(Info4now)- In the last few days what was static in the tournament is who will be the fourth in the playoffs run. Although there was a process elimination throughout the week, the qualification had no clue at all. So MI vs DC contest is a game between Delhi Capitals and Royals Challengers Bangalore rather than the actual sides.
Virat Kohli is back to his fluency and if Bengalore fail to qualify it was an excellent finish for him. Can Rohit Sharma play a match winning innings today? With nothing to lose Mumbai captain must be fearless and test Delhi’s mixed bowling line up.
Preview: MI vs DC Match 69, IPL 2022
What Mumbai need with the bat is a desperate start. Ishan Kishan is in form and Rohit Sharma will probably return to his comfort. A balanced middle order is the key for Mumbai. Daniel Sams and Tim David are in beautiful touch and very promising. Tilak Verma is one who emerges as what a team expects from its regional stocks. Jasprit Bumrah is out of his rhythm excluding the spell he bowled against Kolkata Knight Riders. If Mumbai want to stop Mitchell Marsh and David Warner at the top of the order, Bumrah’s form must not be in question. It’s a short ground and the task for Kartikeya and Daniel Sams will never be easy.
It’s a mixed bowling line up for Delhi Capitals and more crucially it’s not a patient bowling line up. Rishabh Pant has to tell his bowlers to be calm and quiet. It’s a pressure game for Delhi and he must allow one of his fast bowlers to bowl three at a stretch. He has to use Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav well as Mumbai have excellent players of spin.
In batting it’s very important how Rishabh Pant plays in the middle. His immediate strike on reaching the crease might work in alternate days and for consistency he must read the situation. Although Delhi have Shardul Thakur and Axar Patel down the order, against Mumbai, Delhi must plan for a stable middle order performance. At the top David Warner and Marsh are in form and one must continue to go to get over the line of Playoffs.
To Conclude
Rohit Sharma has control over his nerves and it’s not a pressure game for him. But, for Pant, it’s how he returns it to his boss. At Wankhede, Rishabh Pant has to show a class temperament that would pave the way for his team’s inclusion in the final competition. Even being a chasing wicket, both the sides might go for bat first.
