In the IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Capitals (DC) posted a total of 73 runs for the loss of three wickets after the completion of 10 overs. In an attempt to chase a target of 163 runs, DC's wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul scored one run in three balls. Nitish Rana was dismissed on a three-ball duck. Pathum Nissanka garnered 44 runs off 40 deliveries, laced with six boundaries and a maximum. Impact Player Sameer Rizvi and David Miller are unbeaten at the crease. Rizvi has scored 25 runs in 23 balls, including two boundaries and a maximum. MI's Deepak Chahar has managed to pick up one wicket by conceding seven runs in two overs. Mitchell Santner has also bagged one wicket by giving away 22 runs in three overs. Lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Corbin Bosch, and Impact Player Mayank Markande are yet to pick any wickets. Earlier, having put to bat first, Mumbai Indians' (MI) wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton scored nine runs in 11 balls, including two boundaries. Fellow opening batsman Rohit Sharma garnered 35 runs in 26 balls, with the help of five boundaries and a maximum. Tilak Varma was dismissed on a two-ball duck. Sherfane Rutherford also returned to the pavilion after scoring five runs in seven balls, including a boundary. Later, stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav played a stunning knock of 51 runs off 36 deliveries, which was laced with three boundaries and two maximums. Facing 21 balls, Naman Dhir accumulated 28 runs, including two boundaries and a maximum. Mitchell Santner also scored an unbeaten 18 runs in 13 balls, including two boundaries. Along with him, Corbin Bosch stayed unbeaten on 11 runs in four balls, with the help of two boundaries. With this, the "Paltan" posted a total of 162 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. DC's Mukesh Kumar returned with the figures of two wickets for 26 runs in three overs. Lungi Ngidi, skipper Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, and T. Natarajan also chipped in with one wicket each. Star spinner Kuldeep Yadav went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against MI.
04 April,2026 06:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIn the IPL 2026 match against Delhi Capitals (DC), Mumbai Indians (MI) posted a total of 73 runs for the loss of three wickets in 10 overs. Having put to bat first, MI's wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton scored nine runs in 11 balls, including two fours. Tilak Varma also departed on a two-ball duck. Despite losing two quick wickets, veteran batsman Rohit Sharma and stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav showcased a sensible batting display. Rohit was dismissed on 35 runs in 26 balls, including five boundaries and a maximum. Suryakumar and Sherfane Rutherford are unbeaten at the crease. Suryakumar has reached 27 runs in 19 balls, with the help of two boundaries and a maximum, whereas Sherfane has faced just two balls and scored one run. DC's Mukesh Kumar has managed to pick up two wickets by conceding 12 runs in two overs. Skipper Axar Patel also bagged one wicket for 16 runs in three overs. Lungi Ngidi, Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav are yet to claim their first wickets. Having bowled two overs, Ngidi was smashed for 19 runs, and Vipraj also leaked 18 runs. Kuldeep has also conceded eight runs in one over. Earlier, DC skipper Axar won the toss and elected to bowl first against MI at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The "Paltan" suffered a huge blow as their regular skipper, Hardik Pandya, will miss the contest as he is not feeling well. In his absence, Suryakumar Yadav is leading MI. MI entered the clash with three changes. Mitchell Santner came in place of AM Ghazanfar, Corbin Bosch also replaced Trent Boult, and Deepak Chahar will take the field in place of Hardik. It will be interesting to see which team manage to keep their winning momentum. IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals: Confirmed Playing XI Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah. Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (C), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.
