IPL 2020 Highlights, DC vs MI Match, Full Cricket Score: Kishan's unbeaten 72 helps MI beat DC by nine wickets

Ishan Kishan, MoM: Batting was not as easy as it looked. The ball wasn’t coming on so I had to keep rotating the strike and then take them apart later. My coaches told me that playing shots on the off-side is important. I enjoy batting everywhere, wherever the management wants.

Pollard: It’s 16 (wins) off 17 matches (as a captain). It was exceptional from him (Boult), he’s been consistently getting wickets in the Powerplay. I kept delaying Bumrah because, on this track, he would be more useful in the middle overs. Kishan has been fantastic at the top, when he gets going, he goes big. He started at No 4 and then getting his opportunity now and getting better, I think he prefers opening on batting. Rohit is getting better, he’s getting there. We are also excited, he’s working hard. It’s a matter of getting another two good games and then see what happens in the final.

Ishan Kishan is the Payer of the Match for his knock of 72 not out

This is the first win for MI in six IPL games in Dubai.

What a performance from MI. They have sealed the top-two spot now. Brilliant bowling. Superb catching and almost flawless batting. Kishan showed glimpses of his talent with a wide range of shots in his 45-balls 66. MI chased the total down with ease against a formidable bowling line-up. Bumrah was world class in the middle overs as he scythed through the middle order while Boult set it up with a couple of wickets at the top. DC never really recovered from the early jolts and kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

Shreyas Iyer: We fell short at reading the wicket. We were not up to the mark, those wickets in powerplay disrupted the momentum. Lots of flaws to point out but we have got to believe in ourselves. We will have to be fearless (against RCB) and keep things simple. It’s an important game for us.

MI WIN BY 9 WICKETS! SIX! Kishan finishes it off in style. What a shot to win it. It’s full on middle and leg, Kishan picks it up and flicks it over deep square leg for a huge maximum. Rohit in the dug out enjoyed it to the core.

After 14 overs,Mumbai Indians 105/1 ( Ishan Kishan 66 , Suryakumar Yadav 12)

Another excellent over for MI. Suryakumar got a single off the first ball and then Kishan hammered a six off the next. The next four balls yielded three singles. 10 runs off the over. MI need just 6 runs from 36 balls.

SIX! Clobbered! It’s full on middle and off, Kishan gets down and slog sweeps it powerfully over deep mid-wicket off Dubey.

Pravin Dubey back into the attack…

After 13 overs,Mumbai Indians 95/1 ( Ishan Kishan 58 , Suryakumar Yadav 10)

Mumbai are upping the ante now. They want to finish this off quickly. Kishan paddles one to fine leg for a couple, then smashes the next one down the ground for a four. He took a single and then Suryakumar drover one through extra cover for a couple. A single off the last ball made it 10 runs off the over.  MI need 16 off 42 balls.

FOUR! Powerful shot. Kishan gets down the track and clobbers it back past the bowler, Ashwin.

After 12 overs,Mumbai Indians 85/1 ( Ishan Kishan 51 , Suryakumar Yadav 7)

Ishan Kishan is playing really well. He’s paced his innings nicely with a good mix of caution and aggression. He started the over with a six and then got a couple and a single. Suryakumar then ended the over with a couple through covers. 11 runs off the over.

FIFTY! Kishan gets to his half0century off 37 balls. He lofts one over extra cover for a couple and brings up his fifty. A very good innings so far. Good mix of caution and aggression.

SIX! Audacious. A touch full outside off from Rabada, Kishan launches it over deep cover for a six.

After 11 overs,Mumbai Indians 74/1 ( Ishan Kishan 42 , Suryakumar Yadav 5)

A successful over for DC. But they need two or three wickets more in a short space to time here. Nortje makes De Kock drag one on in that over. But Suryakumar Yadav ends the over with a four to make it 6 runs and a wicket off the over.

FOUR! What a shot! Short, just outside off, Suryakumar stays back, and upper cuts it very late to third man. Shot of a man in confidence.

Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman…

OUT! Nortje finally breaks the opening stand. It’s a good length delivery outside off, De Kock looks to guide it to third man but ends up dragging it onto the stumps.

