IPL 2026: DC vs MI, Match 8: Stats preview of players' records and approaching milestones

Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will resume their rivalry on the big stage when the two sides face off against each other in Match 8 of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the Aru Jaitley Stadium on Saturday, April 4. Both sides come into the game after opening their respective campaigns with victories. 

DC played Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), where they secured an emphatic six-wicket victory whilst chasing 142. They were set up brilliantly by their bowlers, with T. Natarajan and

Lungi Ngidi taking three wickets each, and Kuldeep Yadav ending up with two scalps to his name. The Axar Patel-led side chased down the total with 17 balls to spare, thanks to Sameer Rizvi's unbeaten 70 off just 47 balls.

MI, meanwhile, won their opening game of a new IPL season for the first time since 2012, when they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium. The visitor put a daunting 220 on the board batting first, but MI chased down the total with five balls to spare, mainly down to the opening partnership between Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma. The pair put 148 for the first wicket from just 72 balls to ease the pressure on other batters. Shardul Thakur, however, was the Player of the Match for his three-wicket spell.

Both DC and MIhave veterans of the T20 game, who have been playing the format for multiple years now. The shortest format has arguably become the most common form of the game thanks to the advent of franchise leagues all across the world. With the IPL in its 19th year, there are bound to be players who are close to achieving personal milestones in the tournament or in T20 cricket in general.

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Here are the important upcoming milestones for players of both teams:

DC Players' Upcoming Milestones

• KL Rahul: Needs 5 fours for 700 T20 fours
• Nitish Rana: Needs 8 sixes for 150 IPL sixes
• Sameer Rizvi: Needs 6 sixes for 50 T20 sixes
• Axar Patel: Needs 4 fours for 250 T20 fours
• Axar Patel: Needs 84 runs for 2,000 IPL runs
• Axar Patel: Needs 6 sixes for 100 IPL sixes
• Kuldeep Yadav: Needs 7 wickets for 250 T20 wickets

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MI Players' Upcoming Milestones

• Ryan Rickelton: Needs 4 catches for 100 T20 catches
• Ryan Rickelton: Needs 31 runs for 500 IPL runs
• Hardik Pandya: Needs 2 sixes for 150 IPL sixes
• Rohit Sharma: Needs 4 fours for 650 IPL fours
• Naman Dhir: Needs 91 runs for 1,000 T20 runs
• Mitchell Santner: Needs 2 catches for 100 T20 catches
• Will Jacks: Needs 37 runs for 500 IPL runs
• Will Jacks: Needs 7 wickets for 100 wickets in T20s
• Mayank Markande: Needs 6 wickets for 100 T20 wickets
• Trent Boult: Needs 7 wickets for 150 IPL wickets
• Jasprit Bumrah: Needs 5 wickets for 350 T20 wickets