MI vs DC IPL 2024 Match 20 Match-Ups: Top 5 Player Battles to Watch Out For

Mumbai Indians will face off against Delhi Capitals in the twentieth match of IPL 2024 (April 7, 2024, at 3:30 pm) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Mumbai have played 3 matches so far and lost all of those. Hardik Pandya, who earlier replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain of the team, has been under fire over his choices on the field.

Delhi, on the other hand, secured their first win on March 31 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). These two teams are at the bottom of the points table at the moment; MI at number 10 and DC at number 9.

Mumbai and Delhi have played 33 IPL matches so far. MI have won 18 of those and DC 15. Mumbai’s highest total against DC so far is 218, and Delhi’s highest score against MI is 213.

MI vs DC Top 5 Player Battles

1. Rishabh Pant vs Bumrah

Pant has made a brilliant comeback in the IPL 2024. This might be the best battle to watch out for. These two national teammates have met each other on 13 occasions where Bumrah has dominated Pant throughout IPL seasons, picking up six times. The Wicketkeeper Batsman could manage to score against Bumrah with a strike rate of 111.6.

2. Hardik Pandya vs Anrich Nortje

Hardik seemed so dangerous against Nortje in the IPL. While Nortje sent Pandya back to the pavilion once on the previous occasions, the Six-hitter Pandya has struck the bowler with a rate of 161.5.

3. Rohit Sharma vs Ishant Sharma

Rohit’s form has lost its colour after MI’s inaugural IPL match of 2024. Here in the powerplay, he will have to face Ishant who has a good head-to-head record against the veteran batter. The tall pacer has picked up the opener’s wicket thrice in 10 matches where the Hitman has struck him with a 120.0 strike rate.

4. David Warner vs Jasprit Bumrah

David Warner has a good record against Delhi in IPL. Unless Bumrah sends him pavilion earlier in the powerplay, he is expected to get a big score here. Bumrah never could manage to send him back in the IPL. However in T20I, Warner could not resist the bowler’s pace and fall apart twice (2 runs, 5 balls).

Suryakumar Yadav vs Axar Patel

The no.1 T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav is back in the MI camp. He is expected to directly enter the playing XI on Sunday. With an IPL career strike rate of 143.3, SKY has struck the left-handed spinner with a rate of 86.9 only. In the meanwhile, Axar has sent back the batter once.