DC vs MI is one of the most sought after rivalries in the Indian Premier League. The feud between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians is an exhilarating one, with Mumbai triumphing on 16 occasions. At the same time, Delhi came out on top on 14 instances of the 30 matches the two teams have played against each other in IPL history so far.
Will Delhi inch closer to close the gap in its head-to-head record against Mumbai, or Will the five-time champions Mumbai continue to enlarge the gap between two teams? This will be answered on 27th March 2022, when the two teams will lock horns at Brabourne Stadium in Pune.
Team Updates:
Rishabh Pant led side will be short of their four key players, including David Warner, Anrich Nortje, Mitchell Marsh, and Lungi Ngidi, in the opening encounter against Rohit and co. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians will miss the services of Jofra Archer for the entirety of the tournament.
Predicted Playing XIs:
DC: 1. Prithvi Shaw, 2. Rovman Powell, 3. Mandeep Singh, 4. Rishabh Pant (Captain, WK), 5. Tim Seifert, 6. Lalit Yadav, 7. Shardul Thakur, 8. Axar Patel, 9. Anrich Nortje, 10. Kuldeep Yadav, 11. Mustafizur Rahman
MI: 1. Rohit Sharma (Captain), 2. Ishan Kishan (WK), 3. Dewald Brevis 4. Suryakumar Yadav, 5. Kieron Pollard, 6. Tim David, 7. Tilak Verma, 8. Jasprit Bumrah, 9. Tymal Mills, 10. Jaydev Unadkat, 11. M Ashwin
Cricreads Fantasy XI:
1 Rohit Sharma, 2. Prithvi Shaw, 3. Rovman Powell (Captain), 4. Rishabh Pant (WK), 5. Kieron Pollard, 6. Tim David, 7. Shardul Thakur, 8. Axar Patel, 9. Kuldeep Yadav, 10. Jasprit Bumrah, 11. Jaydev Unadkat
Predicted Top-Scorer:
We have an unpopular pick as the player who will be top-scoring in the match. Rovman Powell, the West Indian power-hitter, is our favourite to annihilate the bowling line-up of Mumbai Indians to top-score in the game.
Predicted Top Wicket-taker:
The game will feature the absolute fan favourites Jasprit Bumrah and Anrich Nortje, but we back Lord Shardul Thakur to be the one to affect most dismissals in the DC vs MI encounter.
Predicted Winner:
We are obviously enticed towards announcing Mumbai Indians as the probable winner, but we have faith that Delhi Capitals will trump the Indians in their first battle at Tata IPL 2022.
Also read: KKR defeated CSK by 6 wickets.