DC Vs MI IPL 2026: Delhi-Mumbai clash today, Hardik Pandya out, MI will field under the leadership of Surya; Take a look at the playing XI

DC vs MI: The eighth match of IPL 2026 will be played today between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. In this match, which will start at 3:30 pm at Arun Jaitley Stadium in the capital, both the teams will enter with the intention of maintaining the winning streak. The special thing is that both the teams have won their first matches, so today one of the teams will have to face the first defeat of the season.

Hardik out, responsibility on Surya’s shoulders

Mumbai Indians’ regular captain Hardik Pandya is not available in this match, due to which Suryakumar Yadav will take charge of the team. However, Surya’s performance in the last match was disappointing, where he was out after scoring only 16 runs as an impact player. In such a situation, a big innings will be expected from him along with captaincy.

Mumbai’s batting is strong, questions on bowling

Mumbai Indians had demonstrated strong batting in their first match. Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton gave the team a strong start by adding 148 runs for the first wicket. Rohit scored 78 runs and Rickelton scored 81 runs.

However, the team did not live up to expectations in bowling. Experienced bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult failed to take wickets, which is a matter of concern for the team.

Delhi’s bowling is excellent, keep an eye on batting

In their first match, Delhi Capitals bowled brilliantly and bowled out Lucknow Super Giants for 141 runs. Lungi Ngidi and T Natarajan played important roles in the match by taking three wickets each, while Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets.

However, the weakness of the top order was revealed in batting. The first four wickets fell for just 26 runs, but the innings of Sameer Rizvi (70) and Tristan Stubbs (39) took the team under control.

Head-to-head record

So far 37 matches have been played in the IPL between Delhi and Mumbai, in which Mumbai Indians have had the upper hand. Mumbai has won 21 matches while Delhi has won 16 matches. In terms of statistics the contest appears to be equal.

Probable Playing XI

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI):
KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (captain), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI):
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Naman Dheer, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.