Squads –
DC –
Shreyas Iyer (c), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Alex Carey, Kagiso Rabada, Shimron Hetmyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Tushar Deshpande, Daniel Sams
MI –
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Quinton de Kock (wk), Kieron Pollard, Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Mohsin Khan, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, Digvijay Deshmukh, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Anukul Roy, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ishan Kishan, Aditya Tare, James Pattinson
Team News –
DC –
– Delhi lost all of their last 3 games now and are in a must win situation now with 2 games to go.
– Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Marcus Stoinis should be their 4 foreign players.
– Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw/Ajinkya Rahane will open the innings for the capitals. Dhawan scored 69, 57, 101, 106 runs in last 4 of 5 games. Shaw was left out due to poor form last game but can play today.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 1 down. He has been decent this season with just 1 big score of 88 which came against KKR. He demonted himself at 5 last game which was very unnecessary.
– Rishabh Pant will bat 2 down. Pant has been struggling to score runs but can be a x factor this game.
– Marcus Stoinis has been assigned the role of late hitting. He and Hetmyer are very important aspects of the team. Stoinis will also bowl.
– Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel will be the lead Spinners. Ashwin will bowl in powerplay. Ashwin has been very expensive from the last 2 games.
– Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje ,Tushar Deshpande/ Harshal Patel and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 23 Wickets this IPL.
MI –
– MI have won 8 out of their 12 games this IPL and have qualified to the playoffs with their win against RCB. They will look to win this game and secure the top position in the points table.
– Rohit Sharma’s injury condition is still unsure, he will likely sit out for some rest as team has already qualified to the playoffs. Kieran Pollard will continue to lead the side.
– Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult and James Pattinson/Coulter Nile will be their likely 4 foreign players.
– Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock will open the innings. Both are very attacking Batsman striking from ball 1. Kishan scored 25 while De Kock scored 19 last game.
– Suryakumar Yadav will bat 1 down. He scored 400+ runs in last IPL and has already crossed 400 this season too with 79* last game.
– Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard will bat next followed by Krunal Pandya. Both Pandya and Pollard are playing the finishers role. Hardik is playing solely as a batsman. Pandya smashed 7 massive 6’s to score 60 of just 21 balls against Rajastan recently.
– Rahul Chahar the young leggie will lead the spin attack along with left arm spinner Krunal Pandya. Rahul has taken 11 Wickets in 12 games this IPL. Very expensive last game.
– Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and James Pattinson/Coulter Nile will lead the pace attack. Kieron Pollard (1-2 overs) will assist them.
Probable XI –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw/Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishab Pant(wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Tushar Deshpande/Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje
MI –
Quinton de Kock(wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard(c), Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson/Nathan Coulter Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 168
Team Blueprint –
WK –
R Pant( 2-3 down, one of best hitters in world cricket, SR of 163 last IPL with 488 runs, 36 last game, struggling with form)
Quinton de Kock( Opener + wk, a must have combo, very attacking batsman, 78, 53, 46, 6, 18 last 5 games, Must have)
I Kishan( open, very attacking batsman, 99 runs against RCB last time, 68*, 37, 25 last 3 games)
BAT –
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 69* 57, 101*,106*, 0, 0 last 6 games, Must have any day )
R Sharma( Opener, no introduction needed, 4800+ IPL runs, 250+ runs this season already, will likely miss this game)
Shreyas Iyer(1/2 down, very attacking Batsman + part time spin, he could bowl some match this IPL, 463 runs last IPL, 88(38b) against KKR, 47 last 2nd game)
Suryakumar( 1 down, 404 runs at a SR of 135 in IPL, 79(47b),53(32b), 40(26b), 79*(43b) last 4 of 6 games, Must have)
Saurabh Tiwary( 2 down, made a comeback after almost 3 years, 34(25b) last 2nd game, could be dropped if rohit plays)
H Pandya( 3 down, 402 runs + 14 wickets at a SR of 191 in IPL 2019, playing only as a batsman, 60*(21b) last 2nd game )
Ajinkya Rahane(open , experienced, 15,2,0 runs last e games, risky this game , could be dropped )
P Shaw( Opener, young Indian talent, very attacking, 64, 62, 42 in last 3 of 6 games, hit or miss type, didn’t played last game, can play this game)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game)
ALL –
K Pollard( 3-4 down + 2-3 overs of pace, Man of tournament in CPL recently, 207 runs + 8 Wickets in CPL 2020, 60(24b),47(20b), 25(13b), 34(12) last few games , bowling good no of overs)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 2w in 2 games, eco is under 6 this IPL, 3 sixes in last over against CSK , bowled just 1 over last game)
Marcus Stoinis( Middle order + 2-3 overs of medium pace, decent option, 2 Wickets last 2nd game , Must have)
Keemo Paul( Medium pacer, death over specialist, got good variations, 9 Wickets in CPL 2020)
Krunal Pandya( 4-5 down + 4 overs of spin, left arm spin, bowls tight line and length, not in good form )
D Sams ( left arm pacer + hard hitting, bowls really good variations, 30 Wickets in Big Bash 2019)
BOWL –
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, 2nd highest Wicket taker last season with 25 scalps, 23 Wickets in 12 games this IPL)
Jasprit Bumrah( Right Arm Fast, no introduction needed, 3w last game, very economical last game, Must have )
Rahul Chahar( Leggie, Must have in this conditions, 13 Wickets in 11 games this IPL, 2w last 2nd game)
Trent Boult( Left arm fast, world class bowler, will bowl in death, 4 Wicket last 2nd game, Must have)
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 1w and was very expensive last game)
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 14 Wickets this IPL, 1w last game, very good option in 8.5cr )
James Pattinson( Pacer, excellent form, 2w last 2nd game, bowling with good pace, 2 Wickets last 2nd game, was quite expensive last game )
C/VC Options –
DC –
Shreyas Iyer
Shikhar Dhawan
Marcus Stoinis
Kagiso Rabada
MI –
Quinton de Kock
Jasprit Bumrah
Kieran Pollard
