IPL 2026 Match 8 and 9: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians; Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals - Cricket Match Predictions - April 4th

Here are the Predictions for Indian Premier League 2026, Match 8 – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians and Match 9 - Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, to be played on the 4th of April at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi and Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Points Table

Match 8 – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi)

Ground Stat:

Average First Innings Total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (IPL) - 170

Average Second Innings Total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (IPL) - 165

Current Form Delhi Capitals:

Delhi Capitals are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Sameer Rizvi with 70 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2026 is T Natarajan with 3 scalps under his belt.

Delhi Capitals have won their previous match against Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets.

Lucknow Super Giants batted first and they posted a total of 141 before being bowled out. Rishabh Pant, Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni and Nicholas Pooran all disappointed and Lucknow Super Giants were feeling at 71 for 5 in the 10th over itself. Abdul Samad made 36 important runs but he barely got any significant support from the other end. Lungi Ngidi and T Natarajan picked up 3 wickets each to help bowl Lucknow Super Giants out for an under par total of 141.

During the chase, Delhi Capitals lost the key wickets of KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka and Nitish Rana quite early. Axar Patel also disappointed and got out cheaply. After that phase, Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs took the responsibility of taking Delhi Capitals over the line. Rizvi made 70 off 47 balls while Stubbs scored 39 off 32 balls as Delhi Capitals got home in the 18th over with 6 wickets in hand.

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Current Form Mumbai Indians:

Mumbai Indians are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Ryan Rickelton with 81 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Shardul Thakur with 3 scalps under his belt.

Mumbai Indians have lost their previous match Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets.

Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 220 for 4 in 20 overs. Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen got Kolkata Knight Riders off to a flying start. Rahane made 67 off 40 balls while Allen scored 37 runs in just 17 deliveries. Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Rinku Singh also contributed healthily and Kolkata Knight Riders got to a massive total of 220 for 4 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma scored quick runs at the top. Rickelton made 81 runs in 43 balls, hitting 4 fours and 8 sixes while Sharma looked at his vintage best with a knock of 78 runs in just 38 balls. They both sealed the deal in favor of Mumbai Indians. After their dismissals, Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya batted sensibly and helped Mumbai Indians get over the line in the last over with 6 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Delhi Capitals

Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, David Miller, Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (c), Ajay Jadav Mandal, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Auqib Nabi Dar, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Kyle Jamieson.

Mumbai Indians

Naman Dhir, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Danish Malewar, Sherfane Rutherford, Hardik Pandya (c), Raj Bawa, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Corbin Bosch, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Atharva Ankolekar, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Mayank Markande, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar

Match Prediction - Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians

Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Mumbai Indians

Who will win? – Delhi Capitals

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians), Nitish Rana (Delhi Capitals)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians), T Natarajan (Delhi Capitals)

Most Sixes – Naman Dhir (Mumbai Indians), Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals)

Player of the Match – Nitish Rana (Delhi Capitals)

Team Scores Batting first – Kolkata Knight Riders 180+, Delhi Capitals 190+

Match Handicap : Delhi Capitals

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Match 9 - Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)

Ground Stat:

Average First Innings Total at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (IPL) - 177

Average Second Innings Total at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (IPL) - 162

Current Form Gujarat Titans:

Gujarat Titans are currently placed at the 7th position on points table with 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Shubman Gill with 39 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Prasidh Krishna with 3 scalps under his belt.

Gujarat Titans have lost their previous match against Punjab Kings by 3 wickets.

Gujarat Titans batted first and they posted a total of 162 for 6 in 20 overs. Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill batted well and collected 37 runs for the 1st wicket partnership. Gill went on to score 39 runs off 27 deliveries. Jos Buttler was quite slow and he only managed 38 runs in the 33 balls he faced. It killed the momentum of the innings. The middle and lower order also disappointed and Gujarat Titans were eventually restricted to 162 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Punjab Kings lost the key wicket of Priyansh Arya quite early into the innings. After his dismissal, Prabhsimran Singh and Cooper Connolly stitched a partnership of 76 runs for the 2nd wicket. Once Prabhsimran Singh got out, wickets started to fall in regular succession and Punjab Kings were reduced to 118 for 6 in the 15th over. Cooper Connolly however held his ground, made 72 runs in 44 balls, stayed not out and steered Punjab Kings to victory in the last over with 3 wickets in hand.

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Current Form Rajasthan Royals:

Rajasthan Royals are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Vaibhav Suryavanshi with 52 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Jofra Archer with 2 scalps under his belt.

Rajasthan Royals have won their previous match against Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets.

Chennai Super Kings batted first and they were bowled out for just 127. Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ayush Mhatre and Matthew Short all failed terribly and Chennai Super Kings were reduced to 57 for 6 in the 8th over itself. The rest of the lower middle order also failed and Chennai Super Kings were breathing for fresh air at some point. Jamie Overton then scored 43 runs in just 36 balls to help Chennai Super Kings get past the 120 run mark, to reach 127 in their innings.

During the chase, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi batted with a lot of flair and confidence. Jaiswal made 38 runs off 36 balls while Suryavanshi showcased why he is regarded as the best T20 batter of all time. He smashed 52 runs in just 17 balls to seal the deal in favor of Rajasthan Royals. On the back of such effort, Rajasthan Royals won the game in the 13th over itself with 8 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Rajasthan Royals

Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Aman Rao Perala, Riyan Parag (c), Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravi Singh, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Vignesh Puthur, Yash Raj Punja, Sushant Mishra, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen.

Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill (c), M Shahrukh Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Nishant Sindhu, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Jason Holder, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Kumar Kushagra, Glenn Phillips, Tom Banton, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Sharma, Luke Wood, Kulwant Khejroliya

Match Prediction - Gujarat Titans v Rajasthan Royals

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