 "Delhi Weather Forecast, DC vs MI: Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch report and predicted playing 11s")
Delhi Capitals face Mumbai Indians in an IPL 2026 match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday (4 April). The DC vs MI is the first of the two matches on Saturday and will start at 3.30 PM IST. It will be the second match for both the Delhi Capitals and the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026.
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MI started their season with a six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders last week, while DC beat Lucknow Super Giants by the same margin earlier this week. Both teams will look to continue their winning momentum.
Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner is now available for the Mumbai Indians and is expected to play in place of AM Ghazanfar
Delhi weather forecast
We may face rain interruptions during the match. There’s a prediction of rain in Delhi on Saturday (4 April). According to AccuWeather, there’s a solid 43-51% chance of rain between 4-7 PM. The DC vs MI match will start at 3.30 PM IST.
The probability of precipitation stands at 18% at 3 PM toss time. There’s a possibility that the toss may get delayed or we may witness multiple rain breaks during the match. If the rain is heavier than predicted, we may also witness a washout.
Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch report
We must expect a run-fest at the Arun Jaitley Stadium during the DC vs MI match unless rain and overcast conditions impact the entire scenario. The average first innings score at the ground was 203 in IPL 2025.
The match will be played on pitch No 6, which was used when Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a massive 278/3 against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025. If conditions remain the same, we can expect a high-scoring game.
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
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