Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl vs Mumbai Indians in the 29th match of Indian Premier League 2025 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. Star DC player Faf du Plessis misses out the game due to injury. While DC are the only unbeaten side, having won all the four matches played so far, MI have won just one of the five games.
l. Jake Fraser-McGurk might not have fired at the top of the order, but they've got enough batters in form and one of them has been batting like a dream of late. KL Rahul is in the form of his life and he's playing as freely as he's probably ever done. . MI opener Rohit Sharma's performance will be in the spotlight during the game, while the focus will also be on how Jasprit Bumrah who returned after a long layoff.
After winning the toss, Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel confirmed that his deputy Faf du Plessis is injured and unavailable for the clash and said, "We'll bowl first. We're chasing well, and it's the first match over here this season so don't know how the pitch will play. Don't trust numbers from the past too much. The challenge is to follow the plan properly and to be brave even if you get hit for a six. Faf is injured."Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya said during the time of the toss, "Conversations are about where we are making mistakes. There's no lack of experience in this group. We're not far from having a good game. We're trying not to hit the panic button. Panicking doesn't help. We don't have much margin of error, hope everything comes good tonight. Same team."
