Delhi Capitals take on Mumbai Indians in a must-win Indian Premier League 2025 clash on Wednesday at the Wankhede Stadium.
MI and DC are the only two teams left in the playoffs race, and only one of the two franchises will make it to the next round
Ahead of this crucial encounter in Mumbai, DC were dealt a major blow as captain Axar Patel has been ruled out of the all-important game.
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Why is Axar Patel not playing in MI vs DC IPL 2025 match?
As Ravi Shastri conducted the toss at the centre of the park, MI captain Hardik Pandya was accompanied by make-shift DC skipper Faf du Plessis.
After the toss was conducted, the veteran South African confirmed that Patel is suffering from a 'really bad flu' which has ruled him out of the clash.
MI vs DC: Confirmed lineups
MI XI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (capt), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
MI bench: Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Karn Sharma, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju
DC XI: Faf du Plessis (capt), Abishek Porel (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Tristan Stubbs, Dushmantha Chameera, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar
DC bench: KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Sediqullah Atal, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar