MI vs DC Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Wankhede Stadium- IPL 2024, Match 20

Wankhede Stadium is all set to witness a clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC). The MI vs DC encounter is the match 20 of IPL 2024. Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant are the captains of MI and DC respectively in IPL 2024.

Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals have a few things in common in IPL 2024. Both teams have new skippers than the last season. Hardik Pandya returned to Mumbai and took the leadership from Rohit Sharma. Rishabh Pant returned to Delhi Captais after missing last season.

Also, both teams have faced a poor start in IPL 2024. While Rishabh Pant & Boys have lost 3 and won 1 match out of 4, the Hardik Pandya & Co. have lost all 3 matches. MI and DC take the last two spots in the points table. Ahead of the MI vs DC encounter, we look at weather and pitch reports for the match.

MI vs DC Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Mumbai Stadium- IPL 2024, Match 20

The MI vs DC match 20 of IPL 2024 takes place on Sunday, April 7 in Mumbai. According to reports from weather.com, the temperature of Mumbai City on Sunday will be 35° Celcius in the day. It will rise to 25° Celcius at night.

The sky will be clear during the day and night. The chance of rain is 2% during the day and 5% at night. The humidity will be 42% in the day and 64% at night.

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Pitch Analysis

Wakhede Stadium in Mumbai is a high-scoring stadium in T20Is. The average 1st innings total at the stadium is 172 while the average 2nd innings total is 161. The stadium has hosted 12 T20 International games.

Out of those, teams batting first won 5 games while teams batting second won 7 matches. Hence, the Mumbai venue is good for chasing. India holds the record for the highest-ever total of 240/3 at Mumbai Stadium against West Indies.

The pitch at Wankhede offers help to both bowlers and batters. We witnessed how Glenn Maxwell slammed a double ton in Mumbai during the ODI WC last year. The stadium often witnesses gigantic totals. Bowlers also enjoy success. Spinners and seamers both have an equal advantage at Wankhede. However, batters have always ruled the stadium in the past.

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Weather Impact

Since the MI vs DC IPL 2024 clash takes place in the afternoon, there is only a 2% chance of rain at that time on Sunday. Hence, the match will not be affected by rain. The temperature will be high at 35° Celcius in the afternoon and players will have to face extreme heat.

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Conclusion

The weather will not impact the MI vs DC clash of IPL 2024. There is no chance of rain during the match. However, the pitch will help the batters. Hence, the match might be a high-scoring one. With recent defeats, MI and DC players will be eager to showcase a powerful show in the IPL 2024 match 20.