KL Rahul, the leading run-scorer of Delhi Capitals, is on the substitutes list for the must-win game against Mumbai Indians. Rahul was hit on his right knee by Mukesh Kumar’s delivery during a practice session on Tuesday.
Delhi Capitals’ stand-in captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bowl. Rahul is expected to come on as an impact substitute and open the innings. He smashed his fifth IPL century on Sunday against the Gujarat Titans.
KL Rahul, IPL 2025
KL Rahul is 7th in the Orange Cap race with 493 runs from 11 innings. Abishek Porel (295 runs), the 2nd leading run-scorer of Delhi Capitals, is almost 200 runs behind KL Rahul.
Delhi Capitals’ Playing XI vs Mumbai Indians
Playing XI (Bowling first): Faf du Plessis (C), Abishek Porel (WK), Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Tristan Stubbs, Dushmantha Chameera, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar
Substitutes: KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Sediqullah Atal, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar
Team Changes
IN – Madhav Tiwari and Mukesh Kumar
OUT – Axar Patel and T Natarajan
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has been ruled out of the match due to flu. Madhav Tiwari, who made his debut in the abandoned game against Punjab Kings on May 8 will be playing his maiden T20 game tonight.
Mumbai Indians’ Playing XI vs Delhi Capitals
Playing XI (Batting first): Ryan Rickelton (WK), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (capt), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Substitutes: Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Karn Sharma, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju
One of Karn Sharma (spinner) or Ashwani Kumar (pacer) will be used as an impact substitute based on the behaviour of the pitch.
Changes: IN – Mitchell Santner | OUT – Corbin Bosch
Qualification scenario
Delhi Capitals (13 points) must beat Mumbai Indians (14 points) to stay in the playoffs race.
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