Welcome to the preview of the Mumbai vs Delhi 1st Qualifier of Indian T20 Premier League 2020.
Match Preview
After four defeat on the trot, Delhi gets a thrilling win against Bangalore and qualifies in the top two, both teams looking good from starting, and now in the top two, Bench strength also sufficient for key Players.
Now today going to clash between Mumbai between Delhi, both teams have good strength in the bowling department. Bumrah and Boult giving their best for Mumbai, For Delhi Rabada, and Nortje giving the best figures in every match. Now come in batting unit, both teams have a good amount of batting in-depth, but now Delhi heavily relying on Sikhar Dhawan in the second half of the tournament.
Date: 5 Nov 2020; 7:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Team Records in Playoff
Mumbai has a better record in the playoff as well. Mumbai wins four playoffs in the last five playoffs and, the other Delhi won only one playoff from their six playoffs Capitols, never reached the final. In this tournament Delhi looking forward. Now here they are again, face-to-face in the first Qualifier in Dubai, with the winner getting a ticket to the final.
Team Recent form
Mumbai: L, W, W, L, W.
Delhi: W, L, L, L, L.
Team News
Mumbai
The Mumbai Indians have a better record in the playoffs as well. The four-time champions have won four of their last five playoff games. Mumbai had won 9th of its first 14th and Delhi 8th of 14th.
Good News for Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma back in the playing11, and didn’t look in trouble after returning from hamstring in the game against Hyderabad. Most probably, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, and Hardik Pandey should come in playing11.
Delhi
Delhi wants to win this Match for maiden appearance in the final, if they lose have another option, But Iyer not interested to choose another way to go in the final.
Daniel sams expensive in the last match, Delhi likely goes unchanged in playing11, Simran Hetmyer has to sit out from playing11 again.
Pitch Report
The pitch supports both batsman and bowler. Initially, the ball gets a little swing here but over time the ball does not swing much. Once set, the batsman can play big shots here.
Key Players For Today’s Match
Mumbai: Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Bumrah, Q de Kock
Delhi: Dhawan, Iyer, Rabada, Nortje
Mumbai vs Delhi Possible XI
Mumbai
Rohit Sharma (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Ishaan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Nathan Kulper Nile, Jaspreet Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult
Delhi
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Rishab Pant (wicket-keeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tushar
Points Table 2020
Team | Match | Won | Lost | Points | NRR |
Mumbai | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 | +1.107 |
Delhi | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -0.109 |
Hyderabad | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +0.608 |
Bangalore | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -0.172 |
Kolkata | 14 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -0.214 |
Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -0.162 |
Chennai | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -0.455 |
Rajasthan | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -0.569 |
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