Delhi Capitals are all set to take on Mumbai Indians in the first game of the IPL 2026 double header on Saturday, April 4. This will be the first match of the tournament at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The home side will be coming into the game on the back of a narrow win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). On the other hand, MI too are coming into this game on the back of a huge victory against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). However, the weather may spoil the party of the big game in Delhi today.
DC Vs MI Weather Report
According to Accuweather.com, there is a 55% chance of rainfall during the day in Delhi. In fact, the capital city has been witnessing spells of rainfall for the past couple of days. The maximum chances of rain are between 5pm to 7 pm. Hence, there is a big possibility that we might get a truncated game, or the fact that Duckworth-Lewis Method might come into the DC Vs MI match.
With the game starting at 3.30 pm, there will be no delay to the start of the encounter.
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DC vs MI Pitch Report
This will be the first match of the season at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, and hence the pitch is expected to remain fresh and very conducive for batting, as has been the case in the past couple of years. The dew is a major factor for matches in Delhi, but since this is an afternoon game, it will not be of any concern.
DC vs MI Predicted Playing XI
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar. Impact Player: Sameer Rizvi
Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (WK), Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar or Mayank Markande, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah. Impact Player: Suryakumar Yadav
