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1. D Warner and Mitchell Marsh are not available for first few matches
2. A Nortje is suffering from injury and most likely he is not available for this Match
3. L Ngidi and Mustafizur Rahman both are in mandatory quarantine so both are not available
4. Surya Kumar Yadav not available for today match
5. Rohit Sharma and I Kishan open for Mumbai While P Shaw and T Seifert open for Delhi Capital
Pitch Report
A relatively high-scoring game beckons with there being little help on offer for the bowlers. The batters will look to attack from the start despite there being some swing on offer for the pacers. The spinners will have to be clever with their lines and lengths to make the most out of the pitch. Wickets in hand will be key, with both teams likely to prefer batting first upon winning the toss.
Probable Playing XI
DC
Prithvi Shaw, Tim Seifert, Yash Dhull, Rishabh Pant (c&wk), Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan/Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya.
MI
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Verma, Anmolpreet Singh, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Sanjay Yadav, Mayank Markande/Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Tymal Mills.
Delhi Capitals:
• Prithvi Shaw has big responsibility in the absence of DC’s overseas stars. The opener loves batting in India in the IPL, with 905 runs in 623 deliveries (strike rate 145). However, he has an awful record vs Mumbai Indians (8 inns, 66 runs, avg. 8.25), with spinners (Jayant Yadav and Krunal Pandya) dismissing him last season. So, MI could look to employ spin early.
Rishabh Pant His IPL record in India is magnificent (1,396 runs, avg. 40, SR 156) compared to the UAE (551 runs, avg. 34, SR 112). He has scored 332 runs against MI at an average of 30.18 and strike rate of 143.72, including a magnificent 78 off 36 balls in the IPL 2019 opener.
• Rovman Powell announced himself with a brilliant century against England earlier this year. He scored 147 runs in three matches at an average of 73.50 and strike rate of 193.42 in that series.
• Axar Patel was player of the match the last time DC played MI (3/21). He has six wickets in as many matches against MI at an average of 24.00 and economy rate of 7.00. How he fares on the Brabourne pitch compared to Sharjah will be interesting to see.
• Shardul Thakur is a contender for the Purple Cap in 2022. He is a genuine wicket-taker, and DC need him to deliver in the crunch stages. Overall vs MI, Thakur has taken seven wickets in nine matches at an economy rate of 9.45. Can he improve on this?
• Kamlesh Nagarkoti took seven wickets in six matches at an economy rate of 7.09 in the Syed Ali Mushtaq Trophy late last year.
Mumbai Indians
• Rohit Sharma has the most runs of any player in MI-DC matches (684, avg. 32.57, SR 130.53). He scored 44 (30) and 7 (10) against them last season.
• Ishan Kishan has an outstanding record as an opener in the IPL. He has struck 555 runs in 13 innings at an average of 55.50 and strike rate of 155.90. Also, he enjoys batting against DC, with 263 runs in seven innings at an average of 65.75 and strike rate of 150.29.
Tim David The million dollar man is coming off a magnificent PSL campaign with Multan, where he scored 278 runs at an average of 39.78 and incredible strike rate of 194.40.
• David much prefers to bat first in T20s. He averages 47.41 and strikes at 167.10 when batting first compared to just 22.80 and 147.41 batting second.
Kieron Pollard’s under-par season in 2021 hurt Mumbai. He will be aiming for a big season, starting with DC, whom he has scored 360 runs against at an average of 22.50 and strike rate of 137.93. Today could be his day as DC are filled with left-arm bowlers and he has a great record vs left-armers in IPL: 179 runs, strike rate: 185.87.
• Pollard has a better record chasing in the IPL (1,449 runs, avg. 31.5, SR 156.5) compared to batting first (1,819 runs, avg. 28.9, SR 144.8).
Jasprit Bumrah has the most wickets in MI-DC matches among active players. The world-class bowler has taken 20 wickets in 17 matches vs DC at an average of 23.55 and economy rate of 7.36.
Tymal Mills could be a great addition for MI. He took 38 wickets in 27 short-form matches in 2021 at an economy rate of 6.97. His partnership with Bumrah at the death will be key.
Jaydev Unadkat took 13 wickets in six wickets in the Syed Ali Mushtaq Trophy in late 2021 at an average of 11.84 and economy rate of 6.84. Also, he has a wonderful record against DC, with 19 wickets in nine matches against them.
Other Stats and Facts
• Head-to-head: Matches 30, DC 14, MI 16.
• Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians twice in 2021.
• Mumbai Indians have not won their first match in an IPL since 2013.
• Tim Seifert strikes at 138.80 when batting first in T20s compared to 117.45 when batting second.
• Rishabh Pant strikes at 122.00 against good length deliveries in the IPL compared to 171 against full and 132 against short. MI should look to employ the good length as much as possible to the dynamic keeper-batsman.
• Rohit Sharma strikes at 180 against short-pitches deliveries in the IPL (243 runs off 135 balls).
• Jasprit Bumrah concedes just 5.25 an over against left-handers in the IPL. DC have a lot of right-handers, but expect MI to use Bumrah a lot against Pant.
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