New Delhi:Mitchell Starc won't be playing for the Delhi Capitals against the Mumbai Indians in their second Indian Premier League 2026 match. DC won their last game against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium a few days ago. They want to get back on track after losing five of their last seven games against MI, the five-time champions.
DC will be hoping that their bowlers do well because they are already missing Mitchell Starc, an Australian fast bowler who has not joined the DC team. Starc recently said that he is getting better from an elbow and shoulder injury in response to the criticism he has received for not being there. "Even though some people with platforms in and through the Indian media have said things about me, I'm currently recovering from an injury in my shoulder and elbow that I didn't know how bad it was during the Australian summer. "These people have said some strong things about being involved in the and given very wrong opinions about players, preached them as facts, and said they know my body better than I do," Starc said.
Starc said sorry to DC for not being able to make it.Starc, on the other hand, apologized to the DC management for the injury and promised to be back as soon as he could. "I know that this injury and the timing of it are bad for the Delhi team, and I'm sorry for that. I'm also sorry to the fans for not being available for the first part of this season." "I still plan to join DC, and I keep in touch with the team to let them know what's going on. I will keep doing everything I can to be available for DC as soon as possible," he said.
Starc's statement came after people questioned his commitment because he didn't play for the Capitals. Cricket Australia was not giving him a NOC because they were managing the workload of their best bowlers.
DC stays with the same team, but Starc is out.In the meantime, DC has stuck with the same team, and Mitchell Starc won't be able to play in this game either. "We want to see how the wicket behaves in the first game at home." We won after being down 26 to 4, which makes us feel good. The top order knows that there is a net for them. The fans at home want to see some exciting cricket. Axar said at the toss, "Same team."
Suryakumar Yadav is in charge, but missed out because he is hurt. "Hardik isn't feeling well and doesn't look good. So, I'm going to put on his shoes today. If you win the first game after 13 or 14 years, you feel very sure of yourself. The toss didn't matter. We wanted to hit first. "Deepak Chahar comes in for Hardik, Corbin Bosch comes in for Boult, that's a tactical call, Mitch Santner comes in for Ghazanfar," Surya said after DC captain Axar Patel won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, and T Natarajan
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar,