45th Match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 will be played between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on 6th May. Dew factor cannot be ruled out and wicket seems to get some spin; both the factor will make the captain to chase whoever wins the toss.
Delhi Daredevils is currently at the 6th spot in the points table with 8 points in their 10 games. They had won last two games with huge margin after losing 5 consecutive games prior to that. Daredevils have to win remaining four matches to be in the race to qualify for the playoffs. DD had won three out of four games at their home ground Feroz Shah Kotla and good thing is that remaining three matches out of four is at Delhi. Rishabh Pant opening suits well for Delhi Daredevils. Zaheer Khan is still not fit after hamstring injury and is likely to be absent in this match. Chris Morris was rested in the last match but seeing his performance and need to win every match, he can be back in the playing XI.
Mumbai Indians is ruling at the top of the table with 16 points in 10 matches. Mumbai Indians are doing nothing wrong and winning the matches. Evert time they get an individual to win the matches. If Mumbai Indians win this match then they will confirm their place in the play-offs. Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene doesn’t want to change the winning combination so there is likely to be any change in playing XI.
Head to Head: DD vs MI
MI and DD had 19 encounters in IPL history. MI is ahead in head to head battle with registering 10 win over DD, whereas DD has 9 wins. Last time when they met in IPL 2017, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Daredevils by 14 Runs.
| Date | Winner | Won By | Venue |
| 8th May, 2008 | Mumbai Indians | 29 Runs | Mumbai |
| 24th May, 2008 | Delhi Daredevils | 5 Wickets | Delhi |
| 8th May, 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | 7 Wickets | East London |
| 21st May, 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | 4 Wickets | Centurion |
| 17th March, 2010 | Mumbai Indians | 98 Runs | Delhi |
| 13th April, 2010 | Mumbai Indians | 39 Runs | Mumbai |
| 10th April, 2011 | Mumbai Indians | 8 Wickets | Delhi |
| 7th May, 2011 | Mumbai Indians | 32 Runs | Mumbai |
| 16th April, 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | 7 Wickets | Mumbai |
| 27th April, 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | 37 Runs | Delhi |
| 9th Aprl, 2013 | Mumbai Indians | 44 Runs | Mumbai |
| 21st April, 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | 9 Wickets | Delhi |
| 27th April, 2014 | Delhi Daredevils | 6 Wickets | Sharjah |
| 23rd May, 2014 | Mumbai Indians | 15 Runs | Mumbai |
| 23rd April, 2015 | Delhi Daredevils | 37 Runs | Delhi |
| 5th May, 2015 | Mumbai Indians | 5 Wickets | Mumbai |
| 23rd April, 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | 10 Runs | Delhi |
| 15th May, 2016 | Mumbai Indians | 80 Runs | Visakhapatnam |
| 22nd April, 2017 | Mumbai Indians | 14 Runs | Mumbai |
Match Details: IPL 2017 Match 45: DD vs MI
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Date: 6th May, 2017
Time: 8:00 pm (IST)
Toss: Toss: Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bowl first
Result: Mumbai Indians Won by 146 Runs
Man of the Match: Lendl Simmons
Playing XI for DD: Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Marlon Samuels, Corey Anderson, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Zaheer Khan (c), Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami
Playing XI for MI: Parthiv Patel (wk), Lendl Simmons, Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga