Match Details:
The 1st Qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL)
2020 will be played between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the Dubai
International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
This game is scheduled to start at 03:30 PM IST (02:00
PM local time) (10:00 AM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports
Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali).
Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
Preview
After 56 matches of thrilling action, we finally have
our top four teams in the IPL 2020. There was little doubt about Mumbai
Indians’ dominance and they deservedly topped the points table with nine wins
and five losses. They lost their final league in fantasy cricket game to Sunrisers
Hyderabad (SRH) by 10 wickets. However, the team had rested the likes of Hardik
Pandya, Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah and they should be back for this crucial
face-off.
Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, aren’t in the best
of forms coming into this match. They have won only a solitary match out of
last five outings and still, they have ended up at the second position thanks
to their winning run in the first half of the tournament. But they have lost
both their games to MI earlier and would want to put their best foot forward to
make it to the final of IPL 2020.
MI vs DC Weather Report for 1st Qualifier
Rain? What’s that! Such has been the case in the UAE
over the last month. Sun has been shining bright and things will get a bit
cooler in the evening. The temperature will hover around 28-29 Degrees Celsius
in Dubai during the match.
Pitch Report
Dew has played a crucial role in the last leg of the
IPL 2020. But if the team bats well first up, then even the toss is taken out
of the equation. KKR did the same to RR and despite that, the team winning the
toss is likely to bowl first to not let its bowlers struggle from dew.
Average first innings score
192 (Last five evening matches in IPL 2020 at the
venue)
Record of the chasing teams:
Won – 2; Lost – 3
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there’s an update)
MI vs DC Today’s Probable Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar
Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James
Pattinson/Nathan Coulte-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Bench
Nathan Coulter-Nile/James Pattinson, Saurabh Tiwary,
Dhawal Kulkarni, Aditya Tare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Chris Lynn, Jayant Yadav,
Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay
Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai.
Delhi Capitals
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas
Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams, Axar Patel, Ravi
Ashwin, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada.
Bench
Tushar Deshpande, Harshal Patel, Mohit Sharma, Alex
Carey, Avesh Khan, Praveen Dubey, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Lalit Yadav,
Shimron Hetmyer.
MI vs DC Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match
Suryakumar Yadav has been in amazing touch for MI this
season scoring 410 runs in 13 innings at an average of 41 and strike-rate of 150.18.
Quinton de Kock has been the rock at the top of the
order having amassed 443 runs in 14 innings. His strike-rate of 138 is
impressive too.
Jasprit Bumrah is only 2 wickets away from snatching
the purple cap away from DC’s Kagiso Rabada. So far he has picked 23 wickets
after playing a game lesser compared to his counterpart.
Shikhar Dhawan and his form will be key for DC. After
smashing four consecutive 50+ scores, the southpaw didn’t do well for a few
matches. But he was amongst the runs against RCB in the previous game.
Kagiso Rabada is the proud owner of the purple cap
with 25 wickets to his name. He will definitely play a big role for DC to make
it to the final by beating MI.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options: Quinton de Kock, Rohit
Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan
Vice-Captain Options: Trent Boult, Jasprit
Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada, Shreyas Iyer
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MI vs DC Fantasy
Cricket:
Keeper – Quinton de Kock (C), Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan
Batsmen – Suryakumar Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan (VC)
All-Rounders – Kieron Pollard
Bowlers – Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Kagiso
Rabada
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