New Delhi: Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel won the toss and decided to field against five-time champions Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.“I choose to bowl first. The first match at home, I want to see how the wicket is behaving. It seems a little dry, a little hard. We chased well in the last match. Chasing the target at 26/4 in the Powerplay, this gives the group plenty of confidence. Even the top order knows that there are batsmen in the lower order who can step up if they fail. Playing a home game is always beneficial. Our DC supporters will be cheering for us. Same team,” Aksar said at the toss.Mumbai Indians suffered a major setback as a captain Hardik Pandya Missed the clash against Delhi Capitals.In Pandya’s absence, Surya Kumar Yadav led to the side.
DC vs. MI : Why is Hardik Pandya not playing today?
Stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav explained the reason and said that Pandya is not well.“(News about Hardik) He is not well, not looking good, so he was not fit for today’s game. So just stepping into his shoes today. (On the win against KKR) If you win the first game after 13-14 years, there is a lot of positivity in the camp, and we are very happy. Toss “(On the surface) it looks good, the toss was irrelevant. We wanted to bat first, they wanted to bowl first, but yeah, very happy to bat first. It feels good. We did really well here when we batted first and defended. A lot of changes. Deepak Chahar came in for Hardik. Corbin Bosch came in to bowl, that change of strategy. Boulty played well in the last game at Wankhede. And Mitch Santner comes in for Allah Ghazanfar,” he said.Mumbai Indians also released a statement.Mumbai Indians said that Hardik Pandya is unwell so he will not play today. Surya Kumar Yadav will be the captain today. Playing XI:Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): KL Rahul (W), Patham Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh KumarMumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (W), Tilak Verma, Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Naman Dhir, Sheriff Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bush, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jaspreet BumrahHere are the Impact Substitutes for both teams:Delhi Capitals Impact Subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Aqib Nabi Dar, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chimera, Karuna NairMumbai Indians Impact Subs: Mayank Markande, Robin Munns, Raj Bawa, Trent Boult, Ashwini Kumar
