Mumbai Indians will take on Deli Capitals in what is a must-win game for both sides to make it to the IPL 2025 playoffs. The side is expected to go with the same playing XI as in the last game, given that the trio of Rickleton-Bosch-Jacks will only be available for two more games only. Meanwhile, the game will mark the first time Rohit Sharma will play at the Wankhede after unveiling a stand named after him last week at the venue.
MI predicted playing XI vs DC
| Position | Player | Role |
| 1. | Ryan Rickleton (WK) | Batter |
| 2. | Rohit Sharma | Batter |
| 3. | Suryakumar Yadav | Batter |
| 4. | Will Jacks | All-rounder |
| 5. | Tilak Varma | Batter |
| 6. | Hardik Pandya (C) | All-rounder |
| 7. | Naman Dhir | Batter |
| 8. | Arjun Tendulkar | Bowler |
| 9. | Trent Boult | Bowler |
| 10. | Deepak Chahar | Bowler |
| 11. | Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler |
MI will rely heavily on their top-order to do the heavylifting. Rohit has shown great consistency, barring the last game against GT where he was dismissed for just 7 runs. Rickleton too flopped against GT after scoring just 2 runs but has been very consistent otherwise. Once again, the team will need the trio of Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya to go all guns blazing in this do or die encounter.
On the bowling front, it remains to be seen if Arjun Tendulkar will get a match finally. If he does, then he is likely to replace Corbin Bosch in the playing XI. Will Jacks will serve as a part-time spinner while MI could use Karn Sharma as an impact player to add firepower to their spin unit. The trio of Chahar-Bumrah-Boult will spearhead the pace department along with Hardik.
MI squad for IPL 2025
Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Reece Topley, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs, Satyanarayana Raju
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