Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch and Weather reports | Cricket News

Mumbai Indians have played three matches in the series and they are ranked 10th on the points table, while Delhi Capitals have played four matches in the series and are ranked ninth on the points table. In the last match played by Mumbai Indians against Rajasthan Royals, Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by six wickets. The top fantasy player for Mumbai Indians was Akash Madhwal who scored 99 fantasy points. The top point-getters for Mumbai Indians are Hardik Pandya with 52 match fantasy points, Tilak Varma with 52 match fantasy points and Tim David with 30 match fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 106 runs. The top fantasy player for Delhi Capitals was Tristan Stubbs who scored 98 fantasy points.

The top point-getters for Delhi Capitals are David Warner with 85 match fantasy points, Mukesh Kumar with 85 match fantasy points and Rishabh Pant with 85 match fantasy points.

MI vs DC, Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will only allow a little assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to take a lot of work. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 162 runs. Both teams will look to chase upon winning the toss as the majority of the games played on this ground have been won by the side chasing.

Pace or Spin?

The pacers have taken 75% of the total wickets at this venue. Hence picking up pacers for your fantasy team should be a good idea.

Weather Report

The temperature will hover around 29 degree Celsius with 51% humidity. 7.67 m/s winds are expected.

MI vs DC, Head-to-Head

In the 33 matches played between these two teams, the bowlers of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.

Both teams last played against each other in Match 16 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Piyush Chawla scored the highest fantasy points for Mumbai Indians with 103 match fantasy points while Axar Patel topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Delhi Capitals with 90 match fantasy points.

MI vs DC, Fantasy XI Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Tristan Stubbs

Tristan Stubbs is a wicket-keeper batter with an average of 53 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.8 and is a safe bet for your Fantasy XI Fantasy Team. Stubbs is a right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the recent four matches, he has scored 152 runs at an average of 38 per match.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav can be a punt pick for your Fantasy XI Team. Kuldeep Yadav has an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.8. He bowls slow left-arm chinaman and in the recent two matches, he has taken three wickets at an average of 20.33.

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is a bowler with an average of 50 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.1 and is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high-risk, high-returns pick in your team. This player bowls right-arm fast and in the recently played three matches, he has taken three wickets at an average of 25.33.

Gerald William Coetzee

Gerald Coetzee is an all-rounder with an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Coetzee is a right-arm fast bowler and in the last three matches, he has taken three wickets at an average of 40.

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mitchell Marsh is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 44 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. He is a top-order batter who bats right-handed. In the recently played four matches, Marsh has scored 61 runs at an average of 15.25 per match. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling right-arm medium and in recent matches, he has taken 1 wicket.

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Tilak Varma can be a good pick for your Fantasy XI Team. He has an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. This player is a top-order batter who bats left-handed. In the last three matches, Varma has scored 121 runs at an average of 40.33 per match.

MI vs DC, Squad Information

Mumbai Indians (MI) Squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood, Ishan Kishan, Vishnu Vinod, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Tilak Varma, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Madhwal, Dewald Brevis, Kwena Maphaka and Naman Dhir.

Delhi Capitals (DC) Squad: Rishabh Pant (c), Ishant Sharma, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Pravin Dubey, Anrich Nortje, Shai Hope, Ricky Bhui, Jhye Richardson, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Prithvi Shaw, Lalit Yadav, Sumit Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Yash Dhull, Kumar Kushagra, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Vicky Ostwal and Swastik Chikara.

MI vs DC, Fantasy XI Team

Wicket-Keepers: Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant

Batters: Tilak Varma, David Warner, Tim David

All-Rounders: Mitchell Marsh and Axar Patel

Bowlers: Khaleel Ahmed, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal and Mukesh Kumar

Captain: Ishan Kishan

Vice-Captain: Akash Madhwal