Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals were set to lock horns with each other in their next encounter of IPL 2021. The match will take place on October 2 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. In their earlier clash in the tournament, Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets.
MI vs DC Dream11 Team
Wicketkeeper: Quinton de Kock, Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Kieron Pollard, Shreyas Iyer
Match Details
Match – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals – 46th match
Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
Time – 3:30 PM IST, 10:00 PM GMT
Where to watch live – Star Sports Network, Hotstar
Pitch Report
The pitch in Sharjah has been a tough one for batting. Run-making hasn’t been easy by any means. The spinners and slow bowlers are likely to make hay. Chasing should be the way forward for the team winning the toss as defending won’t be an easy task.
MI Playing 11 (likely)
2. Rohit Sharma (c)
3. Suryakumar Yadav
4. Saurabh Tiwary
5. Kieron Pollard
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Nathan Coulter Nile
9. Rahul Chahar
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Trent Boult
Team News
- The team is at 5th position in the points table with 5 wins.
- The team management is not expected to make any changes with the winning combination.
DC Playing 11 (likely)
2. Shikhar Dhawan
3. Shreyas Iyer
4. Rishabh Pant (c & wk)
5. Shimron Hetmyer
6. Lalit Yadav
7. Axar Patel
8. Ravichandran Ashwin
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Anrich Nortje
11. Avesh Khan
Team News
- The team is at 2nd position in the points table with 8 wins.
- Steve Smith was impressive in the last league match and is expected to retain his place.