Preview
Mumbai and Delhi are set to lock horns in match 46 of the ongoing Indian T20 League. It is a crucial game for Mumbai who finally managed to win their first encounter in four attempts. They defeated Punjab in a game that went down the wire. More importantly for them, Hardik Pandya returned to form hitting some lusty blows in the death overs.
Delhi, on the other hand, are only a win away from confirming their place in the playoffs. But with Marcus Stoinis still injured, they are lacking a genuine finisher in their line-up and are coming off a loss at the hands of Kolkata in their last game. It is imperative for them that the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer to do well with the bat. Their bowling attack is sorted with Rabada and Nortje doing well alongside Ashwin and Axar.
Match Details
Indian T20 League, 2021: Match 46 – Mumbai vs Delhi
Date & Time: October 2, 2021; 3:30 PM IST
Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
Probable Playing XIs
Mumbai
Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah
Delhi
Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan.
Top Picks
Rahul Chahar
Rahul Chahar is one of the lead spinners for India in the T20 World Cup and the leg-spinner is faring decently. But he is short of wickets in the second leg. The Sharjah pitch is the perfect surface for him to regain his confidence. Chahar has picked only a couple of wickets in four matches in the UAE leg and the man can add a few more to the tally in this game.
Axar Patel
Axar is that kind of a player who does his job well every time but goes unnoticed all the time. Even in the second leg, the left-arm seamer has justified his selection in India’s World Cup squad. He has accounted three scalps in as many match since the league has resumed and the Sharjah surface should help him as well.
Fantasy Team of 11 Players
Quinton de Kock (C), Rishabh Pant (VC), Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult.
2nd Innings Fantasy Tips
Case 1 – If Mumbai is batting
Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma (C), Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan.
Case 2 – If Delhi is batting
Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult.
