MI vs DC Match Preview

The match number 63 of IPL 2025 will be played between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 21. It is going to be a decider game as both the teams are looking for the last spot in the playoffs. The five-time champions MI will directly get a entry into the top four with one game remaining. Meanwhile DC have to win both their remaining matches and also hope that MI also lose their remaining two matches to qualify for the playoffs.

In the last game between both the teams this season, MI registered a thrilling 12-run win over DC to end their four-match winning streak and also went on to win six consecutive matches after that. Now, it will be interesting to see which team will come out victorious and get closer to the last spot in the playoffs. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 63rd match of IPL 2025 between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals.

MI vs DC Match Details

Match

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, match 63

Venue

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Date & Time

Wednesday, May 21, 7:30 PM (IST)

Live Broadcast & Streaming Details

JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

MI vs DC Pitch Report

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The iconic Wankhede Stadium is known for its batting friendly surface where we usually see high scoring clashes. Out of 122 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 56 times while the chasing team came out victorious on 66 occasions. The average score at Wankhede Stadium while batting first in around 170 runs.

MI vs DC Head-to-Head Stats and Records

Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals have faced each other 36 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 36 matches, MI won 20 times while DC come out victorious against them on 16 occasions

Total Matches played

36

MI won

20

DC won

16

MI vs DC Weather Report

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The weather could play a spoilsport in the match between MI and DC at Wankhede. There are almost 75% chances of rain during the match day in Mumbai with an estimated temperature of 31 degrees with 75% humidity.

MI vs DC Recent Team Performances (most recent from left to right)

MI (Last five matches) Win Win Win Win Loss
DC (Last five matches) Loss Win Win NR Loss

MI vs DC Probable Playing XIs

MI Playing 11 : Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah Impact player: Mitchell Santner

DC Playing 11: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Sameer Rizvi , KL Rahul, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mustafizur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera

Impact player: Karun Nair

MI vs DC IPL 2025 Full Squads

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, hKarn Sharma, Reece Topley, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Satyanarayana Raju, Mitchell Santner, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs

Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Sameer Rizvi , KL Rahul, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mustafizur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Manvanth Kumar L

MI vs DC Toss Prediction

MI vs DC Toss Prediction: Winner expected to opt for bowling first

Chasing has been advantageous at the Wankhede Stadium, where the side batting second has won 24 of the 41 IPL games held here since 2022. Dew often becomes a decisive factor in the latter half of the match. So, the captain winning the toss is likely to opt for bowling first

MI vs DC Toss History (Last 5 Years)

Toss Winners Opt To Bowl First 77%
Team Bowling First Win 60.34%

MI vs DC Predicted Top Batters

Rohit Sharma: Star MI opening batter Rohit Sharma has looked in great touch with the bat in the second half of the IPL and has smashed three fiftiers in his last five IPL innings. The right-hander has scored 300 runs from 11 matches this season at a strike rate of 152.28.

KL Rahul: KL Rahul has been a star performer for DC and has shown his different version with the bat this year. Batting at different positions this season, Rahul has amassed 493 runs from 11 matches at an average of 61.62 and a strike rate of 148.04 with three fifties and a hundred. He ended up getting his fifth IPL hundred in the last game and will be looking to get another big knock against.

MI vs DC Predicted Top Bowlers

Jasprit Bumrah: Star MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah will be a player to look out for in the upcoming match. He almost turned the match around in MI’s previous defeat against Gujarat Titans taking two crucial wickets by conceding just 19 runs in his four overs. The right-arm pacer has taken 13 wickets from eight matches this season.

Kuldeep Yadav: Kuldeep Yadav has constantly performed for DC this year and among the leading wicket-takers for the franchise in the ongoing season. The leg-spinner has taken 12 wickets from 12 matches so far.

Today Cricket Match Prediction

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Toss Prediction: DC to win the toss

Scenario 1: DC opt to bowl first

1st innings prediction: DC to post 185-195 runs

Match prediction: DC to win

Scenario 2: DC opt to bat first

1st innings prediction: MI to post 180-190 runs

Match prediction: MI to win

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