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The race for the top four is well and actually heating. Two teams that are well and truly in the race - Delhi Capitol and Mumbai Indians - will meet each other on Friday (April 18th) in New Delhi.
Both Mumbai and Delhi are on 10 points out of eight matches. A win will take them closer, there will be a loss, but do not completely wash their opportunities. Still, it's time to hit the speed to move to the later steps.
The movement of both sides has increased in this clash. Mumbai has won four of its last five matches. Delhi has won its last three matches. The interesting thing is that these three games were away from home. The franchisee has defeated Mumbai in its last three encounters and will make that pace.
Delhi Firoz Shah has a little struggle at his place in Kotla. He has lost two out of three matches at home, while the second has won in Super Over. The slow nature of the pitch has questioned Ricky Ponting and the lack of domestic benefits to others, but it is unlikely to change at any time soon.
Ponting said before the match, "It should not be a tough pitch for Mumbai, it will be difficult to play and play on this surface." We have a clear understanding of how this wicket is. Play. We expect that this will be very slow and low, and this can also change, so we are going to be very well prepared. The last match pitch probably kept us slightly apart. We expected it would be a bit better, but at the end of the day, the wicket is exactly what it is, and both the teams are going to play on it. "
In such situations, Delhi needs their top order to show stability. Only Captain Shreyas Iyer has been consistent in this season, although in the 90s the score of Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan is one each. Rishabh Pant started with 78 balls in 27 balls, but it is fade since then. Incidentally, he came against Mumbai. Ponting thinks he can free Pant in the World Cup. If this is so, then Mumbai can again come into the firing line.
Delhi has bowling for slow tracks. The speed variations of Chemo Paul helped Delhi add Sunrise Hyderabad, Amit Mishra and Ezhar Patel to the spin option. Delhi has also got the Purple Cap holder, Kagiso Rabada, while Chris Morris and Ishant Sharma are doing Perfect Support Act.
Mumbai, however, has ammunition to counter all this and more. Rohit Sharma is not in the peak form yet, but he has fulfilled the promise. Quinton de Coke is beginning to change their beginnings. Suryakumar Yadav has contributed, while Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard made this sequence very good.
First meeting
Delhi beat Mumbai by 37 runs at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
Look for players
Delhi
Camo Paul: He was out of XI for the first half of the tournament, but Paul at least temporarily sealed his place with a spectacular spell against Hyderabad. Different versions of Paul's slow ball make life difficult for batsmen, especially on track like Delhi. He broke the heart of batting batting with Johnny Bairstow and Kane Williamson's wicket in the last match.
Mumbai
Rahul Chahar: Kunal Pandya has fought a lot in this season, and left Chahar for the role. Chahar has caught the road ahead of Mayank Markande this year, and has done a great job. The number does not represent its performance at all; In this match, there are only three wickets from five games so far, but we expect that the spinners in Delhi will have to change on the favorable track.
Team News / Availability Update
Delhi: Colin Ingram, who missed the exit from home in the last match for the birth of his child, is not available. Colin Munro is likely to retain his place.
MUMBAI: Alzari Joseph has been out of the rest of the matches.
PROBABLE XI
Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Munro, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (W), Chris Morris, Ezar Patel, Amit Mishra, Chemo Paul, Kagoso Rabada, Ishant Sharma / Rahul Tahitia
Mumbai: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (W), Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Ishaan Kishan, Kural Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jason Behrendorp, Lasith Malinga, Jaspreet Bumrah.
FULL SQUADS
Delhi Capitals: Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Amit Mishra, Colin Ingram, Colin Munro, Jalaj Saxena, Trent Boult, Chris Morris, Hanuma Vihari, Bandaru Ayyappa, Axar Patel, Ankush Bains, Shreyas Iyer (c), Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Tewatia, Avesh Khan, Jagadeesha Suchith, Nathu Singh, Rishabh Pant, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Prithvi Shaw, Manjot Kalra, Sherfane Rutherford
Mumbai Indians: Yuvraj Singh, Lasith Malinga, Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Aditya Tare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jason Behrendorff, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Jayant Yadav, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Barinder Sran, Siddhesh Lad, Jasprit Bumrah, Pankaj Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Alzarri Joseph, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Mayank Markande, Rasikh Salam
