IPL 2021: DC vs MI, Stats Preview: Upcoming records and approaching milestones
Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will clash in a crucial encounter on 20th April at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. This is the first time Delhi will be playing at Chepauk this season. This game will be an interesting contest between the winners and runners-up of the last edition.
Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals in all 4 four matches last season. In IPL 2021 so far, both teams have enjoyed a good run with 2 wins out of 3 matches played. They would like to carry the same momentum in upcoming matches as well.
Let’s look at important stats and numbers before the IPL clash between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals:
5 – In the last 5 IPL matches held at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, the chasing teams have lost all the matches. Only in the IPL opener game this season, RCB was able to successfully chase down the total against Mumbai at this venue.
68- Prithvi Shaw has scored 932 runs in 41 IPL innings so far. He needs 68 more runs to complete 1000 runs in IPL. He will become the second-youngest player to reach this landmark.
41 – Rishabh Pant has scored 2160 runs in 71 IPL innings so far. He needs 41 more runs to surpass Shreyas Iyer (2200), and become the highest run-getter for DC in the tournament.
49 – Krunal Pandya has picked up 49 wickets in 74 IPL matches so far. He needs 1 more scalp to complete 50 wickets in the tournament.
5383 – Shikhar Dhawan has looked in great touch this year in IPL with two big knocks already coming off his bat. Dhawan now has 5383 runs in IPL and is not far behind Suresh Raina (5430). If Dhawan crosses Raina in the next few matches, it will be the first time he will reach the second spot in terms of most IPL runs.
818 – MI captain Rohit Sharma has scored second-most runs (818) against Delhi Capitals in IPL at a strike rate of 133.
67- Ishan Kishan has so far scored 933 IPL runs in 34 innings for Mumbai Indians. He needs 67 runs to complete 1000 IPL runs for MI.
5- Jasprit Bumrah will be a big threat for Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant in this game. Bumrah has dismissed Pant 5 times in a space of 33 balls so far in the league.
748 – Shikhar Dhawan has scored third-most runs against Mumbai Indians in IPL. He has aggregated 748 runs in 24 innings at an average of 39.36 against Mumbai.