After 10 overs,Mumbai Indians 68/0 ( Ishan Kishan 41 , Quinton de Kock (W) 26)

Mumbai Indians are pacing the innings nicely here. De Kock and Kishan take four singles off the first four balls and then Kishan hits a couple of powerful slog sweeps for back to back fours to make it 12 runs off the over.

FOURS! Clever cricket. After four singles off the first four balls. Kishan gets down and heaves a couple of deliveries over mid-wicket.

Pravin Dubey will continue

After 9 overs,Mumbai Indians 56/0 ( Ishan Kishan 31 , Quinton de Kock (W) 24)

A decent over for MI. They are playing very intelligent cricket. Harshal didn’t get his lines right to start off and conceded a four off the first ball and then sprayed another down the leg side for a wide. He then corrected his lengths and bowled them on the off side to give away just three singles off the next five balls. 8 runs off the over.

FOUR! Nicely done by Kishan! It’s short and down the leg side, Kishan helps it over short fine leg.

Harshal Patel into the attack now…

After 8 overs,Mumbai Indians 48/0 ( Ishan Kishan 25 , Quinton de Kock (W) 23)

An eventful over. Kishan looks to get down the track first ball but Dubey cleverly slips in the googly and beats Kishan’s outside edge. Pant whips off the bails, but Kishan does well to get his back foot back inside the crease. He is then given out LBW but the decision is overturned on the review. De Kock then reverse sweeps one for four before cutting one behind point for a couple. 7 runs off the over.

FOUR! De Kock gets it right. Gets down and reverse sweeps it wide of short third man off Dubey.

Not out! A good review by Kishan. It’s a googly on middle, Kishan goes for a reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. The umpire lifts his finger on the appeal but Kishan opts for a review. Replays show it was missing off.

Ishan Kishan is given out LBW by the umpire off Dubey. He’s opted for a review

Leg Spinner Pravin Dubey into the attack now.

After 7 overs,Mumbai Indians 41/0 ( Ishan Kishan 24 , Quinton de Kock (W) 17)

A decent over from Ashwin. He tried to vary his pace and even bowled a slinging Kedar Jadhav-esque type side-arm delivery in that over. He was disciplined with his lines and lengths. 3 runs off the over.

Ashwin back on….

After 6 overs,Mumbai Indians 38/0 ( Ishan Kishan 22 , Quinton de Kock (W) 16)

Mumbai Indians end the Powerplay well with 11 runs off the over. Kishan started off well, playing a couple of audacious shots. One four was off the middle over mid-wicket and one off the outside edge to third man. Three more singles made it 11 runs off the over.

If MI chase this target within 15 overs then DC’s NRR will go below that of KXIP’s.

FOURS! Two in two! Kishan smashes one across the line off Rabada for a four over mid-wicket and then slashes at one, finds an outside edge to third man for the second.

Rabada back into the attack….

After 5 overs,Mumbai Indians 27/0 ( Ishan Kishan 12 , Quinton de Kock (W) 15)

Good stuff from Mumbai Indians, milking singles. After a decent 13-run over, they dealt in singles and got four of them. They are not trying anything extravagant.

Marcus Stoinis into the attack now…

After 4 overs,Mumbai Indians 23/0 ( Ishan Kishan 10 , Quinton de Kock (W) 13)

A good over for MI. They found some momentum with a three fours. De Kock hit a glorious shot down the ground for a four and then Kishan hit a couple of pulls for fours. In between, there was one swing and miss. Nortje missed his lengths in that over. 13 runs off it.

FOUR! Kishan gets his 2nd in the over. It’s short from Nortje, Kishan pulls it over mid on for one bounce four.

FOUR! 2nd in the over. This time it’s Kishan. It’s a tad short outside off, Kishan pulls it wide of mid on.

FOUR! Nicely timed. Length delivery on off, De Kock just pushes it straight down the ground, it races away to the fence. What a lovely shot.

Anrich Nortje into the attack now….

After 3 overs,Mumbai Indians 10/0 ( Ishan Kishan 2 , Quinton de Kock (W) 8)

The ball is definitely holding onto the surface. De Kock went for a premeditated slog sweep but Ashwin gave it a bit more flight outside off, De Kock pulled out of the stroke at the last moment but still ended up getting the bottom of the bat to the off side. Both the batsmen tried hard to get the ball away but kept hitting it straight to the fielders. Three singles off the over.

