Match 8 of the 2026 Indian Premier League will see Delhi Capitals square-off against Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi on Saturday. The teams have enjoyed a winning start to their IPL campaign this season. While DC head into this match on the back of a 8-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants, MI defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets in their season opener.
Mumbai are looking like the team to beat this season. The Hardik Pandya-led side performed well in all three departments. The team has further been boosted by the arrival of Mitchell Santner. The New Zealand T20 captain missed MI's opening game as he had requested the team management for extended time off due for personal reasons. The all-rounder is now ready for the season ahead and is expected to play against Delhi.
Date, Time and Venue
The match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will be played on Saturday. It is the first afternoon game of the season and will get underway at 3.30 pm IST.
Head-to-Head
Matches Played: 37
Mumbai Indians wins: 21
Delhi Capitals wins: 16
DC vs MI: Possible XI
- Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (capt.), Tristian Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natrajan
- Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (capt.), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Players to Watch
KL Rahul: Rahul's season is off to disappointing start as he got out on a first-ball duck. But the wicket-keeper batter is a highly bankable player in the IPL. Except for 2023, the 33-year-old has scored over 500 runs in every IPL season since 2018.
Ryan Rickelton: Ahead of MI's season opener against KKR, it was thought that the team would choose Quinton de Kock over Ryan Rickelton in the team. The two South African do the exact same role, of keeping the wickets and opening the innings. So, when MI preferred Rickelton over de Kock it was thought as a gamble. However, the gamble paid off as Rickelton played an attacking innings of 81 in 43 balls. The knock has almost ensured Rickelton of his spot in the team.
Weather
Saturday afternoon in Delhi is going to be cloudy with a thunderstorm in parts of the area. The temperature is expected to be around 30°C.
LIVE Telecast
The match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports channels.
LIVE Stream
CSK vs PBKS can also be streamed LIVE on the JioHotstar app.
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