IPL season-opening match for both Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will be played at Brabourne Stadium. MI vs DC is the new rivalry in the IPL, and MI has one of the lowest win % vs DC in IPL history. MI has a reputation and record of losing the first match of the IPL almost every season, and This may sound in favor of DC. But DC has never won any match here at the Brabourne Stadium. DC may be weaker on paper without strong batting pillars like Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer. In contrast, MI has strong batting options in their squad.
MI vs DC Preview, Fantasy Picks And More
At Brabourne Stadium:
| Matches | Won | Lost | |
| MI | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| DC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MI vs DC at Brabourne Stadium – 1 match
MI won – 1
DC won – 0
H2H Stats:
| Batting 1st Won | Batting 2nd Won | |
| MI | 11 | 5 |
| DC | 5 | 9 |
H2H Stats:
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| R Sharma | 23 | 23 | 684 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 32.57 | 130.53 |
| D Warner* | 20 | 20 | 673 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 42.06 | 140.21 |
| K Pollard | 26 | 24 | 360 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22.50 | 137.93 |
| R Pant | 12 | 12 | 332 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30.18 | 143.72 |
| S Yadav | 10 | 10 | 285 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31.67 | 135.07 |
| I Kishan | 7 | 7 | 263 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 65.75 | 150.29 |
| P Shaw | 8 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.25 | 100.00 |
* players bought from the mega auction
| M | I | W | ER | |
| J Bumrah | 17 | 17 | 20 | 7.36 |
| J Unadkat* | 9 | 11 | 19 | 7.89 |
| K Pollard | 26 | 16 | 7 | 8.40 |
| S Thakur* | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9.45 |
| A Patel | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7.00 |
| M Rahman* | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9.74 |
| A Nortje | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8.65 |
| K Ahmed* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8.25 |
| L Ngidi* | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12.50 |
| C Sakariya* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
Venue Stats:
(Overall T20 stats)
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| R Sharma | 6 | 5 | 157 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39.25 | 172.53 |
| D Warner* | 2 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.50 | 166.67 |
| K Pollard | 7 | 7 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.67 | 187.34 |
* players bought from the mega auction
Probable Playing 11:
MI: R Sharma, I Kishan, S Yadav, T Varma, T David, K Pollard, F Allen, T Mills, J Bumrah, J Unadkat, M Markande/M Ashwin
Unavailable: J Archer
DC: T Seifert, P Shaw, KS Bharat, R Pant (C & WK), M Singh/S Khan, A Patel, S Thakur, K Nagarkoti,
Unavailable: D Warner
Fantasy Picks:
WK – I Kishan, R Pant
Batsmen – R Sharma, T Varma, S Yadav, KS Bharat
AR – K Pollard, A Patel
Bowlers – J Bumrah, J Unadkat, S Thakur
Punt picks – T Varma, A Patel, KS Bharat
Common C/VC – R Sharma, R Pant
Punt C/VC – J Bumrah, A Patel
Interesting Records:
- DC never won any IPL matches at this venue
- Rohit Sharma's strike rate at this venue is 172.53
- J Unadkat, if he plays, has outstanding records against DC, 19 wickets.
Pitch:
The team winning the toss should bat first and score big. Spinners may get help in the second inning. Pacers may get some swing and bounce in the first inning, as this is an afternoon game. It is expected to be a high-scoring match.
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