DC Vs MI, IPL 2026: Likely XIs And Prediction For Match Number 8 - All You Need To Know

The Indian Premier League returns to the national capital for the first time in the on-going 2026 season as the home team Delhi Capitals welcome 5-time champions Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley stadium for match number 8.

This weekend is going to be the season's first matchday with two fixtures lined-up in the afternoon and evening. While Delhi will take on Mumbai from 3:30 PM onwards, inaugural winners Rajasthan Royals will travel to Ahmedabad for a clash against 2022 champions Gujarat Titans.

All the teams, except Gujarat Titans, won their respective season opening matches. Delhi had beaten Lucknow, Mumbai saw off Kolkata and Rajasthan thrashed Chennai.

All these three teams will look to join the Punjab Kings up top and maintain their unbeaten record in the early days of the tournament.

Mumbai Indians arrive in Delhi after a historic performance at the Wankhede, where they finally ended their long-standing first match jinx by chasing down a massive target of 221 against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Their victory marked Mumbai's highest-ever run chase in IPL history. It was fueled by a vintage half-century from Rohit Sharma and a blistering debut performance from Ryan Rickelton.

Their bowling unit also showed resilience under pressure with Shardul Thakur emerging as the standout performer by taking three crucial wickets to keep the KKR total within reach.

Delhi Capitals similarly boast a perfect record following a comeback win against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium.

The Capitals' bowling attack dominated from the outset, with Lungi Ngidi and T Natarajan combining for 6 wickets to bowl out LSG for a modest 141.

Despite a shaky start to their chase that saw four wickets fall during the powerplay, Delhi found a hero in Sameer Rizvi, whose unbeaten 70 guided the team home comfortably.

DC Vs MI, IPL 2026 Match 8: Prediction

Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians are overwhelming favourites to win this contest against Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals. Google's win probability suggests that MI has 62% chances of win, whereas DC has just 38% of victory.

DC Vs MI, IPL 2026 Match 8: Likely XIs

Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (C), Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickleton (WK), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah