Delhi Capitals were in for a shocker on Wednesday in their must-win IPL 2025 match against Mumbai Indians in Mumbai as they missed regular captain Axar Patel. The star is not only a great left-arm spinner but is also a steady batter in the middle order. In his absence, Faf du Plessis is leading the Delhi Capitals against the Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians. “Really sick in the last two days. We’ll miss him today. Playing a good team today, we are up for it. We haven’t been at our best in the last 5-6 games. Everyday there’s a new opportunity. Looks a bit dry, we’re chasing. Axar is not there, Axar is two players and it’s difficult to replace him. We’ll see how it goes,” Delhi Capitals’ stand-in captain Faf Du Plessis said at the toss.

Teams: Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis(c), Abishek Porel(w), Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Tristan Stubbs, Dushmantha Chameera, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

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