Hardik Pandya's powerful cameo at the end overs allowed Mumbai Indians to post a huge 200 on the board. In the hunt for a big score, the two stalwarts of the defending champions skipper Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard departed without troubling the scoreboard. However it was Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav's half-centuries which helped the MI power hitters to play freely without any pressure. It all started after DeKock commenced the Mumbai innings with a flurry of fours in the powerplay.
For Delhi Capitals, R. Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers as the senior spinner scalped three wickets. The seamers Rabada and Nortje and Sams were carted all across the park by the Mumbai Indians batsman. With the DC batting going through a slump the total might be a tricky chase for the batsman who will aim for a better start in the power play. Earlier, Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl first. DC are playing the same eleven while MI have made three changes to the side - Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Hardik Pandya are back for James Pattinson, Dhawal Kulkarni and Saurabh Tiwary. Shreyas Iyers’s DC ended their 4-match losing streak by thumping Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday. The winner of this face-off will enter the mega finale scheduled to be held on November 10.