04 April,2026 05:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIn the IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Capitals' (DC) captain Axar Patel has won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The "Paltan" has suffered a huge blow as their regular skipper, Hardik Pandya, will miss the contest as he is not feeling well. In his absence, Suryakumar Yadav will lead MI. After winning the toss, DC skipper Axar said, "I choose to bowl first. First match at home, I want to see how the wicket is behaving. It looks a bit dry, a bit hard. We chased well in the last match. To chase down the target from 26 for 4 in the powerplay, it gives a lot of confidence to the group. Even the top-order know that there are batters in the lower order who can step up if they fail. Playing a home game is always beneficial. Our DC supporters will cheer for us". MI will enter the clash with three changes. Mitchell Santner will come in place of AM Ghazanfar, Corbin Bosch will also replace Trent Boult, and Deepak Chahar will take the field in place of Hardik. On the other hand, MI's stand-in captain Suryakumar said, " (Hardik) He's not well, doesn't look good, so he was not fit for today's game. So just getting into his shoes today. (On the win against KKR) If you win the first game after 13-14 years, there's a lot of positivity in the camp, and we're very happy, but completely different venue here from Wankhede. We have to take good responsibility and have a good game here. (On the surface) Looks good, The toss was irrelevant. We wanted to bat first, they wanted to bowl first, but yeah, very happy to bat first. Looks good one. We've done here really well when we've batted first and defended. So yeah, very happy to bat first. Quite a few changes. Deepak Chahar comes in for Hardik. Corbin Bosch comes in for Boulty, that's a tactical change. Boulty had a good game in the last game at Wankhede. And Mitch Santer comes in for Allah Ghazanfar". IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals: Confirmed Playing XI Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah. Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (C), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.
04 April,2026 03:30 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAs Mumbai Indians gear up for their first away game of IPL-19 against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, head coach Mahela Jayawardene has shed light on star opener Rohit Sharma’s impressive work ethic in the build-up to the tournament, which bodes well for the five-time champions in the matches to come. Going into the match, which will be DC’s first at home, the two teams meet with one win each under their belt. MI beat Kolkata Knight Riders in their first game at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, while DC beat Lucknow Super Giants away on Wednesday. Mahela Jayawardene. Pic/Atul Kamble Rohit was a key figure in MI’s six-wicket win over KKR as he blasted 78 off 38 balls at a strike-rate of 205.26 to help chase the 221-run target with ease. Jayawardene expressed his satisfaction with the fitness and form of Rohit, who returned to competitive cricket after a gap of three months. “Credit to him [Rohit], he had a plan and vision. A few of the guys who are in our set-up were involved in this training that he wanted to do. Also, to get to a fitness level that he was comfortable with, he knew what he needed to do. Even though Rohit hasn’t played competitive cricket, he did quite a bit of skill work off-season whenever he had the time. “Then he joined us on our first day of the camp, and we had a chat on how we wanted to start. We did a lot of simulations, we had quite a few practice matches. So, he was part of all that. I knew when I watched him batting in the nets that he was in pretty good nick. His hand speed was pretty good. For someone who has played the game for such a long time, it’s in the veins, muscle memory, and how he wanted to go about. He will react much better in the middle. It was a good start for him in the first game, and hopefully, he can continue that,” Jayawardene said. Acknowledging DC’s strength while playing at home, Jayawardene said it would be a good match. “They are a very good team. Every team at home is a challenge and that’s how we look at it. First game for them here as well, so that’s probably a slight advantage for us,” he said. MI are bolstered by the arrival of New Zealand’s T20 skipper left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner. The team fielded 20-year-old Afghan off-spinner AM Ghazanfar against KKR, who gave 51 runs in 4 overs and went wicket-less. 2No. of matches MI won against DC in 2025 4No. of losses for DC in five matches at Delhi in 2025 21-16Mumbai Indians’s win-loss record against Delhi Capitals across 37 matches 37No. of matches Rohit Sharma has played against DC — his highest against any IPL side 1057No. of runs scored by Rohit Sharma against DC — his second most against any team after KKR (1161)
04 April,2026 09:38 AM IST | New Delhi | Neeru BhatiaFormer India and Chennai Super Kings star Suresh Raina received a heartfelt message from wife Priyanka on the occasion of their 11th anniversary. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Priyanka Chaudhary Raina (@priyankacraina) Priyanka Instagrammed a series of pictures of the couple on their wedding day, captioning the post: “Happy 11th my love. In a world that keeps changing, you’ve been my constant. Thank you for being my home always. Grateful for every moment, every memory, every us. Here’s to what’s been and what’s still to come.” The post received over three-lakh ‘likes’.
