Published on: Apr 18, 2019 4:05 am IST|Updated on: Apr 18, 2019 12:41 pm IST
Two of the biggest cities in the country will have their teams face off in the Indian Premier League as Delhi Capitals host Mumbai Indians in the regular season on Thursday.
Sign up on Dotball. Play fantasy. Win money. Withdraw your earnings instantly.
Delhi Capitals are in the second spot in the league table and they have been going strong so far. The team who has rarely made it out of the bottom three in the last few years, and has proven they are not the same outfit they once were. The franchise is looking to make a mark this year, and if they are going to be able to keep this form up, a chance to make the playoffs will not be out of the window. All they need to do in the next eight games is to win 3 games.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians are the second most successful side in IPL history, and they will be looking to have a similar level of progression in this season. The team needs to make the finals this year, given how easily they have been able to beat some of the other sides. With a strong core of youngsters who have proven time and again that they are dependable, this franchise will be looking to lay down the marker in order to qualify as quickly as they can for the playoffs.
Match Details:
Venue – Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi, India
Date & Time – 18th April | 8:00 PM IST
Another win. Another classy dressing room talk from our Head Coach, Ricky Ponting! #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals #SRHvDC pic.twitter.com/YrC5XrWzBw— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 16, 2019
Another win. Another classy dressing room talk from our Head Coach, Ricky Ponting! #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals #SRHvDC pic.twitter.com/YrC5XrWzBw
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 16, 2019
DC vs MI Dotball Team News
.@hardikpandya7‘s last 7 innings in @IPL 2019 ????????32* (14) ???? RCB 31 (19) ???? KXIP 25* (8) ???? CSK 14 (14) ???? SRH 19 (13) ???? KXIP 28* (11) ???? RR 37* (16) ???? RCB#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/cjvZtxCjQo— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 16, 2019
.@hardikpandya7‘s last 7 innings in @IPL 2019 ????????
32* (14) ???? RCB 31 (19) ???? KXIP 25* (8) ???? CSK 14 (14) ???? SRH 19 (13) ???? KXIP 28* (11) ???? RR 37* (16) ???? RCB#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/cjvZtxCjQo
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 16, 2019
Pitch Report:
This pitch is a bit on the slower side but does help the batsman sometimes as the ground is relatively smaller than an average cricket ground in India.
Also Read: KXIP vs RR IPL 2019 report: All-round Ashwin delivers Punjab fifth win
The Squads –
Delhi Capitals –
Axar Patel, Ankush Bains, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Bandaru Ayyappa, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Colin Ingram, Sandeep Lamichhane, Harshal Patel, Amit Mishra, Keemo Paul, Rahul Tewatia, Ishant Sharma, Manjot Kalra, Jalaj Saxena, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Chris Morris, Hanuma Vihari, Colin Munro
Mumbai Indians –
Pankaj Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Yuvraj Singh, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Mayank Markande, Krunal Pandya, Aditya Tare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jason Behrendorff, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Jayant Yadav, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Barinder Sran, Siddhesh Lad, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Alzarri Joseph, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Salam
League Table:
Probable Teams
Delhi Capitals –Shreyas Iyer (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant (Wk), Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Chris Morris, Colin Munro
Mumbai Indians –Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (Wk), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Jason Behrendorff, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Lasith Malinga
Also Read: SRH vs CSK Dream11 Hindi Prediction, आईपीएल 2019
Key Players –
Delhi Capitals – Shreyas Iyer | Shikhar Dhawan | Kagiso Rabada
Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma | Hardik Pandya | Jasprit Bumrah
DC vs MI Dream11 Team:
Wicketkeeper: R Pant (DC, 9.5 Cr)
Batsman: R Sharma (MI, 10 Cr), K Pollard (MI, 9 Cr), S Dhawan (DC, 9.5 Cr), S Iyer (DC, 9 Cr)
Bowlers: J Behrendorff (MI, 8.5 Cr), K Rabada (DC, 9 Cr), I Sharma (DC, 8.5 Cr), J Bumrah (MI, 9 Cr)
All Rounders: H Pandya (MI, 9.5 Cr), A Patel (DC, 8.5 Cr)
Captain: K Pollard (MI)
V-Captain: R Pant (DC)