After 2 overs,Mumbai Indians 7/0 ( Ishan Kishan 1 , Quinton de Kock (W) 6)

A decent start from Rabada too. MI not taking too many risks to start off. De Kock flicked one through square leg for a couple and then mistimes a pull off and then mistimed a pull off slower short ball through mid-wicket for three. The rest were dot balls. 5 runs off the over.

Kagiso Rabada will share the new ball….

After 1 overs,Mumbai Indians 2/0 ( Ishan Kishan 1 , Quinton de Kock (W) 1)

A decent start from Ashwin. Just two off it. He concentrated on bowling in that good length area. Kishan got off the mark with a single to short fine leg and Quinton de Kock too opened his account in a similar manner.

Right! Back for the chase. Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan are the MI openers, R Ashwin will start off proceedings for DC.

DC finish on 110/9. Bumrah has that purple cap. The DC batting line-up faltered again. Boult laid the platform with two wickets at the top and then Bumrah ripped apart the middle order with a brilliant exhibition of seam bowling. DC will need to bowl out of their skins to defend 110 against a formidable and in-form MI batting line-up.

After 20 overs,Delhi Capitals 110/9 ( Pravin Dubey 7 , )

Excellent change of lengths in that over from Bumrah. Dubey plays and misses a couple of short balls. Bumrah then tries to go full but ends up bowling a low full toss, Dubey gets an inside edge on his swipe for a single. Rabada then thumped a full ball to long off for a couple. He gave himself room off the next ball but Bumrah followed him with a slower good length ball and beat him. The last one is back of a length, Rabada goes for a pull but misses. Bumrah hares forward and affects a run out.

OUT! Run out! Bumrah can do no wrong today! He’s affected a run out as well. Rabada misses his swing and gets hit on the leg, he looks for a single but is sent back. Bumrah charges towards the ball, picks it up and scores a direct hit. Replays show Rabada was short.

Bumrah will bowl the final over…

After 19 overs,Delhi Capitals 107/8 ( Pravin Dubey 6 , Kagiso Rabada 10)

DC lost the wicket of Ashwin but it ended up a good over in comparison to how things have gone for them. Rabada hammered one six and then scampered for a couple of twos to inject some urgency in the DC batting. 11 runs off the over. Boult ends with excellent figures of 4-0-21-3.

SIX! DC have crossed 100! What a shot. Full on middle, Rabada launches it straight back over Boult’s head for a maximum.

OUT! Brilliant catch. Boult gets his third. It’s a tough full outside off, Ashwin looks to loft it down the ground, doesn’t connect it off the middle, it flies off the toe end of the bat in the air, Krunal runs to his left from long on, Pollard too was charging towards the ball but then Krunal pouches it safely and goes tumbling. Good call and communication between the two fielders.

Trent Boult back into the attack…

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 96/7 ( Ravichandran Ashwin 12 , Pravin Dubey 5)

Mumbai Indians won’t mind these singles. Krunal cleverly altered his lines and lengths with the batsmen using their feet and gave away just 4 runs. Don’t know what DC are trying to do with just two overs to go.

Krunal Pandya back into the attack…

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 92/7 ( Ravichandran Ashwin 10 , Pravin Dubey 4)

Both the batsmen looked to employ sweep against Chahar in that over. Praveen Dubey got down and swept one fine for a couple, but mistimed one off the third ball. He hit the fourth uppishly but safely to deep mid-wicket for a single. Adhwin then slog swept one to deep mid-wicket for a couple. Chahar mixed them up well with leg spinners and googlies in that over. 5 runs off it.

Rahul Chahar continues…

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 87/7 ( Ravichandran Ashwin 8 , Pravin Dubey 1)

The ball seems to be holding a bit on the surface. And Coulter-Nile has used his pace variations well to adjust to the track. Ashwin hit a six and a two in that over but it was another over where DC lost a wicket and it was the crucial wicket of Hetmyer who mistimes his pull to deep square leg. Despite that six, it was still a good over for MI, 9 runs and a wicket off it.