04 April,2026 09:25 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentSunrisers Hyderabad vice-captain Abhishek Sharma has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team's IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders here. He admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.3 and accepted the match referee's sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the match referee's decision is final and binding. He scored 48 runs off 21 deliveries to get SRH to a flier in the powerplay. SRH registered their first win of IPL 2026, with a thumping 65-run win, with Abhishek played his part with the bat, hitting four fours and as many sixes. But he was sanctioned for showing dissent on TV umpire Nitin Menon decision after Varun Chakaravarthy took a diving catch off Blessing Muzarabani the ninth over but there seemed to be no conclusive evidence that the catch was taken cleanly. But Menon deemed the catch to be legal which the batter disagreed and expressed his disappointment while walking off. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
04 April,2026 09:17 AM IST | Kolkata | PTIAfter a not-so-happy start to IPL-19 in a rain-hit match against Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans are now facing another storm in the form of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Rajasthan Royals’s teenage prodigy, who tormented the Ahmedabad-based team last season in Jaipur. The Bihar prodigy had played an unbeaten hurricane knock of 101 in 38 balls last year. This season, he has started with a half-century — 52 off 17 balls — at a strike rate of 305.88. Sooryavanshi heads a strong RR batting line-up that has four aggressive southpaws among the top six and can easily neutralise the leg-spin magic of Rashid Khan, a key bowler for the hosts. Shubman Gill RR assistant coach Vikram Rathour reckoned Sooryavanshi is a special player. “Vaibhav is a very, very special player. He is working hard on his cricket, so looking forward to how he carries on this season. It’s going to be an important season for him as well, we understand that. But as I said, I think his mind is in the right space,” said Rathour at the match-eve press conference on Friday. While the Sooryavanshi storm could spoil GT’s plans, the home team also has some weather worry to deal with. “We were quite unfortunate that it kept raining right through the 20 overs,” GT assistant coach Ashish Kapoor said about their rain-affected match against Punjab in New Chandigarh on Tuesday. The Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium square was covered on Friday when clouds gathered over the Motera venue on the Western side of the city. Rain had already soaked the eastern side before threatening to pour on the other side. It looks like the Gujarat Titans will have to overcome dual storms today —Sooryavanshi and rain. 29No. of sixes smashed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the IPL; more than fours scored (22)
04 April,2026 09:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Sunil K VaidyaFormer Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan believes Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane 'messed up' by giving Varun Chakravarthy an over inside the power-play against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday in Kolkata. Chakravarthy conceded 25 runs while bowling the fifth over of the innings. He did not bowl his full quota of four overs, as he gave away 31 runs and bowled just one dot in his 12 deliveries. Pathan emphasised the crucial role of a captain in boosting a bowler's confidence, arguing that leadership involves supporting bowlers when they have momentum, and criticised Rahane's decision to use Chakravarthy in the powerplay. "You are giving him the tough job as a captain. So, this is where Ajinkya Rahane did really well in the second half, but first half, literally messed it up with Varun Chakravarthy by bowling him in the powerplay," Pathan said as per ESPNcricinfo. "Captain plays a big role in getting your confidence up as a bowler. If he doesn't support you in a moment where you think you can do better and you have got the momentum, this is where the leadership comes in. And this is why he should not have bowled in the power play. You are losing on a bowler, you know, who can be your trump card, who can be your match-winner, who has been your match-winner," he added. In KKR's IPL 2026 opener against the Mumbai Indians, Chakravarthy bowled the fifth over and conceded 15 runs in that. He finished with none for 48 from his four. Chakravarthy, in his last six games before the one against SRH, at the World Cup and then against MI, conceded 273 runs in 23 overs, leaving him with an economy of 11.86, the worst for any bowler across a six-match streak (for a minimum of 20 overs) in men's T20S. KKR have now faced two defeats in their first two games (only the second time in KKR's history), had such a poor start to a season. KKR got a 65-run hammering from SRH on Thursday. The three-time IPL champions will aim to bounce back quickly with games coming thick and fast at home. Punjab Kings visit them on April 6, and Lucknow Super Giants come on April 9. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
