IPL 2020 Final: MI vs DC – Mighty Mumbai face Daring Delhi
Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians and Shreyas Iyer’s Delhi Capitals will take on each other at the Dubai International Stadium in the finals of IPL 2020. Mumbai Indians have won 9 games, while Delhi Capitals have won 8 games in the League Stages. However, MI reached straight to the finals after defeating Delhi by 57 runs in Qualifier 1. Delhi won the Qualifier 2 against Sunrisers by 17 runs.
This is the match which all teams play for. 8 super-competitive teams battle it out to make a place for themselves in the playoffs, and eventually in the finals. The winner of this match shall become the winner of the Indian Premier League 2020. The team losing this game shall remain runners up. Mumbai have defeated Delhi in all three matches this season and would be looking to win their 4th and consequently their 5th IPL title. On the other hand, Delhi are playing their first-ever IPL final in 13 years.
Match Info:
Match 60- MI vs DC
Venue- Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Time – 7:30 PM IST
Head To Head:
Stat Attack:
Rohit Sharma has struggled in play-offs in IPL, in 18 innings Rohit has managed just 229 runs at an average
of just 13.47
Delhi Capitals have lost all 3 matches to Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020 so far.
Rohit Sharma will play his 200th IPL match, will be the 2nd player to do so after Dhoni.
Team News:
Mumbai Indians:
Defending champions Mumbai have by far been the most balanced side in the tournament. In the first qualifier, both Rohit and Pollard got out for a duck. However, that did not seem to affect them as they amassed 200 runs in the 20 overs. This goes to show that the Mumbai batting lineup does not rely on specific batsmen. Players step up for the team and perform when needed the most. Their bowling has been exceptional throughout the tournament. Boult and Bumrah stunned the top-order of Delhi in the qualifier, taking 3 wickets for no runs in the first 7 balls. Captain Rohit is confident that Boult’s injury is nothing major, and that he’ll be ready in time for the finals.
Delhi Capitals:
Delhi have now qualified for the finals for the first time in 13 years. They suffered a slump, with 4 consecutive losses after the first 9 matches. However, they beat RCB and grabbed a spot in the top 2. The win against Sunrisers shall do their confidence a world of good. The move of opening with Marcus Stoinis paid off, and Delhi registered an opening stand of 86, after an average of 6.2 in the last 10 innings. He also took crucial wickets with the ball, being adjudged the Man of the Match. Ponting’s strategies from the dugout seemed to pay off in this do or die fixture.
Probable XI:
