Unbeaten Delhi Capitals take on a wobbly Mumbai Indians side at Arun Jaitley Stadium; AI backs Axar Patel’s men to extend their winning streak, while Hardik’s unit searches for answers.
April 13, 2025: 📍 Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
🕢 Date & Time: April 13 | 7:30 PM IST
📺 Live on: Star Sports & JioCinema
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⚔️ Head-to-Head Record
- Total Matches: 35
- MI Wins: 19
- DC Wins: 16
- Last Season (2024): 1-1 tie
📊 Team Form
- Delhi Capitals (DC): ✅✅✅✅ (Undefeated in 4 matches)
- Mumbai Indians (MI): ❌✅❌❌❌ (Just 1 win in 5 matches)
🤖 AI Match Predictions
- ChatGPT: “DC’s spin-heavy unit and form make them favorites. MI’s pace-based attack may not suit the Kotla surface.”
- Google Gemini: “Easy DC win predicted. Anything else would be a major upset.”
- xAI Grok: “DC’s depth outguns MI’s flawed unit on a flat, high-scoring pitch.”
- Google Match Predictor: MI has a 54% chance, but that may be optimism bias.
📌 Our Take: DC have momentum, home advantage & a balanced squad. MI need a miracle effort.
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💡 DC vs MI Fantasy XI (Dream11 Style)
🧢 Captain: Hardik Pandya
⭐ Vice-Captain: Axar Patel
🧤 Wicketkeeper:
- KL Rahul (assumed traded to MI or fantasy wildcard pick)
🏏 Batters:
- Rohit Sharma
- Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Tilak Varma
🧢 All-rounders:
- Hardik Pandya
- Axar Patel
- Mitchell Santner
🎯 Bowlers:
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mitchell Starc
- Kuldeep Yadav
💡 Bench Options: Tristan Stubbs, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Nehal Wadhera
🏟️ Pitch Report – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Nature: Flat with turn; high scores likely but spin could slow the middle overs.
- Avg 1st Inn Score: 170-180
- Dew factor: Moderate—chasing preferred
🔥 Players to Watch
- Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC) – Explosive powerplay hitter
- Axar Patel (DC) – Captain, form all-rounder, handy with bat & ball
- Suryakumar Yadav (MI) – Needs to fire today for MI’s revival
- Jasprit Bumrah (MI) – Crucial with early breakthroughs
📢 Final Word:
“If MI can’t get this right, their IPL 2025 campaign might already be slipping out of reach. But against an in-form DC in Delhi, they’ll need more than a good toss — they’ll need heart.“
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DC vs MI, IPL 2025 Match 29, Fantasy Team, Dream11 Prediction, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Pitch Report, AI Match Prediction