Faf du Plessis (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)
will most likely be missing out on Delhi Capitals' playing XI in their clash against Mumbai Indians in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, April 13. DC won the toss and opted to field first.
The two sides have had quite contrasting starts to IPL 2025. While DC have won all four of their games ahead of this particular fixture, MI have won just one match. The two sides would be keen on winning this particular match with contrasting objectives in mind.
Toss UpdateAxar Patel won the toss and opted to field first. He explained his rationale for the decision and disclosed vice-captain, Faf du Plessis, to be injured due to which he won't feature in the XI. However, he remained unambiguous on whether Du Plessis would feature as an Impact Player.
DC, MI field unchanged XIsBoth DC and MI opted to not tinker with their playing XIs from their previous games against Royal Challengers Bengaluru which they won and lost by six wickets and 12 runs, respectively.
What did the captains say? Axar Patel (DC)Hardik Pandya (MI)We'll bowl first. We're chasing well, and it's the first match over here this season so don't know how the pitch will play. Don't trust numbers from the past too much. Challenge is to follow the plan properly and to be brave even if you get hit for a six. Faf is injured.
Playing XIs Delhi CapitalsConversations are about where we are making mistakes. There's no lack of experience in this group. We're not far from having a good game. We're trying not to hit the panic button. Panicking doesn't help. We don't have much margin of error, hope everything comes good tonight. Same team.
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Substitutes: Darshan Nalkande, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Dushmantha Chameera
Mumbai IndiansRohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Substitutes: Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Karn Sharma
