Squads –
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
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
Team News –
MI –
– MI will be playing another final against DC whom they defeated in a one sided contest innthe qualifier 1 and will look to do the same and defeat delhi 4 times this season.
– Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult and James Pattinson/Coulter Nile will be their likely 4 foreign players.
– Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock will open the innings. Both are very attacking Batsman striking from ball 1. Rohit has been struggling from last 2 games after a big break.
– Suryakumar Yadav will bat 1 down. He scored 400+ runs in last IPL and has already crossed 450 this season too with 51 last game.
– Ishan Kishan after a successful opening slot shifted at no 4 as Rohit was back. He scored 55* against DC 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 5 massive 6’s to score 37 of just 14 balls last game.
– Rahul Chahar the young leggie will lead the spin attack along with left arm spinner Krunal Pandya. Rahul has taken 15 Wickets in 15 games this IPL.
– Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and James Pattinson/Coulter Nile will lead the pace attack. Kieron Pollard (1-2 overs) will assist them. Both Bumrah and Boult shared 6 Wickets against DC last game.
DC –
– Delhi Capitals after loosing the qualifier 1 are back after winning the qualifier 2 against the same opponents. They will be full of confidence after winning their last game.
– Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Marcus Stoinis should be their 4 foreign players.
– Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis will open the innings for the capitals. Dhawan has been in excellent form this year with 600+ runs. Stoinis is the x factor in this game as he is opening now.
– Ajinkya Rahane will bat 1 down. Rahane is a classical player not having that power game but can build the Innings. He scored 60 again RCB recently.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 2 down. He has been decent this season with just 1 big score of 88 which came against KKR. He can bat at any position.
– Rishabh Pant will bat 3 down. Pant has been struggling to score runs but can be a x factor this game. Hetmyer will bat next.
– Ravi Ashwin , Pravin Dubey and Axar Patel will be the lead Spinners. Ashwin will bowl in powerplay.
– Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 29 Wickets this IPL.
Probable XI –
MI –
Quinton de Kock(wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard(c), Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson/Nathan Coulter Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Marcus Stoinis, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishab Pant(wk), Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Pravin Dubey.
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 –
Quinton de Kock( Opener + wk, a must have combo, very attacking batsman, 483 runs in 15 games this season, 40 last game)
R Pant( 2-3 down, one of best hitters in world cricket, SR of 163 last IPL with 488 runs, struggling with form)
I Kishan( 2 down, very attacking batsman, 99 runs against RCB , 72*(47b), 55* against DC last 2 games )
BAT –
R Sharma( Opener, no introduction needed, 4800+ IPL runs, 250+ runs this season , Must have )
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 69* 57, 101*,106*,78 this IPL, 603 runs this season )
Shreyas Iyer(2 down, very attacking Batsman + part time spin, 463 runs last IPL, poor form this season)
Suryakumar( 1 down, 470 runs at a SR of 135 in IPL 2020, 51 last game, Must have )
Saurabh Tiwary( 2 down, made a comeback after almost 3 years, could be dropped if rohit plays again)
H Pandya( 3 down, 402 runs + 14 wickets at a SR of 191 in IPL 2019, playing only as batsman, 37(14b) last game )
Ajinkya Rahane ( 1 down , experienced, 60(46b) last 2nd game against RCB, Must have)
P Shaw( Opener, young Indian talent, very attacking, 64, 62, 42 scores this IPL, hit or miss type)l, will not play)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game, 42(22b) last 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), 41 last few games , bowling good no of overs)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 3 sixes in last over against CSK, very good option in 2nd innings )
Marcus Stoinis( Open + 2-3 overs of medium pace, decent option, 38 runs + 3w last game , Must have)
Keemo Paul( Medium pacer, death over specialist, got good variations, 9 Wickets in CPL 2020)
D Sams ( left arm pacer + hard hitting, bowls really good variations, 30 Wickets in Big Bash 2019, risky this game)
Krunal Pandya( 4-5 down + 4 overs of spin, left arm spin, bowls tight line and length, 1w last game, not in good form )
BOWL –
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, highest Wicket taker this season with 29 scalps, 4 Wickets last game )
Jasprit Bumrah( Right Arm Fast, no introduction needed, 4w last game against DC, very economical, 27 Wickets this IPL, Must have )
Rahul Chahar( Leggie, Must have in this conditions, 15 Wickets in 15 games this IPL)
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 3w last game against MI)
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 18 Wickets this IPL, wicketless from last 2 games, very good option in 8.5cr )
Trent Boult( Left arm fast, world class bowler, will bowl in death, 2 Wicket last game against DC, Must have)
James Pattinson( Pacer, excellent form, 8 Wickets this season, was quite expensive from last 2 games )
C/VC Options –
MI –
Quinton de Kock
Rohit Sharma
Jasprit Bumrah
Kieran Pollard
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan
Marcus Stoinis
Kagiso Rabada