Cricket World TV Insights: TATA IPL 2025 Match 63 - Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals - Stats, Facts, Match Picks, Prediction Tips - May 21

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IPL 2025 – Insights Match 63 – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals

Mumbai Indians (MI) will clash with Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 63 of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. It is expected to be a humdinger of a contest and a clash which could eventually turnout to be a potential shootout to decide the fourth spot in the playoffs. The winner of this match is likely to join Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in the last 4.

MI are currently at number 4 on the points table with 7 wins from 12 matches while the Capitals are at number 5 with 6 wins from as many encounters. DC have lost a bit of momentum with not even a single victory in their last four appearances.

Incidentally, MI had a shocking start to the season but transformed the tables since their 12-run victory over Delhi Capitals in Delhi on the 13^th April.

We look at the rivalry between MI and DC, the players to watch out for and the match-ups, the numbers which stand out in the different phases of play and who is likely to come out triumphant in the high-octane encounter.

Crunch the Stats

Head to Head
MATCHES – 36
MI WON - 20
DC WON – 16

Since 2020:
MI WON - 8
DC WON – 4



Probable Playing XIs

MI: 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Ryan Rickelton, 3 Tilak Varma, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Will Jacks, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Naman Dhir, 8 Deepak Chahar, 9 Corbin Bosch, 10  Trent Boult, 11 Jasprit Bumrah, 12 Karn Sharma

DC: 1 Faf du Plessis, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Abhishek Porel, 4 Axar Patel, 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 Sameer Rizvi, 7 Ashutosh Sharma, 8 Vipraj Nigam, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Dushmantha Chameera, 11 T Natarajan, 12 Mustafizur Rahman

Players To Watch Out For

Suryakumar Yadav (MI)
Suryakumar Yadav is the fourth-highest run-getter of the season with an aggregate of 510 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 170.56. SKY has been the Mr Consistent for MI in the competition and has not failed in even one innings in the edition! He has a strike rate of 170 against pace and 171 against spin in the tournament. SKY’s most profitable stroke has been the sweep shot which has fetched him 89 runs off just 35 deliveries without being dismissed even once.


Jasprit Bumrah (MI)
Jasprit Bumrah is peaking at the right time for Mumbai Indians and has picked 13 wickets in eight innings at a strike rate of 14.8 and economy of just 6.7. His highest impact performance came in the encounter against Lucknow Super Giants when he returned with 4-22 in 4 overs. Bumrah was in awe-inspiring form last season and picked 20 wickets in 13 matches at a strike rate of 15.5  and economy of 6.48.


KL Rahul (DC)
KL Rahul smashed a magnificent unbeaten 112 against Gujarat Titans, albeit in a losing cause in Delhi. He has been the leading run-getter for Capitals this season with an aggregate of 493 runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of 148. Rahul has registered one hundred and three fifties in the competition.


Kuldeep Yadav (DC)
Kuldeep Yadav is the second-highest wicket-taker for Capitals this season with 12 dismissals at an average of 25 and strike rate of 21.5. He has been brilliantly restrictive with an economy rate of just 6.97 – which makes him the most restrictive spinner of the tournament! The Chinaman has delivered 91 dot deliveries this season.

Venue Stats – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- The average score batting first at the venue this season is 178.
- The average score chasing at the venue this season is 167.
- While the pacers have picked 76% of the wickets to have fallen at Wankhede this season, they have been a tad expensive with an economy of 9.3. The spinners have been more restrictive with an economy of 8.6.
- The chasing team has won 4 of the 6 matches at the venue this season. The captain who has won the toss has preferred to field first in all 6 encounters.



Powerplay & Death Over Stats
- Suryakumar Yadav has a strike rate of 180 in the middle overs in IPL 2025.
- Rohit Sharma has a strike rate of 152.5 in the powerplay in IPL 2025.
- Jasprit Bumrah has an economy of 7.6 in the last 4 overs in IPL 2025.
- KL Rahul has a strike rate of 147.3 between overs 7 and 16 this season.
- Kuldeep Yadav has bagged 11 wickets between overs 7-16 this season at an economy of 7.12.
- Abishek Porel has a strike rate of 155 in the powerplay in IPL 2025.

MATCH-UPS

- Rohit Sharma vs Mustafizur Rahman in T20s
Innings – 11
Balls – 72
Runs – 122
Strike Rate – 169.4
Dismissals – 3

- Suryakumar Yadav vs Kuldeep Yadav in IPL
Innings – 4
Balls – 27
Runs – 39
Strike Rate – 144.4
Dismissals – 1

- KL Rahul vs Trent Boult in T20s
Innings – 14
Balls – 88
Runs – 130
Strike Rate – 147.7
Dismissals – 2

Match Predictions*

Toss Prediction
Mumbai Indians

Who will score most runs
Suryakumar Yadav (MI)
KL Rahul (DC)

Who will pick most wickets
Jasprit Bumrah (MI)
T Natarajan (DC)

Win Prediction %
Mumbai Indians to win
MI – 60%
DC – 40%

*NB these picks and predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match, once the final starting teams have been announced - also, check out the % Win Prediction Widget which is live Pre-Play and InPlay and fluctuates with the latest market odds - we will soon be running other ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.... and always remember.... when the fun stops... STOP

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