Mumbai and Delhi began their IPL competition in 2008 when the latter was still known as Delhi Daredevils. Mumbai won their first ever encounter with Mumbai beating them by 29 runs on May 4th, 2008 in Mumbai. Delhi later regained the edge by winning 5 wickets at Delhi on May 24 2008. Their encounters in South Africa in 2009 were also in favor of Delhi as they had a win on two occasions at Centurion and East London.
In 2010 – 12011, it retaliated with strength, winning four match victories, three matches in the ground of the capital Delhi and one in the ground of Mumbai. A memorable outcome was a massive 98 runs win in Delhi on March 17, 2010. During May 2011 at Wankhede, Mumbai had even registered an 8-wicket triumph in the book.
Delhi Capital VS Mumbai Indians Timeline
Back-and-Forth Phase (2012-2015)
In 2012 to 2015, the pendulum swerved on either side of the scale:
- Delhi registered two victories (a 7‑wicket chase at Mumbai and a 37-run smackdown at Delhi ) in 2012.
- 2013 was made up of both, Delhi won in Delhi, Mumbai won in Mumbai
- Return matches in Sharjah and Delhi as well as Delhi and Mumbai ended in victory to Delhi in the same year 2014, but Mumbai shook Delhi back in Mumbai.
- As the previous incidents, the traditional prediction was witnessed in 2015 matches; Delhi was at home, Mumbai in Mumbai.
The High-Scoring Thrillers (2016 – 2019)
It was the era of exciting matches and high scores:
- In April 2016, Delhi also justified a good overall score on home ground.
- Mumbai registered their largest ever victory in Delhi in May 2017 defeating them by a crushing 146-run margin.
- In 2018, Delhi got two exciting victories, against Mumbai with 7 wickets and against Chennai at home.
- In 2019, Delhi scored 213/6 in Mumbai winning by 37 runs and Mumbai then scored a win back in Delhi.
These games reflected good batting as well as unpredictability by both teams.
2020 Finale’s
IPL 2020 was shifted to UAE because of COVID-19. They got their first-ever final where they will play against Mumbai in Dubai on 10 November 2020. Mumbai kept 157/5 and won by five wickets, taking their fifth IPL title. During the same season, Mumbai had led the bubble stage winning all their three games against Delhi.
Battles and Momentum Shift ( 2021-2024)
- 2021-2022: There was a victory for Delhi in Chennai and Sharjah in 2021 and defeat in Mumbai in March 2022. However, they were at an advantage in their home court at 21 May 2022
- 2023: A win by Mumbai was sealed in Delhi on 11 April.
- 2024: As their previous seasons, both teams exchanged punches once more Mumbai beat Delhi in Mumbai by 29 runs, Delhi beat Mumbai with an absentee record of 257/4 (the highest score vs Mumbai) in Delhi, and a 10 run victory on April, 27, 2024.
Head-to-Head Summary
- Between the years 2008 and 2024, there were 36 matches played between the two teams. Mumbai got 20 victories, Delhi 16.
- Delhi fared a bit better 7 As compared to 12 in the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
- Mumbai was the top-most scoring team with percentage games of 55.6 as compared with Delhi 45.4.
Top Performers
Batting:
- In this rivalry, Rohit Sharma (Mumbai) tops the scoring with 849 867 runs.
- In the case of Delhi, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul have contributed heavy innings (493 runs in IPL 2025)
Bowling:
- Jasprit Bumrah leads the charts of wickets with 26-27 vs Delhi.
- Delhi have Axar Patel going their way and the Mumbai legends Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh have played a huge role as well.
What is the 2025 Season?
April 13, 2025 Turning point in Delhi
- There was a 12-run victory at Arun Jaitley, Mumbai (205/5 vs 193 all out). The three wickets of Karn Sharma were decisive. This victory stopped the initial flow of Delhi and started the comeback of Mumbai.
- Mumbai beat Delhi with 59 runs on the 21 st of May. A significant contribution by Suryakumar Yadav, who remained unbeaten on 73 and Naman Dhir with his match-winning cameo (24 0 8) saw Mumbai end up with 180/5. Delhi managed to break and they were out of their playoffs.
This defeat was a confirmation of what no IPL team had ever achieved before; it failed to make the playoffs despite having won the first four games of the competition.
The victory of Mumbai also guaranteed the fourth and the last playoff spot in IPL 2025.
All in all, Delhi ended up on the fifth position with 15 points in 14 matches- good on an individual basis, but lacking consistency when it mattered most.
Summary of Rivalry
This has been a fierce rivalry with 36 duels and numerous plays to the finish line and mighty performances on both sides. The skill of Mumbai to succeed in big game attacks (such as finals and critical league games) makes them slightly more advanced in general but as far as the big scores and the ability to break the flow of a game are concerned Delhi is an equal match as far as the total is concerned.
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