DC vs MI Match Prediction: Who will win today’s IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians?

Two unbeaten teams clash against each other in the first match of IPL 2026 on Saturday (4 April) as Delhi Capitals take on Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. DC had beaten Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets earlier this week in their IPL 2026 opener, while MI began the season by beating Kolkata Knight Riders last week

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MI had also beaten KKR by six wickets, but this will be a tougher challenge for them. DC appear a solid team, who chased down a 142-run target in 17.1 overs vs LSG. They have solid batters and impressive bowlers like Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.

Nonetheless, MI had completed a 221-run chase against KKR with five balls left, and it also signified how good they are as a unit. Their strength has been increased with the return of Mitchell Santner for the DC game , while pacer Mitchell Starc remains unavailable for the Delhi Capitals.

DC vs MI, IPL 2026: Match Prediction

DC vs MI Winner Prediction: Mumbai Indians

First of all, the recent history is also against the Delhi Capitals. They have lost the last five out of six games against the Mumbai Indians. To win on Saturday, DC will need to get past a big mental block.

Also, the Mumbai Indians are equipped with better batters to make full use of the Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch, which is expected to be a belter. The average first innings score at Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2025 was 203 runs. The DC vs MI match will be played on pitch No 6, on which Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 278/3 against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025.

And while KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller and Axar Patel are solid players who can put up a good score on the Delhi pitch, anyone will back MI’s Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford and Mitchell Santner to chase down anything they are asked to. Even batting first, MI have a more formidable batting lineup and they will be in the best position to post an insurmountable total.

Bowling is where things are more even. DC’s Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar and T Natarajan can trouble Mumbai a lot. MI have their own top-class bowlers in Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande and Trent Boult.

But stronger batting means MI have a better chance of winning against DC.

DC vs MI team prediction

Delhi Capitals predicted playing 11: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi/Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan

Mumbai Indians predicted playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande, Trent Boult