SIX! Just over the fielder. Short from Coulter-Nile, Ashwin goes for a pull but gets a top edge over fine leg for a maximum.

OUT! It’s a procession in Dubai. Hetmyer walks back. They are just not able to get them off the middle. It’s back of a length delivery from Coulter-Nile, Hetmyer goes for a pull but doesn’t get it off the middle and helps it straight into the hands of Krunal at deep square leg.

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 78/6 ( Shimron Hetmyer 11 , Ravichandran Ashwin 0)

Chahar missed his line off the second ball in the over and Hetmyer tucked it past short fine leg for a four. But apart from that blip, Chahar was disciplined with his lines and lengths. He gave away just one more single in the over and ended up giving just five runs.

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 73/6 ( Shimron Hetmyer 6 , Ravichandran Ashwin 0)

Another over where Bumrah gets a wicket. Another over of suffering for DC. Bumrah has bowled brillinat lengths and extracted a lot of movement from the surface. Harshal got one four off the over when he whipped one throuhg mid-wicket but then Bumrah struck back to trap him LBW. Harshal was unlucky as replays showed that it was going over the stumps but DC didn’t have their review left. 4 runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Bumrah gets his third. He is on fire….Harshal Patel walks back to the pavilion. Good length delivery outside off, angling in and goes straight on. Harshal Patel stays in his crease and looks to flick, he misses and gets his high on the pads. The umpire lifts his finger on the appeal. Replays showed the ball was going over the stumps. With no reviews left, he had no option bit to walk back to the hut.

FOUR! Nicely done by Patel. A touch fill on the pads, Patel whips it through mid-wicket off Bumrah to release some pressure.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 69/5 ( Shimron Hetmyer 6 , Harshal Patel 1)

DC are living dangerously. Hetmyer would have been back in the hut had Saurabh Tiwary scored a direct hit from short fine leg or had De Kock knocked down the stumps with a proper flick off that throw as Hetmyer ran a risky two. Chahar was largely tight with his lines and lengths in that over and gave away just 6 runs in that over.

Bumrah has now taken 21 wickets in this season of IPL – the most for him in an IPL season, going past 20 wickets in 2017.

Rahul Chahar continues….

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 63/5 ( Shimron Hetmyer 1 , Harshal Patel 0)

He keeps doing it again and again and again.  Bumrah is a superstar and he’s pegged DC further back with two wickets in that over. He got the ball to move away in that over and troubled the right-handers. Stoinis got an outside edge to the keeper. He then brought one back in to Pant and trapped him LBW. He then beat Harshal Patel’s outside edge twice in two balls to end the over. In between, Pant pulled one over mid-wicket for a four. Absolutely brilliant over from Bumrah. 6 runs and two wickets off it.

OUT! Bumrah strikes for the second time in the over. It’s a good length delivery outside off, angling in, it jags back in further. Pant stays in his crease and looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses. He is trapped right in front. The umpire raises his finger on the appeal. Pant opts for a review only to see three reds on the big screen. It was hitting middle and leg. Delhi in trouble at 62/5.

FOUR! Pant releasing some pressure. Short from Bumrah, Pant pulls it over mid-wicket.

Shimron Hetmyer is the new batsman….

OUT! Stoinis’ struggles continue. He goes for 2. It’s that man Bumrah who gets his first wicket. Hits that hard length again. It tails away after landing. Stoinis, with his feet rooted to the ground, feels for it and gets an outside edge to the keeper who at first fumbles but then grabs it safely.

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 57/3 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 17 , Marcus Stoinis 2)

Excellent start from Chahar. He got the wicket of Iyer in that over and nearly had Stoinis first ball. It’s that flight that did the trick in Iyer’s case and nearly in Stoinis’ case as he ballooned one to deep point but it fell short of the fielder. Pant then went for a slog sweep but got a top edge over short fine leg for a streaky four. DC are pegged back further with that wicket of Iyer. Good stuff from Mumbai Indians.

FOUR! Not convincing though. Pant gets down and looks to slog sweep off Chahar but gets a top edge over short fine leg, it races away to the fence.

Marcus Stoinis is the new batsman….

