IPL 2026, DC vs MI | Hardik Pandya misses out; Suryakumar to lead MI as DC opt to bowl

Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl against the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League on Saturday (April 4, 2026).

For the five-time champions Mumbai Indians, skipper Hardik Pandya was indisposed, and in his absence, Suryakumar Yadav was named the skipper.

“Hardik Pandya is unwell and hence will not be taking the field today. Suryakumar Yadav will be the captain today,” MI said in a statement.

In Hardik’s absence, MI made a few changes to their lineup with Deepak Chahar coming in for the star all-rounder.

The five-time champions also brought in Corbin Bosch and Mitchell Santner, replacing Trent Boult and Allah Ghazanfar in the lineup.

Delhi Capitals went unchanged.

Teams

Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.