Delhi Capitals Form Guide:
Delhi Capitals are placed at the bottom most position on points table.
The top run scorer for Delhi Capitals is David Warner with 158 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Delhi Capitals is Khaleel Ahmed with 3 scalps under his belt.
Delhi Capitals have lost their previous match against Rajasthan Royals by a huge margin of 57 runs.
Rajasthan Royals batted first and they posted a big total of 199 for 4 in 20 overs. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler went all guns blazing at the start. Jaiswal scored 60 off 31 balls while Buttler made 79 off 51 to help Rajasthan Royals believe in a big total. Shimron Hetmyer provided the flourish in the latter part of the innings to take Rajasthan Royals to 199 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Delhi Capitals lost 2 wickets in the first over itself, thanks for a phenomenal show of swing bowling by Trent Boult. David Warner stuck around and played some good shots for his 65 but it was a very slow paced innings and didn't help the team's cause. Delhi Capitals were eventually restricted to 142 for 9, losing the match by 57 runs.
Mumbai Indians Form Guide:
Mumbai Indians are currently placed at the second last position on points table.
The top run scorer for Mumbai Indians is Tilak Varma with 106 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Mumbai Indians is Piyush Chawla with 1 scalp under his belt.
Mumbai Indians have lost their previous match against Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets.
Mumbai Indians batted first and they were restricted to 157 for 8 in 20 overs. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan gave their team a promising start. They scored 21 and 32 runs respectively. After these two fell, wickets started tumbling and Mumbai Indians went from 38 for 0 to 76 for 5 in no time. Tim David tried to score a few quick runs but he was holed out at the deep midwicket after scoring 31 off 22 balls. Mumbai Indians couldn't really accelerate in the death overs and were restricted to an under par total of 157 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Mumbai Indians picked up the wicket of Devon Conway early on. After his dismissal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane took the responsibility to take their team over the line. Rahane scored a magnificent 61 off just 27 balls to put Chennai Super Kings on course of a successful chase. The men in yellow chased the total down rather comfortably in the 19th over with 7 wickets in hand.
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Let’s have a look at the squads:
Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Dewald Brevis, Hrithik Shokeen, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff (T), Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Mohd. Arshad Khan, N. Tilak Varma, Ramandeep Singh, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Raghav Goyal, Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Duan Jansen, Piyush Chawla, Jhye Richardson, Cameron Green
Delhi Capitals (DC): David Warner (C), Aman Khan (T), Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mustafizur Rahman, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull, Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Phil Salt
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Mumbai Indians
Who will win?- Delhi Capitals
Top Batter (Runs Score) – Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians), Rilee Rossouw (Delhi Capitals)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jason Behrendorff (Mumbai Indians), Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)
Most Sixes – Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians), Rilee Rossouw (Delhi Capitals)
Player of the Match- Rilee Rossouw (Delhi Capitals)
Team Scores Batting first – Delhi Capitals 180+, Mumbai Indians 170+
Match Handicap: Delhi Capitals