OUT! Brilliant stumping from De Kock and excellent bowling from Chahar. It’s a tough slower through the air outside off from Chahar, it spins away sharply, Iyer is done in by the flight, he looks to heave it across the line but is too early into his shot. He misses it and de Kock clips the bails off in a flash. Superb stuff from the bowler and the keeper.

Appeal for a stumping against Shreyas Iyer, off Rahul Chahar… The umpire has gone upstairs..

Rahul Chahar into eh attack now.

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 49/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 25 , Rishabh Pant (W) 11)

Pant living dangerously. He got a lifeline in that over. He hammered his pull uppishly to mid-wicket where Pollard put down a very touch chance. He then went for a reverse scoop but missed the slower one. He then finally got a single trying to slog another but getting the bottom of the bat to the leg side. Earlier in the over, Coulter-Nile started off with a short one, Pant went for a pull but didn’t get it off the middle, it went to deep mid-wicket for a couple. Iyer then a quick couple as he placed one wide of long on. But he missed the last one looks to cut hard and was beaten by pace. Just five runs off the over.

Nathan Coulter-Nile into the attack….

Time for strategic time out….

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 44/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 23 , Rishabh Pant (W) 8)

A good start from Bumrah. He hit those hard lengths and hurried up the batsmen. There was that extra pace too. He went short to Pant off the fifth ball, Pant went for a pull but was beaten by the pace. Just four singles off the over.

Lowest PP scores this IPL:

17/4 : KKR v RCB, Abu Dhabi 
22/2 : DC v MI, Dubai*
23/3 : DC v KXIP, Dubai

Right! Interesting phase now. Jasprit Bumrah into the attack for the first time.

After 8 overs,Delhi Capitals 40/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 21 , Rishabh Pant (W) 6)

Iyer seems to have activated his aggressive mode. He charges down the track the second ball and deposits it over long on for a six, off Jayant Yadav. He then shuffles way across and scoops it to fine leg for a couple. He’s been trying to make use of the crease for some time but was struggling with his timing and finding gaps. Jayant Yadav bounced back well, shortened his length a bit to give away three singles off the last 3 balls. 12 runs off the over, a good one for DC.

SIX! Iyer breaks the shackles. It’s a tad full outside off, Iyer charges down the track and hammers it over long on.

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 28/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 11 , Rishabh Pant (W) 4)

Another decent over for MI. Krunal didn’t start off well, slipping one down the leg side for two leg byes. But he corrected his lines off the next five balls. Again, Iyer was looking to shuffle inside the crease and make room but Krunal cleverly adjusted his lines and didn’t give him that room and restricted him to just singles. Krunal varied his pace well in that over, that’s what he is known for. 6 runs off the over.

Krunal Pandya back into the attack….

After 6 overs,Delhi Capitals 22/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 9 , Rishabh Pant (W) 2)

Another tight over from Jayant Yadav. He varied his pace nicely and forced the batsmen into maneuvering shots. He didn’t give much room and off the third ball, Iyer had to give himself room to find the gap through the off side, he couldn’t and hit it straight to the fielder for a quick single. Jayant then bowled a flighted one to Pant and he got an inside edge on his drive to fine leg. Just 3 runs off it. An excellent Powerplay for MI, DC – 22/2

After 5 overs,Delhi Capitals 19/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 7 , Rishabh Pant (W) 1)

Another excellent over from Boult. Just one run off it. Boult has pulled his lengths back a bit. He is bowling in that good length area more rather than full. He nearly had Iyer off the first ball as it flew inches past his outside edge, however, MI lost their review in that pursuit. Both Iyer and Pant were cautious in that over. Boult was tight with his lines.

NOT OUT! There’s no spike on the snicko. MI have lost their review. It’s a good length delivery outside off, tails away. Iyer looks to push it to the off side but is beaten by the away movement. Quinton de Kock straightaway goes up in an appeal, the bowler isn’t so much convinced. Pollard opts to take the review but loses it as there was no edge.

Appeal for a caught behind against Iyer off Boult! MI have taken the review….

After 4 overs,Delhi Capitals 18/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 6 , Rishabh Pant (W) 1)

Good start from yadav. He bowled tight lines and on good lengths. Pant and Iyer were cautious and dealt in just singles. Just three runs off the over.

