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DC make one change - Lalit Yadav is out and Prithvi Shaw is back on the side while for MI, Jayant Yadav comes into the team in place of Rahul Chahar.
The first doubleheader clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Saturday (October 2) saw Delhi Capitals (DC) win the toss and opt to bowl first against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Sharjah. While Delhi has looked in pretty fine form, Mumbai has struggled a bit so far.
DC make one change - Lalit Yadav is out and Prithvi Shaw is back on the side while for MI, Jayant Yadav comes into the team in place of Rahul Chahar.
Squads:
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje
Toss Update from Sharjah@DelhiCapitals have elected to bowl against @mipaltan. #VIVOIPL #MIvDC
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 2, 2021
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Delhi Capitals have won 8 of their 11 games and are standing second on the points table, while Mumbai, on the other hand, has managed to grab 5 wins in their 11 matches, they are placed 5th on the table.
The two teams have met on 29 occasions and the last time these two sides met, Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets.
A win in this match will help the Delhi Capitals become the second team to qualify for the playoffs and the Mumbai Indians as a squad will be desperate to win the match to increase their chances of finishing in the top 4.