A highly rejuvenated Delhi Capitals outfit will next collide against Mumbai Indians in the 34th match of the competition which will be played at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi. The Capitals are leveraged with confidence after 3 wins on the bounce that too away from home. This confidence will definitely help them in their home game and against a side whom they have already pipped before in this edition.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians who are coming after an imperious show at the Wankhede against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede will look to capitalize on their havoc run against Delhi Capitals against whom they have lost their last three encounters. Can Mumbai produce a good show over the Capitals or the Capitals will make it 4 out of 4 over Mumbai? We will get the answers on 18th April.
Delhi Capitals have won three encounters on the bounce against Mumbai Indians, whereas Mumbai’s last win over the Capitals came in the 2017 edition at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Talking about the overall show, Delhi Capitals pip Mumbai Indians by 12 games to 11 from 23 encounters.
Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League teams through our knowledge depending on the match situations. You might get lucky if one of these team clicks.
MI vs DC, Indian Premier League
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
18th April 2019, 08:00 PM IST
The only aid for the batsmen here at the Feroz Shah Kotla is that it offers short boundaries on either side, while theb surface tends to get slower as the match progresses. It is tough to bat on in the second innings on Kotla’s wicket.
Total Matches: 70
Average first innings score: 163
Average second innings score: 148
Highest total recorded: 231/4 (20 Ov) by DC vs KXIP
Lowest total recorded: 66/10 (13.4 Ov) by DC vs MI
Highest score chased: 214/3 (17.3 Ov) by DC vs GL
Lowest score defended: 118/4 (11 Ov) by DC vs KXIP
MI: W, W, W, L, W
DC: L, L, W, W, W
Delhi Capitals:
Shreyas Iyer (c), Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Ankush Bains, Rishabh Pant (wk), Avesh Khan, Hanuma Vihari, Manjot Kalra, Sherfane Rutherford, Colin Munro, Nathu Singh, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Bandaru Ayyappa, Trent Boult, Shikhar Dhawan, Jalaj Saxena, Kagiso Rabada, Colin Ingram, Harshal Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Ishant Sharma.
Mumbai Indians:
Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Evin Lewis, Barinder Sran, Siddhesh Lad, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Anukul Roy, Pankaj Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Yuvraj Singh, Quinton de Kock, Anmolpreet Singh, Krunal Pandya, Lasith Malinga, Suryakumar Yadav, Rasikh Salam, Ben Cutting, Aditya Tare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jason Behrendorff, Mayank Markande
Mumbai Indians:
Rohit Sharma, Jason Behrendorff, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Hardik Pandya, Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rahul Chahar.
Delhi Capitals:
Shreyas Iyer, Ishant Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Keemo Paul, Chris Morris, Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Colin Munro, Kagiso Rabada.
#1: A Slow pitch at Kotla aiding spin
So far, whatever matches played at the Kotla have seen the pitch getting slower and slower as the game progresses. Here is a team which will entirely focus on the spin and slow bowling options from either side.
Wicket-keeper: Quinton de Kock
Batsmen: Suryakumar Yadav, Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Munro, Shreyas Iyer
All-rounders: Krunal Pandya, Axar Patel
Bowlers: Jason Behrendorff, Keemo Paul, Rahul Chahar, Amit Mishra
Captain/Vice-captain here: Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, Amit Mishra
#2: Big hitters and game changers from either side
Kieron Pollard, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Chris Morris, etc all are some clean strikers of the white ball and can change the game in just a matter of time. These are some proven performers and here’s a team which will focus on genuine match winners.
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard
All-rounders: Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Chris Morris
Bowlers: Lasith Malinga, Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah
Captain/Vice-captain here: Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Colin Munro, Chris Morris
#3: Underperformers finally making an impact
One of the biggest names who hasn’t got going so far is Rohit Sharma. He needs to fire to make it even easier for his side.
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Prithvi Shaw, Kieron Pollard
All-rounders: Krunal Pandya, Axar Patel
Bowlers: Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Rahul Chahar, Jason Behrendorff
Captain/Vice-captain here: Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya
#4: The least selected players from fantasy 11
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Colin Munro, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Prithvi Shaw
All-rounders: Axar Patel
Bowlers: Jason Behrendorff, Rahul Chahar, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Keemo Paul
Captain/Vice-captain here: Rishabh Pant, Colin Munro, Ishan Kishan, Prithvis Shaw, Amit Mishra
Delhi Capitals:
Mumbai Indians: