The IPL 2026 arrives in New Delhi for the blockbuster clash between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians today. Both teams arrive at the Arun Jaitley Stadium following their impressive wins in their respective opening game this season.
Both teams will target two more points to continue their early momentum but are facing a tough challenge today. Rain is also expected to interrupt the game today, so toss will be a big factor in thsi first afternoon match of the season.
Stay tuned for ball‑by‑ball updates, key moments, and instant highlights from this high‑stakes DC vs MI encounter.
Also read: DC vs MI Weather Update
DC vs MI IPL 2026 Live Updates from Delhi
Mumbai Indians struggle in powerplay
Vipraj Nigam is introduced into the attack and the spinner gives away just 7 runs from the 5th over. Both Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav are avoiding taking risks at the moment.
Rohit Sharma - 12 off 9 balls
Suryakumar Yadav - 10 off 8 balls
MI - 32/2 in 5 overs
Axar Patel keeps Delhi in control
Axar Patel bowls the fourth over and leaks onlt 3 runs to keep Delhi Capitals in control.
Rohit Sharma - 11 off 7 balls
Suryakumar Yadav - 5 off 4 balls
MI - 25/2 in 4 overs.
Mukesh Kumar strikes again
Mukesh Kumar stuns Mumbai Indians as he dismisses Tilak Varma in the same over. Ather good length delivery with no pace forces Tilak to shot it back towards Mukesh, who takes a good follow-through catch.
Tilak departs after two-ball duck. Stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav walks in at No. 4.
MI - 22/2 in 3 overs
Ryan Rickelton OUT!!!
Mukesh Kumar sticks to good lenght deliveries and traps Ryan Rickelton. MI Openers tried to go over the covers but found Axar Patel.
Rickelton scored 9 off 11 balls. Tilak Varma joins Rohit at middle.
MI - 18/1 in 2.4 overs
Rohit Sharma off to mark
Rohit Sharma also opens his account with a cracking four off Lungi Ngidi at short third. Rohit teases fans with a pull shot at fine leg for another four to give Mumbai Indians an early control of the game.
Rohit Sharma - 9 off 4 balls
Ryan Rickelton - 9 off 8 balls
MI - 18/0 in 2 overs
Decent start for Mumbai
Ryan Rickelton begins the game with a four off Mukesh Kumar on the very first delivery. He add another four to give Mumbai Indians another good start today.
Rohit Sharma - 0 off 0 balls
Ryan Rickelton - 8 off 6 balls
MI - 8/0 in 1 over
Mumbai Indians innings starts
Openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton are out in the middle to begin Mumbai Indians' innings.
Mukesh Kumar to bowl the first over for Delhi Capitals
The game is on in Delhi...
DC vs MI Impact Substitutes
DC: Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair
MI: Mayank Markande, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar
MI Playing XI
Mumbai Indians starting XI vs DC
Rohit Sharma, Ryan RIckelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah
DC Playing XI
Delhi Capitals Starting XI vs MI
KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
DC vs MI Team News
Delhi Capitals are unchanged.
Mumbai Indians make 3 changes. Deepak Chahar replaces 'unwell' Hardik Pandya. Corbin Bosch and Mitchell Santner come in for Trent Boult and Allah Ghazanfar.
TOSS Time in Delhi
Axar Patel and Suryakumar Yadav are out in the middle for the toss with Ravi Shastri.
Surya calls it tails, and the heads it is.
Delhi Capitals win the toss and elect to bowl first today.
No HARDIK PANDYA today
To everyone's surprise, Suryakumar Yadav walks out for the toss ahead of Mumbai Indians. So, no Hardik Pandya today.
What head-to-head Record says?
Mumbai Indians have dominated Delhi Capitals with 21 wins in 37 meetings in IPL. The five-time champions also won their both encounters against the Capitals last season. Delhi have won just one of their last five games against Mumbai and will look to improve the record today.
Mumbai Indians Probable XI Today
MI Predicted XI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (impact player), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Mitchell Santner might replace Allah Ghazanfar in MI's playing today.