Jayant Yadav into the attack now…

After 3 overs,Delhi Capitals 15/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 4 , )

Another successful over from Boult. He’s bounced back hard after a couple of tough outings. He bowled good lengths in that over. And is getting some movement off the pitch too. Prithvi pulled one for a four behind square leg but then went for a swing across the line and got an outside edge over slips for a streaky four. He went for one shot too many again but Boult cleverly adjusted his length, bowled it short and Prithvi got a top edge on his pull charging down the track, de Kock made no mistake. 8 runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Boult gets his man. Prithvi flops again! Clever change of length from Boult. Prithvi charges down the track, Prithvi dances down the track and is early into his pull, he gets a top edge. De Kock settles under it and takes a very good catch. It hasn’t started well for Delhi…..again.

FOUR! Edgy! It’s a length delivery outside off, tailing away, Prithvi looks to hit across the line but gets an outside edge to third man for a streaky boundary.

FOUR! Prithvi gets his first boundary. It’s short on middle, Prithvi rocks back and pulls it behind square leg.

Most wickets lost in the first over of a match this IPL:

7 : Delhi Capitals 
3 : Mumbai Indians 
3 : Chennai Super Kings

After 2 overs,Delhi Capitals 7/1 ( Prithvi Shaw 2 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 4)

A decent over to start off for Krunal. Prithvi looked a bit itchy in that over. He went for a slog sweep but got a top edge which fell well short of the deep square leg fielder. Shreyas then lofted one over mid off for a four. Krunal bowled a wide down the leg side but apart from that he was tight in that over. 6 runs off it.

FOUR! Nicely done. First boundary for DC. A touch full outside off, Shreyas lofts it over mid off.

Krunal Pandya will share the new ball…

After 1 overs,Delhi Capitals 1/1 ( Prithvi Shaw 1 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 0)

A very good over from Boult to start off. Just one run and the big wicket of Dhawan off it. Boult got a hint of swing in that over. He concentrated on bowling it a tad full to both the batsmen. Prithvi Shaw straightaway got off the mark as he flicked one to deep square leg off the first ball of the match. And then a ball later, Dhawan slashed one to backward point where Suryakumar Yadav pulled off a brilliant catch. Iyer was cautious off the next three balls.

This is Dhawan’s successive duck after scoring successive hundreds earlier this IPL.

OUT! Suryakumar Yadav can do no wrong at the moment. What a catch. It’s a touch wide outside off, Dhawan slashes it hard uppishly, Suryakumar dives forward at backward point and plucks it inches above the ground. The umpire goes upstairs to check whether the catch was clean and it indeed was clean. Second consecutive duck for Dhawan. Good start for MI.

The Delhi Capitals openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan are out in the middle. Trent Boult will start off proceedings for Mumbai Indians.

Delhi Capitals’ batting woes:

DC’s batting has let them down big time. Their last two totals read – 131 all out and 135/9. Their problems have continued. One of the openers hasn’t clicked. Ajinkya Rahane has flopped, while Prithvi Shaw has lost his touch.

The rest of the batting order too needs to step up. Marcus Stoinis has gone cold, Hetmyer has been inconsistent. Rishabh Pant hasn’t looked the dangerous and flamboyant Pant.

They may be relieved that they are batting first today but chasing is a problem they will need to solve during the crucial phase of the tournament.

Head coach Ricky Ponting admitted that chasing is a concern and DC need to hit the reset button.

“It’s been a concern. When we decide to bowl first, we’ve given away big totals. We have to get better at that, we need to be better at bowling first and at chasing totals because so far, it hasn’t worked for us,” said Ponting after the match in the post-match conference.

“We had a rough idea from the start of the game on how many points one might need to qualify. We got to seven wins quite quickly, and now lost three in a row. We have to reset right now,” Ponting added.

MI have a 13-12 win/loss record against DC in IPL. 

MI have already qualified for this year’s playoffs. DC have to get one win out of their remaining matches to qualify convincingly. DC have lost each of their last three matches this IPL.

