The 2023 Indian Premier League has seen three teams struggling to secure their first win of the season. This Tuesday, the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, both still looking for their first win, will play against each other at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The Delhi team management is expected to make some significant changes to its underperforming players to ensure that the team finds success. Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, may exclude young players like Arshad Khan and Hrithik Shokeen and replace them with players like Kumar Kartikeya, who delivered an impressive performance in his last game.
Mumbai Indians began their IPL campaign with a loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore, followed by a defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals have suffered three consecutive losses. They are struggling to cope with the transitional phase as the newly appointed captain, David Warner, is unable to replicate the aura of Rishabh Pant.
The head-to-head record between the two teams has seen Mumbai Indians leading with 17 victories, while Delhi Capitals have 15 wins from 32 encounters. Mumbai Indians have kept Delhi Capitals away from glory despite their best-ever campaign in 2020 when they finished as the runners-up after losing all four face-offs with Mumbai.
The key players in the upcoming match will be Ishan Kishan from Mumbai Indians and David Warner from Delhi Capitals. Ishan Kishan has been underperforming since being bought for 15.25 crores, while David Warner has been consistent with his performance this season. He is sitting on the second position in individual run-scoring charts having scalped 158 runs from three innings at an average of 52.67.
The predicted playing XI for Delhi Capitals includes David Warner, Yash Dhull, Rilee Rossouw, Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel (wk), Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, and Mukesh Kumar.
For Mumbai Indians, the predicted playing XI will be Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer, Kumar Karthkeya, Piyush Chawla, and Jason Behrendorff.
It is challenging to predict the winner from this encounter due to the current circumstances. Mumbai Indians have a better head-to-head record against Delhi Capitals, but their failure to establish an adequate team combination has been hurting them. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals have struggled with their transitional phase, and their newly appointed captain is yet to prove his mettle.
