DC Predicted Playing XI
KL Rahul (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar
Impact players: Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Auqib Dar
MI Predicted Playing XI
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Allah Ghazanfar, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact players: Quinton de Kock, Will Jacks, Mayank Markande, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar
Key Selection Issues
DC — Sameer Rizvi impact sub: Rizvi played as impact player vs LSG scoring 70*. He is likely to feature again in the same role unless DC make a change to their XI. His inclusion as impact sub is confirmed — just a question of when he comes in.
MI — Allah Ghazanfar watch: The Afghan mystery spinner is MI's secret weapon. On a flat Delhi surface, Ghazanfar's off-spin variations can be effective in the middle overs and he could make his IPL debut here. His impact player option adds another bowling dimension.
DC — Nissanka or Porel: Pathum Nissanka is expected to open alongside KL Rahul for DC. Abhishek Porel is the backup WK who could also feature as impact player if DC need explosive batting.
Playing XI confirmed at toss at 3 PM IST. See our DC vs MI playing XI page for live updates.
