NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to field against five-time champions Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.“I choose to bowl first. First game at home, we want to see how it plays. We were 26/4 and managed to chase down the target. Same team,” Axar said at the toss.Mumbai Indians suffered a major blow as their captain Hardik Pandya missed the clash against Delhi Capitals.In Pandya’s absence, Suryakumar Yadav led the side.Why isn’t Hardik Pandya playing today?Stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav explained the reason and said Pandya isn’t well.“(Hardik) He’s not well. Just getting into his shoes today. There’s a lot of positivity in the game. We wanted to bat first. Looks good (pitch). Deepak Chahar comes in. Bosch comes in for Boult. Santner comes in for Ghazanfar,” Surya said.
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