Match Particulars
Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC)
Mumbai, 3.30pm IST (10am GMT)
Massive image – Suryakumar’s potential return, and Bumrah vs Pant
Sunday’s double-header might be kicked off by a bottom-of-the-table conflict as Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals look to show their fortunes round. Mumbai are nonetheless and not using a win, whereas Capitals have received simply certainly one of their 4 video games. And each groups are coming into the sport on the again of complete defeats.
IPL 2024 has marked Pant’s return to skilled cricket after a life-threatening automobile accident in December 2022. After a gradual begin to the season, Pant blazed fast fifties in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings and KKR, and appears to be batting with an important diploma of freedom. Other than David Warner, Pant is the one huge batting menace Mumbai might be range of.
Pant has additionally struggled to attain shortly off Bumrah, placing at 111.62 in opposition to him.
With Akash Madhwal of their assault as nicely, Mumbai may be versatile of their use of Bumrah, and may save him up for this important match-up. How this battle pans out may go a great distance in deciding the end result of the sport.
Kind information
Mumbai LLL (Most up-to-date match first)
Capitals LWLL
Group information and affect participant technique
Mumbai Indians
If Suryakumar is offered, Naman Dhir will doubtless make means for him. How Mumbai use the affect participant might be fascinating to see. Of their final match, they introduced in Dewald Brevis because the affect participant as early as the top of the primary over, and he was out for a golden duck. Brevis and Romario Shepherd are doubtless candidates for the function if Mumbai bowl first – or in the event that they bat and endure early losses – whereas a sixth bowler may are available in in the event that they bat first.
Possible XII: 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Ishan Kishan (wk), 3 Naman Dhir/Suryakumar Yadav, 4 Dewald Brevis/Romario Shepherd 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Hardik Pandya (capt), 7 Tim David, 8 Piyush Chawla, 9 Gerald Coetzee, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Akash Madhwal, 12 Kwena Maphaka.
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals may have Kuldeep Yadav again within the combine, after he missed their final two video games. Kuldeep began the season nicely, however was then suggested relaxation as a consequence of a groin niggle. Capitals will take a last name on his availability after a health check both on the eve of the sport, or on matchday. Mitchell Marsh additionally picked up an harm throughout Capitals’ final sport and that would set his compatriot Jake Fraser-McGurk up for an IPL debut.
Possible XII: 1 David Warner, 2 Prithvi Shaw, 3 Jake Fraser-McGurk, 4 Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), 5 Abishek Porel, 6 Tristan Stubbs, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Sumit Kumar/Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Rasikh Salam, 10 Anrich Nortje, 11 Ishant Sharma, 12 Khaleel Ahmed.
Within the highlight – Akash Madhwal and Khaleel Ahmed
Stats that matter
- Because the begin of IPL 2022, Mumbai Indians have a forty five.8% win share with Suryakumar Yadav of their aspect. The quantity drops to 22.2% with out him.
- Rohit Sharma has struggled to attain in opposition to Axar Patel, scoring simply 51 runs off 61 deliveries in opposition to the left-arm spinner. Axar has additionally received him out twice in 9 innings.
- Akash Madhwal has a bowling common of 11.1 on the Wankhede stadium, with 10 wickets in 4 matches on the floor.
Pitch and situations
Final yr, the Wankhede was a high-scoring floor, however this match will see the identical strip used as within the match in opposition to Royals. That pitch was not utilized in IPL 2023, and it proved to be a difficult one to bat on. There was seam motion early on and the ball additionally held within the pitch because the match wore on. So anticipate batters to work arduous for his or her runs.
Quotes
“I do not assume [fans] ought to boo Hardik Pandya. The franchise has appointed him as captain. That is what occurs in sport, whether or not you captain India or whether or not you captain your state or whether or not you captain your franchise, you might be appointed as captain. Rohit Sharma is completely different class, his efficiency for his franchise and for India has been a special degree whether or not as captain or participant. It’s not Hardik’s fault he has been appointed captain.”
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Abhimanyu Bose is a sub-editor with ESPNcricinfo