Three teams have secured their playoff spots, five are out of the race, and only two remain in contention for the final spot. Those two, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, will face off in a virtual quarter-final at the Wankhede on Wednesday, May 21.

Delhi Capitals, with 13 points from 12 matches, have their destiny in their own hands. However, the task ahead isn’t easy, they must defeat both the Mumbai Indians and the in-form Punjab Kings to advance. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians can seal the final playoff spot with a win tonight..

It’s been a roller-coaster season for the Capitals in the TATA IPL 2025. While we’ve seen some brilliant individual performances, luck hasn’t always been on our side. But all is not lost, the dream is still alive.

KL Rahul, our leading run-scorer this season, smashed his fifth IPL century in the last match against the Gujarat Titans. It was a masterfully composed innings under pressure, and he shifted gears beautifully in the death overs to take us close to the 200-run mark.

Rahul also boasts a superb record against the Mumbai Indians and at the Wankhede. In fact, his batting average against MI is the highest for any player against a single opponent (minimum 500 runs). In 19 matches, he has scored 965 runs at a staggering average of 74.20. He is now on the verge of becoming the first player to score 1,000 runs against Mumbai Indians in IPL history.

Our bowling attack saw a slight reshuffle due to Mitchell Starc’s unavailability, placing greater responsibility on Mustafizur Rahman and T Natarajan in the death overs. Both seasoned T20 campaigners, their experience could prove crucial in the upcoming high-stakes matches.

Our spin department has consistently delivered vital breakthroughs this season. On the spinner-friendly Wankhede pitch, the trio of Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Vipraj Nigam will once again be key to our strategy, aiming to put the brakes on MI’s power-packed batting lineup.

Delhi Capitals' full squad for TATA IPL 2025:

  1. Axar Patel (Captain)
  2. Kuldeep Yadav
  3. Tristan Stubbs
  4. Abishek Porel
  5. KL Rahul
  6. T Natarajan
  7. Karun Nair
  8. Sameer Rizvi
  9. Ashutosh Sharma
  10. Mohit Sharma
  11. Faf du Plessis
  12. Mukesh Kumar
  13. Darshan Nalkande
  14. Vipraj Nigam
  15. Dushmantha Chameera
  16. Ajay Mandal
  17. Manvanth Kumar
  18. Tripurana Vijay
  19. Madhav Tiwari
  20. Sediqullah Atal
  21. Mustafizur Rahman (Temporary replacement)

Where to watch MI vs DC?

You can watch Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals live on Star Sports at 7:30 PM IST. Live streaming will be available on JioHotstar.