In the 46th fixture of VIVO IPL 2021, Mumbai Indians will be taking on Delhi Capitals at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 PM IST.
Mumbai Indians will be coming back from a win against Punjab Kings on Tuesday, which was their first win of phase 2 of the season. They have acquired the fifth spot in the IPL standings with ten points in 11 games. Quinton De Kock, Jasprit Bumrah, and Saurabh Tiwary have been the star performers for the Mumbai-based side and have kept them in contention for the playoffs. Hardik Pandya returning to the form is yet another positive for Mumbai ahead of some important fixtures.Â
Delhi Capitals lost their first match of phase 2 of IPL 2021 as Kolkata Knight Riders beat them by three wickets on Tuesday. They have acquired the second spot in the IPL standings with 16 points in 11 games. The performances of Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, and skipper Rishab Pant have been key for DC and have kept them among the top two teams in the competition.
Head-to-Head:
Both the teams have faced each other on 29 occasions, where Mumbai Indians have won the tie a total of 16 times and Delhi Capitals emerged victorious on 13 occasions.
The last time both sides faced each other was back in April during phase 1 of the competition, where the Delhi Capitals won the match by six wickets.
Team News:
Delhi Capitals- DC will be missing out on M. Siddharth due to injury and Chris Woakes, who didn’t participate in phase 2.
Mumbai Indians- MI will have a fully-fit squad at their disposal.
TV and LIVE streaming details:
OTT- Disney+ Hotstar
Sponsors:
Mumbai Indians – The principal partners are Samsung and DHL Express.
Delhi Capitals – The Principal sponsors of Delhi Capitals are JSW, Apollo Steel Tubes, Ebixcash, and Reliance Jio.