Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, Indian Premier League 2020, Today Match Prediction 10 Nov 2020

mi vs dc Match Prediction & Analysis

IPL2020 has come to a climax with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals all set to meet each other in the play-offs. Mumbai Indians have been the dominant side in this year`s league right from the start and they were the first team to qualify for the finals. Delhi Capitals started the tournament on a good note in the first half while their wheels came off in the second half. They beat RCB in their last league game to qualify and seal the second place in the table. They lost to MI in the Qualifier 1 but came back strongly to beat SRH in the Qualifier 2. We can expect a riveting contest in the IPL finals between two quality sides.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Mumbai Indians Preview

MI`s batting has been in form and have scored massive runs in almost all the encounters. Quinton De Kock, Surya Kumar Yadav, and Ishan Kishan has been their batting pillars with 450+ runs this season so far. Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard feature among the top strikers with 200+ runs this season.  

MI`s pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Trnent Boult are just one wicket short to take their combined tally to 50 wickets this season. Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya have been handy with the ball in middle overs and will look to continue their good form with the ball. Nathan Coulter Nile or James Pattinson may slot in as the fifth specialist bowler in this game.

Top players to bet on:

Ishan Kishan – Ishan kishan has 483 runs at a strike arte of 144 in the 12 innings he has batted so far. He has made 4 fifties this season and will look to continue his good form with the bat in finals too.

Jasprit Bumrah – Bumrah is their trump card and he has picked up 27 wickets at an economy rate of less than 7.5 RPO this season. We expect him derail the opposition batting in this match too.

Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Mumbai Indians Actual Playing XI:

Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, SA Yadav, Jayant Yadav

Delhi Capitals Preview

DC sorted their batting line-up in the last game. Marcus Stoinis (38 runs) and Shikhar Dhawan (78 runs) set the tone of the match with their aggressive 89-run opening partnership. Shimron Hetmyer made a vital 22-ball 42 to take their team to 189 runs last night.

Kagiso Rabada made a superb comeback with 4 wickets in the last game while Marcus Stoinis provide him good support with 3 crucial wickets.  Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel will take care of spin bowling duties with Anrich Nortje partnering Rabada in the pace department.

Top players to bet on:

Shikhar Dhawan – Dhawan has 600+ runs this season at a superb strike rate of 145+ so far. He made a match winning 78 runs in the last game.

Marcus Stoinis – Stoinis made his presence felt with bat and ball as he scored 38 runs and picked 3 wickets with the ball. He will make a huge difference to the team`s balance and depth with his all-round performance.

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XI:

Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Praveen Dubey, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Delhi Capitals Actual Playing XI:

Ajinkya Rahane, Anrich Nortje, Ravichandran Ashwin, Marcus Stoinis, Praveen Dubey, Shreyas Iyer, Kagiso Rabada, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Dubai has a hot and humid weather and with dew expected to trouble the bowlers in the late stages of the match.

Venue Details

Dubai is a good batting track and teams batting first scored 190+ runs in the last 2 matches played here. We expect the teams to score around 160-180 runs in this match and batsmen will enjoy playing on this surface.

Toss: To Bat

Both captains will look to bat first as the pressure of chasing will get you in the high pressure situations. Last 2 matches played here were won by teams batting first.