04 April,2026 09:11 AM IST | Kolkata | ANIWith no points after two matches and a dangerously dipping net run-rate, questions have begun to swirl around KKR’s early campaign in IPL 2026. One in particular has irked Ajinkya Rahane, and the skipper didn’t mince words at the post-match press conference on Thursday. “I think people who are talking about me are not watching the game or, [maybe], they have an agenda against me. They don’t like the amount of success I’ve got. They are jealous of me,” Rahane, 37, retorted after KKR’s 65-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad here, when his attention was drawn to the continued criticism of his strike-rate as an opener. He added that his strike-rate has been among the best in the last few years. “People who are talking… [probably] didn’t expect Ajinkya Rahane to improve his game this much. I back myself rather than think about whoever is talking about me.” Varun Chakravarthy, one half of KKR’s ‘mystery spin’ duo, conceded 25 runs in his first over and was given only one more. This came after he had conceded 48 in four overs vs Mumbai Indians at Wankhede on Sunday. “Varun, unfortunately, is going through a difficult phase, but he is working really hard and it is still early days in the tournament,” Rahane said. “What is important is to back our players.” Chasing 227, the Knights were bowled out for 161 in 16 overs. When the writing is on the wall, is it not better to try and get close to the opponent’s total so that the net run-rate is taken care of? “We definitely think about that. When the target gets out of reach, we have a plan to play out those (remaining) overs. The communication was clear, and they [tailenders] did try, but I thought the SRH bowlers were spot on.” 148.08Rahane’s strike-rate since rejoining KKR last season; he has scored 465 runs off 314 balls in 15 matches 103.91Rahane’s strike-rate in the 2022 IPL season in seven matches for KKR — his lowest ever (minimum three games) 125.33Ajinkya Rahane’s overall strike-rate in the IPL. He has scored 5107 runs off 4075 balls in 200 matches
04 April,2026 09:07 AM IST | Kolkata | Arup ChatterjeeFaf du Plessis: MI, RCB, PBKS, DC/CSK. Irfan Pathan: MI, DC, PBKS, RR Aakash Chopra: MI, DC, RCB, PBKS Cheteshwar Pujara: GT, CSK, MI, KKR Mohammad Kaif: PBKS, MI, DC RCB Piyush Chawla: MI, PBKS, KKR, RCB Saba Karim: RCB, MI, DC, CSK Lakshmipathy Balaji: CSK, MI, RCB, SRH
04 April,2026 09:02 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentAfter beating Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets, Delhi Capitals (DC) will begin their home leg of this IPL by taking on five-time champions Mumbai Indians on Saturday afternoon at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here. DC left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been a steady performer in the IPL since 2025, picking up 17 wickets in 14 innings at an economy rate of 7.1 and a strike rate of 19. Against a formidable MI batting line-up, however, Kuldeep’s returns have been modest — 10 wickets in 12 innings coming at a higher economy rate of 8.8 and a strike rate of 25. Kuldeep admitted that the Hardik Pandya-led MI are a hard nut to crack. “They [MI] are a strong team with a very solid batting line-up. They performed well in the first match, too. With players like Rohit bhai, Surya, Hardik, and Tilak, they have a lot of experience and quality. Indian players have consistently done well for MI over the years,” Kuldeep told reporters on match eve. He added that DC’s target is to win at least five out of their seven home games. “If we play good cricket, we can definitely aim to win five out of seven games at home. We didn’t discuss much about home records from last season. This time, we expect to perform well across all seven matches at home,” added Kuldeep. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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