Updated 21 May 2025 at 14:26 IST
'Beat Mumbai, In Mumbai': Delhi Capitals Mentor Kevin Pietersen Sends Warning Signals To Hardik Pandya And Co. Ahead Of MI vs DC Clash
Delhi Capitals are all set to lock horns with the Mumbai Indians in their next IPL 2025 clash. The game has a potential rain threat and the weather might play a spoilsport in this virtual quarter-final
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IPL 2025: The eighteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is heading towards its business end. Punjab Kings (PBKS), Gujarat Titans (GT), and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have qualified for the playoffs, and only one spot is up for grabs. Both Delhi and Mumbai are in contention to solidify their place in the top four positions of the IPL 2025 Points Table. The MI vs DC game will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Kevin Pietersen Reflects On The MI vs DC IPL 2025 Match
The Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians game is nothing but a 'virtual quarter-final' for both sides. If Mumbai Indians win, they will go straight to the playoffs, but if Delhi Capitals win, they will solidify their chances of reaching the playoffs. Interestingly, both Delhi and Mumbai play their last league games against Punjab Kings.
Prior to the Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals game, Kevin Pietersen, the mentor of Delhi, acknowledged the fact that his team is hurting due to the few losses that they endured, and it is bound to bring out the best from the DC players. "If back in March, everybody had told us that you would have a season that was full of ups and downs. But in May, you had an opportunity to play the finals, and you had an opportunity to beat Mumbai in Mumbai that came down to the crunch and came down to the wire. I think in March, I'd have said to you, please give me that opportunity," said the DC mentor ahead of the MI vs DC clash.
Mumbai And Delhi Cross Paths On The Road To Playoffs
Mumbai and Delhi, two teams with two contrasting IPL campaigns. The last time Delhi and Mumbai met each other in the ongoing eighteenth edition of the IPL, Hardik Pandya's men clinched a thriller and triggered a series of losses for Delhi. The Axar Patel-led side had started IPL 2025 very strongly, but a few consecutive losses have put them in a place where the road to the playoffs has gotten tougher for them.
Published 21 May 2025 at 14:26 IST