Two big matches are going to take place today in IPL 2026. The first match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi at 3:30 pm, while the second match will be played in Ahmedabad at 7:30 pm. Know the important information related to both the matches.
IPL Today’s Match Schedule: Two matches will be played in IPL 2026 on Saturday 4th April. The first match will be between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals from 3:30 pm. This match will be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Whereas, the second match will be between Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals from 7:30 pm. This match will be held in Ahmedabad.
First match: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals
The match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL is always interesting. Mumbai Indians had a very bad start in the last season i.e. IPL 2025. The team had lost 4 out of its first 5 matches. However, the win against Delhi Capitals proved to be a turning point for them. After this MI won 6 consecutive matches and made it to the playoffs. This season Mumbai Indians have achieved a special achievement. They have won the first match of their season for the first time since IPL 2012.
MI vs DC Head-to-Head Record
Mumbai Indians’ record against Delhi Capitals has also been very strong. MI is ahead 5-2 in the matches between the two teams since the beginning of 2022. Last season also, Mumbai Indians won both the matches against DC. Apart from this, the domestic performance of Delhi Capitals has also not been special. Last season they lost 4 out of 5 matches they played at home. Their only win came in the Super Over. Looking at these figures, MI appears to be a strong contender in this match.
Second match: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals
The second match will be between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). In this match, 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi can once again bat brilliantly. In the last match, he had scored 50 runs in 15 balls. He also left behind Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored runs at a strike rate of 159.71 in IPL 2025.
Gill and Sudarshan: Dependable opening pair
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan will be seen opening for GT in the IPL 2026 match to be held in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The batting style of both of them is quite balanced. These players score runs with traditional shots without taking much risk. However, this does not mean that they play slowly. Last season, both of them together added 912 runs at a partnership strike rate of 159.33. In his batting, there is a wonderful balance between the number of runs scored, speed and quality.