IPL 2026, DC vs MI | Hardik Pandya misses out; Suryakumar to lead MI as DC opt to bowl

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Mumbai Indians Surya Kumar Yadav and Delhi Capitals K.L. Rahul during the signifier    league   connected  the eve of the  IPL T20 Match astatine  the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium successful  New Delhi connected  April 03,  2026.

Mumbai Indians Surya Kumar Yadav and Delhi Capitals K.L. Rahul during the signifier league connected the eve of the IPL T20 Match astatine the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium successful New Delhi connected April 03, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy

Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the flip and opted to vessel against the Mumbai Indians successful the Indian Premier League connected Saturday (April 4, 2026).

For the five-time champions Mumbai Indians, skipper Hardik Pandya was indisposed, and successful his absence, Suryakumar Yadav was named the skipper.

"Hardik Pandya is unwell and hence volition not beryllium taking the tract today. Suryakumar Yadav volition beryllium the skipper today," MI said successful a statement.

In Hardik's absence, MI made a fewer changes to their lineup with Deepak Chahar coming successful for the prima all-rounder.

The five-time champions besides brought successful Corbin Bosch and Mitchell Santner, replacing Trent Boult and Allah Ghazanfar successful the lineup.

Delhi Capitals went unchanged.

Teams

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.

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

Published - April 04, 2026 03:25 p.m. IST

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