Match Details
Date: April 7, 2024
Time : 3:30 PM IST
Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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Preview
Mumbai Indians will be going up against Delhi Capitals in the 20th match of the IPL 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With three losses on the spin to start the season, MI are under real pressure to bring their IPL campaign back on track. As far as DC are concerned, their start in the tournament has been far from ideal, losing three out of four matches to languish in the bottom half of the IPL 2024 points table.
Pitch Report
The pitch for the first match of the IPL 2024 season at the Wankhede Stadium provided help to the seamers and spinners alike, which meant that RR restricted MI to a score just above 120 runs. If the pitch continues to stay the same, then a total in excess of 160 will be very good to defend for either Mumbai or Delhi, despite the fact that the average first innings score at this venue in the IPL is just around 170.
Team Analysis
Mumbai Indians
In their previous IPL 2024 match, Mumbai Indians batting lineup struggled massively in front of the high-quality bowling performance from the Rajasthan Royals bowlers, getting restricted to a below par total. The likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Madhwal bowled quality spells while defending 125 runs on the board, but the lack of pressure from the other bowlers meant that they lost the game in just 16 overs.
IPL 2024 Squad of Mumbai Indians
Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Kwena Maphaka. Players injured/withdrawn: Jason Behrendorff, Dilshan Madushanka.
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals were at a receiving end of a massive hitting masterclass from the Kolkata Knight Riders batters, conceding the second highest total in the history of the IPL in their last encounter. While chasing the 273-run target, DC were four wickets down inside the powerplay, and after that, Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs scored fifties, but it proved to be far from enough for the team.
IPL 2024 Squad of Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant (c), Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara. Players injured/withdrawn: Harry Brook, Lungi Ngidi.
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Mumbai Indians are in desperate need of a win to kick-start a comeback in the IPL 2024, and in front of their home fans, they have enough quality players in their squad to outperform Delhi Capitals this weekend.
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