IPL – Mumbai Indians VS Delhi Capitals, 69th Match

While the Mumbai Indians have had a miserable tournament this time around, the DC team will be eying a win against PBKS and then another in their last match as well to seal a spot in the IPL playoffs 2022. The Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals match will be held at Wankhede Stadium on 21st May from 7:30 pm. This remains a must-win match for DC if they can win the encounter with PBKS before this one.

Match Preview

The Wankhede stadium pitch has behaved differently this time around and has favored the team chasing big time. The runs scored on this pitch averages around 170 which is quite high given the fact that MI has struggled with their middle-order and top-order batting lineup. On the other hand, DC will be without the services of Prithvi Shaw which is a big blow to the team but will depend heavily on the overseas players. DC is reeling under pressure as their Captain Rishabh Pant hasn’t really fired up to his potential in this season. MI will look to encash this lapse in form and play the role of chokers where they can outcast DC from the chances at sealing a berth in the playoffs. If you are placing bets, it is suggested that you opt for DC rather than MI as this year it has been a rather dull show by MI.

Team Preview

Mumbai Indians will have confidence as they bowled out CSK in their last match under 100 and chased down the total successfully. Their captain Rohit Sharma has had a bad IPL this time but newbies like Tilak Verma have been excellent in the batting lineup. Tilak Verma is the highest scorer of the team with 368 runs from 12 games while Ishan Kishan has scored 327 runs as of yet. In their bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah and Daniel Sams have been phenomenal with 11 wickets each in the season thus far.

For DC, David Warner has been the top run-scorer with 427 runs scored thus far in the tournament. Following him is Rishabh Pant with 294 runs but his form has been a hit and miss story so far in the IPL 2022. On the bowling front, they have been led effortlessly by Kuldeep Yadav who has 16 scalps to his name for the tournament so far.

Player Battle

Kuldeep Yadav up against the likes of Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan, and others will be a treat to watch. Also, David Warner will be closely watched by betting experts so as to how he performs against the bowling lineup of MI.

Probable Playing XI- DC

David Warner, Sarfaraz Khan, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje

Probable Playing XI- MI

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Ramandeep Singh, Tristan Stubbs, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Hrithik Shokeen, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith, Kumar Kartikeya