The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 sparks off with Match 29, Delhi Capitals (DC) vs. Mumbai Indians (MI), on April 13, 2025, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This evening at 7:30 PM IST, the encounter pits Axar Patel's DC against Hardik Pandya's MI as DC hopes against hope on the grit of KL Rahul and Mitchell Starc's pace, pitted against the class of Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah's fire, expecting a nail-biting contest to claim mid-season dominance.

Head-to-Head Records

• Total Matches: 35
• MI Wins: 19
• DC Wins: 16
• No Result: 0

At Arun Jaitley Stadium: 11 matches; MI leads 6-5. The DC-MI rivalry is intense, with MI’s five titles giving them a slight edge, but DC’s recent high-scoring wins, especially at home, make this matchup fiercely competitive.

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Notable Matches in RCB vs. MI History:

IPL 2024, Match 20 (Wankhede, April 7, 2024)

• DC Score: 205/8 (20 overs)
• MI Score: 234/5 (20 overs)
• Result: MI won by 29 runs.

MI’s Rohit Sharma (49) and Ishan Kishan (42) powered a fiery powerplay, with Romario Shepherd’s 39* (10 balls) sealing 234. DC’s Prithvi Shaw (66) and Tristan Stubbs (71*) fought but couldn’t overcome MI’s total.

IPL 2024, Match 43 (Delhi, April 27, 2024)

• DC Score: 257/4 (20 overs)
• MI Score: 247/9 (20 overs)
• Result: DC won by 10 runs.

DC's Jake Fraser-McGurk (84 off 27) and Rishabh Pant (88*) blasted 257. Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya from MI made fifties, but death bowling by Mukesh Kumar gave the win to DC.

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IPL 2020, Final (Dubai, November 10, 2020)

• DC Score: 156/7 (20 overs)
• MI Score: 157/5 (18.4 overs)
• Result: MI won by 5 wickets.

Highlights: Shreyas Iyer (65) and Pant (56) scored 156 for DC, but Rohit Sharma's (68)-led serene MI chase sealed their fifth title.