MI vs DC Toss: Filling in for an under-the-weather Axar Patel, Delhi Capitals vice-captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl first against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday. MI skipper Mumbai Indians made it clear that he wanted to bowl first as well considering the overcast conditions.

Wankhede Pitch Report: 

The surface has been deemed damp by the official broadcaster with very little grass. With comparitively smaller boundaries than other grounds, batters gets their reward for power hitting. Expect fast bowlers to get some help from the surface early on.

Delhi Capitals have not made any clear change in the playing XI. KL Rahul will be an important impact-sub for the side. On the other hand, for Mumbai - Mitchell Santner makes way for Corbin Bosch.

Faf du Plessis at the toss: "(On Axar) Unfortunate for him, really sick in the last two days, down with flu, so we wish him all the best. He's been excellent for us this season, and we'll definitely miss him today. What an opportunity! If you ask any team, the last game of the season, you have a crack to get to the top four, you'll smile and you'll grab that opportunity with both hands. Playing a good team today, we are ready for it. We haven't been at our best in the last 5-6 games. Everyday there's a new opportunity,. Looks a bit different to a normal Wankhede wicket, a bit dry, so we're sticking with the tone of the campaign and chasing. Axar is not there, Axar is two players - fantastic spinner and a great batter, so it's difficult to replace that. We don't have a like-for-like. We'll see how it goes."

Hardik Pandya at the toss: "It's been under covers for a couple of days. We would have liked to bowl as well, but it's okay. Every game is important from now onwards, we want to play our best cricket. The boys are very excited. (Best yet to come?) Yes, definitely, I don't think we've had a complete game. They (crowd) have been fantastic. They have backed us even when we weren't on a roll. One change, Mitch comes, back, Bosch misses out."

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Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians Players:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis(c), Abishek Porel(w), Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar

Delhi Capitals Impact Subs: KL Rahul, Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Mumbai Indians Impact Subs: Karn Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Satyanarayana Raju


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