IPL 2019, Match 34: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians - Stats Preview

Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will face each other on Thursday (18th April) night at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Delhi).

Both will play their ninth match in this season. Meanwhile, the upcoming encounter will be the fourth home match for DC and fourth away match for MI in the ongoing IPL season.

In IPL 2019, both the teams have won five matches and lost three matches.

Teams’ Stats

DC

IPL 2019 form (in last five matches; oldest to latest): Lost, Lost, Won, Won and Won

• Last time the Delhi franchise won four consecutive matches in April-May 2012. At present, they have won three consecutive matches before their upcoming match.

MI

IPL 2019 form (in last five matches; oldest to latest): Won, Won, Won, Lost and Won

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Head-to-Head records

Overall (23 matches): DC won 12 matches; MI won 11 matches

In IPL (23 matches): DC won 12 matches; MI won 11 matches

At Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (9 matches): DC won 6 matches; MI won 3 matches

In the last five matches: DC won 3 matches; MI won 2 matches

• They met the first time this season on 24th March at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai). The visiting side DC won that match by 37 runs.
• Last time MI won against the Delhi franchise on 6th May 2017 at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Delhi). Since then, they have suffered three straight defeats against the Delhi franchise.

Players’ stats

(DC)

Amit Mishra

i) The leg-spinner has picked up 149 wickets in T20 career. With one more wicket, he will become the second bowler to take 150 or more IPL wickets. Only Lasith Malinga has achieved this feat till the date.

Rishabh Pant

i) The left-handed batsman has scored 1,493 runs for the Delhi franchise. He is seven runs away to complete his 1,500 T20 runs for this team. Apart from their former cricketer Virender Sehwag (2,382 runs), no other batsman has reached the 1,500 runs mark for this side.

ii) The left-handed batsman has scored 974 T20 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Delhi). With 26 more runs, he will become the second cricketer to score 1,000 T20 runs at this venue. Virender Sehwag was the first cricketer to achieve this feat who scored 1,199 T20 runs at this venue.

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Shreyas Iyer

i) The right-handed batsman has scored 1,484 runs for the Delhi franchise. He needs to score 16 more runs to complete his 1,500 T20 runs for this side. Apart from their former cricketer Virender Sehwag (2,382 runs), no other batsman has scored 1,500 T20 runs for this franchise.

Trent Boult

i) The left-arm pacer has bagged 99 wickets in 89 T20 matches. The Kiwi pacer is one wicket away to complete his 100 T20 wickets.

(MI)

Rohit Sharma

i) The right-handed batsman has scored 7,988 runs in T20 career. With 12 more runs, he will become the third Indian batsman to score 8,000 or more T20 runs. Till the date, only Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli have achieved this feat (Indian batsmen to score 8,000 or more T20 runs).

Yuvraj Singh

i) The left-handed batsman has hit 149 sixes in IPL career. With one more six, he will become the 12th cricketer to hit 150 or more sixes in IPL career.

Jasprit Bumrah

i) The right-arm pacer has picked up 71 T20 wickets for MI. He is currently the joint third most wicket-taker for this franchise as Mitchell McClenaghan has also picked up 71 T20 wickets for this side.