Preview:
Delhi Capitals and the Mumbai Indians will play the second match of the Indian Premier League on Sunday. This will be the first game of the double-header. Last season, Delhi won 10 out of the 14 games and finished first. Delhi would be missing the services of a few players who played a key role in the last season.
Mumbai failed to qualify for the playoffs last year after finishing fifth. They have managed to retain their core and have also added a few important players.
Match Details:
Delhi vs Mumbai, Match 2
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 27th March at 03:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
DEL vs MUM, Match 2 Pitch Report:
The pitch is likely to offer a lot of help to the batters and spinners might play a key role in the middle overs. The team winning the toss might look to bowl.
Injury News:
Suryakumar Yadav has been ruled out of this game due to an injury. Anrich Nortje is also unavailable for this game.
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DEL vs MUM, Match 2 Probable Playing XIs:
Delhi
Tim Seifert, Prithvi Shaw, Mandeep Singh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Sarfaraz Khan / Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Chetan Sakariya, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed
Mumbai
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Anmolpreet Singh, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Jaydev Unadkat, Fabian Allen, Tymal Mills, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah
Top Picks for DEL vs MUM 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Rishabh Pant would again be back at the helm for the Delhi team. Pant has scored 2498 runs in 84 matches in the Indian T20 League at an average of 35.18 and a strike rate of 147.46. He has scored 1 century and 15 half-centuries in the tournament.
Rohit Sharma has struggled in the past couple of seasons. In the last 5 years, he has been able to score over 400 runs only once. Rohit has scored 5611 runs in 213 matches in the Indian T20 League 2022 at an average of 31.17 and a strike rate of 130.40.
Jasprit Bumrah has taken 130 wickets in 106 matches at an average of 23.04, and an economy of 7.42. Last season, he picked 21 wickets at an average of 19.52.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for DEL vs MUM 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant (c), Kieron Pollard, Axar Patel, Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Tim David (vc), Rovman Powell, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for DEL vs MUM 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant, Kieron Pollard, Axar Patel, Rohit Sharma (c), Prithvi Shaw, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Shardul Thakur (vc), Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma
Vice-Captain Options: Tim David, Shardul Thakur
