IPL 2025: DC win toss, opt to field against MI

Mumbai Indians’ Ryan David Rickelton plays a shot during the Indian Premier League Twenty-20 (IPL) 2025 match between Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on April 13, 2025. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar/The Hindu

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl first in their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians in Delhi on Sunday (April 13, 2025).

Axar said that Faf du Plessis is injured, and Abhishek Porel came in place of the senior South African batter.

MI are unchanged.

Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (w), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.