IPL 2026, DC vs MI Today Match: Delhi Capitals (DC) won the toss and elected to bowl first against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 8 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on April 4, Saturday, 2026.
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Delhi captain Axar Patel said the decision was influenced by uncertainty around the pitch in their first home game of the season. “This is the first home game. We just want to see how the pitch behaves,” Patel said at the toss.
Delhi fielded an unchanged XI following their six-wicket win over Lucknow in their opener.
Mumbai, meanwhile, were without regular captain Hardik Pandya, who missed the match due to illness. In his absence, Suryakumar Yadav took over leadership duties.
The visitors made multiple changes, bringing in Deepak Chahar, Corbin Bosch and Mitchell Santner to bolster their lineup.
Both teams entered the contest on the back of convincing wins in their opening matches, setting up a high-stakes encounter in the first game of the day’s double-header.
DC vs MI Playing XIs:
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Substitutes:
Delhi Capitals Impact subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi Dar, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair
Mumbai Indians Impact subs: Mayank Markande, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar
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Pitch Report
The pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium is expected to favor batters and produce a high-scoring game. There is dry grass on the surface, along with slightly plated areas, which could assist bowlers who use slower deliveries. Delhi Capitals could have an edge in home conditions, with Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Lungi Ngidi capable of exploiting the pitch. The last meeting between the two teams was high-scoring, and similar conditions are likely again.
