, you will get the result in your favor."

DC vs MI: Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Delhi Capitals Playing XI: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Mohit Sharma

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