Delhi will take on Mumbai in the ‘virtual’ quarter-final, Arjun Tendulkar will get a match?
The fate of Delhi Capitals now rests in their hands, who will look to register a scintillating performance in all areas against Mumbai Indians in an almost ‘quarterfinal’ match of the Indian Premier League (IPL). While this match is very important for skipper Rishabh Pant’s team, Mumbai Indians would like to end the season with a win, although it will not matter for the five-time champions. Mumbai, which had come out as a strong contender in the season, had to bear the brunt of poor strategy in the auction.
Coming to Mumbai Indians, everyone will be interested in this match whether Arjun Tendulkar, son of great cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, finally gets a match or not as he has been sitting on the bench in 27 matches in two seasons. Captain Rohit Sharma had indicated that they would be bringing in some fresh faces in the final match. So far 22 players have played in 13 matches.
The equation for Delhi Capitals (net run rate +0.255) is very simple wherein they just need to beat Mumbai Indians to make it to the top four which will lead to Royal Challengers Bangalore (-0.253) net run rate . Mumbai Indians have gone through their worst phase this season while Delhi Capitals have been in this position due to uninterrupted performances, winning seven out of 13 matches and losing six.
Mumbai Indians:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Anmolpreet Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Ramandeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Arjun Tendulkar, Basil Thampi, Hrithik Shokeen, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Mayank Markande, Murugan Ashwin, Riley Meredith , Tymal Mills, Arshad Khan, Daniel Sams, Dewald Brevis, Fabian Allen, Kieron Pollard, Sanjay Yadav, Aryan Juyal and Ishan Kishan.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (capt), Ashwin Hebbar, David Warner, Mandeep Singh, Prithvi Shaw, Rovman Powell, Anrich Norkia, Chetan Sakaria, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kamlesh Nagarkoti , Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Praveen Dubey, Ripple Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhul, KS Bharat and Tim Seifert.
