Mumbai Indians will face Delhi Capitals in the 43rd match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday. The is an afternoon game starting at 3:30 pm IST.
MI comes into this game having lost its previous game against Rajasthan Royals. They were hit hard by RR WHO defeated them twice this season.
MI played eight games and won only three games. They still have six games left and need to win both from them if they want to secure their place in the playoffs. Five of them are up for grabs important.
MI started with three consecutive defeats. They won back-to-back against Delhi Capitals and RCB and tried to regain some momentum But Their defeat against RR was another tough defeat for them as a team.
They have made some changes in their previous game bring In Mehal Wadhera into the lineup and Also Piyush Chawla But Despite a score of 179, skipper Hardik Pandya was unable to put his bowling to good use. They used seven bowlers at the end but could not achieve the desired result.
Mumbai Indians play 11 vs Delhi Capitals – IPL 2024, Match 43
Rohit Sharma
Rohit will open the batting. He was rejected for just six out of five balls in the game against RR. He has scored over 300 runs in 8 years matches including a century. However, apart from that century against CSK, the former MI captain has struggled with the bat.
Ishan Kishan (WK)
Kishan will open the batting with Rohit. In the last game he scored a duck against RR. So far this season He scored 192 runs from 8 games including two ducks. He will play his 100th IPL game on Saturday.
Suryakumar Yadav
SKY will step in at three. He was rejected For only 8th against RR. He missed the first few games as he recovered But His inclusion didn’t have much of an impact on MI either. Opposing teams managed to get him out inexpensively.
Tilak Varma
The southpaw will intervene at four. He’s just coming off a 65 against RR which Unfortunately MI lost. Previously, he had scored 64 points in this game against SRH WED also lost. MI lost both games in which Tilah scored some runs.
Hardik Pandya (C)
Hardik will step in at five. He has not been consistent with either the bat or the ball for MI this season. He barely scored against RR 10 and scored 21 from his two overs.
Tim David
David will fill in at six. He scored just three from five balls against RR. MI hoped that he would do it be an ideal replacement for Kieron Pollard in the lineup But The Australian hard hitter has not improved consistently.
Muhammad the Prophet
Nabi will fill in at seven. He scored 23 off 17 balls. He was hardly used with the ball either. Against RR, he scored 30 from his three overs.
Gerald Coetzee
Coetzee will bat at eight. He was Mumbai Indians’ best bowler against RR as he bowled with pace and fire. The South African pacer has picked up 12 wickets in 8 matches until now.
Jasprit Bumrah
Bumrah will step in at nine. He has picked up 13 wickets from 8 matches and is on par with Yuzvendra Chahal in terms of wickets. Against RR, He went without a wicket. He will have to bowl well against DC if MI want to win.
Piyush Chawla
Chawla will come in at 10. He posted a spell of 33 for 1 in four overs against RR. The experienced leggie picked up 22 wickets last season and just three this season.
Nuwan Thushara
The Sri Lankan completes Mumbai Indians’ expected starting lineup against Delhi Capitals in New Delhi on Saturday. He made his IPL debut in the last game and scored 28 from his three overs.
Impact Sub-Nehal Wadhera
The southpaw scored an impressive 49 off 24 balls against RR at a strike rate of over 200. He should be used as an impact substitute in the remaining games as MI expands its batting line-up.