Mumbai Indians XI:

Quintonde Kock, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Delhi Capitals XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Harshal Patel, Praveen Dubey, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anrich Nortje

Toss: Pollard wins the toss and elects to field. He informs of two changes as Hardik Pandya is rested and Jayant Yadav comes in while Nathan Coulter-Nile comes in place of James Pattinson. The MI captain says that the wicket looks a bit unsure of what it will do so it’s better to chase down the target. 

Shreyas says they anyways wanted to bat first and batting first has been really important to DC. Three changes for DC – Leg spinner Praveen Dubey, Prihvi Shaw, and Harshal Patel come in in place of Ajinkya Rahane, Tushar Deshpande and Axar Patel.

Kieron Pollard is walking out for the toss, so still no Rohit Sharma…

Pitch report: It’s 33 degrees in Dubai. The last time the strip was used was 8th October between SRH and KXIP. The average score batting first at the Dubai International Stadium is170 but it’s160 in day games. The surface looks firm. It looks better than what the average score tells. Deep Das Gupta says this is a good surface to bat on. The spinners will have a role to play. He also reckons that since the pitch will get slower, the team winning the toss would want to bat first.

When they met earlier in the tournament

Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals met earlier in the tournament at Abu Dhabi and MI clinched the match by five wickets thanks to half-centuries from Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav.

IPL 2020 points table

There’s still some time to go for the toss, so let’s have a look at the points table. MI sit at the top with 16 points. RCB and DC are second and third respectively with 14 points each. CSK are the only side that cannot qualify for the playoffs and the race is heating up for the fourth and final playoff spot.

ICYMI: RR defeated KXIP last night to keep playoff hopes alive

Ben Stokes stole the limelight from Chris Gayle as Rajasthan Royals clicked as a unit to beat Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets on Friday.

Stokes hit a 26-ball 50 and also claimed two wickets to emerge as the star performer for his team. Earlier, Gayle had smashed a 63-ball 99 to power KXIP to 185 for four but it went in vain.

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Milestones approaching:

Rishabh Pant is 11 runs short of 2000 IPL runs.
Shikhar Dhawan needs 17 runs to reach 750 IPL runs against MI.
Quinton de Kock requires 79 runs to reach 1000 runs for Mumbai Indians.
Kieron Pollard is just 6 sixes short of 200 IPL sixes landmark.

Teams’ squads:

Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock(w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard(c), James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Dhawal Kulkarni, Aditya Tare, Rohit Sharma, Mitchell McClenaghan, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai

Delhi Capitals: Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Anrich Nortje, Harshal Patel, Mohit Sharma, Alex Carey, Avesh Khan, Praveen Dubey, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Prithvi Shaw, Daniel Sams, Lalit Yadav

DC vs MI preview: With playoff berth secured, Mumbai look to spoil Delhi’s party

If DC lose their last two games, it is entirely possible that KXIP will go past them on NRR even if they finish on 14 points and in such a case, Delhi could be eliminated if other teams on 14 points have a higher NRR.

Going by paper, MI definitely have a clear-cut edge over DC and having confirmed their last four berth, the title holders would be playing without any pressure. It only means we are in for a cracking contest.

What is at stake for MI today?

Mumbai Indians have already qualified for the playoffs but they are still not assured of a top-two finish. They can be assured of that if they win one of their remaining two matches. However, they could still finish in top two despite losing both these matches if they maintain a better net run rate than other teams.

Will Rohit Sharma play today?

Mumbai Indians’ talismanic leader Rohit Sharma has missed the last three matches due to a hamstring injury. The same injury has kept him out of India’s squads for the tour of Australia which begins from 27 November.  However, MI recently put up a video on Twitter of Rohit batting in the nets, giving hints that the batsman may be closing in on full fitness. But with MI already qualifying for the playoffs, there seems to be not need to rush Rohit back into the playing XI and the defending champions would probably wait till the playoffs to welcome him back into the side.

Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of match 51 from IPL 2020 between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. It was pretty smooth sailing for Delhi Capitals at the beginning of the tournament but they now find themselves in a spot of bother. The Shreyas Iyer-led side has lost their last three matches though they still need just one win to qualify for the playoffs. Today they will up against table-toppers Mumbai Indians who have already qualified for the playoffs but could finish outside the top two in the league table if they lose their remaining two matches.