Match 69 - Who will win

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Match Details

Date: 21 May 2022

Time: 7:30 PM IST

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Ball-by-ball commentary: SportsTiger App

Preview

In Match 69 of IPL 2022, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will lock horns against each other at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. While MI stay eliminated from the tournament, DC are still fighting to qualify for the playoff. The Rishabh Pant-led team has won seven out of thirteen games played and now are desperate for a win to book that fourth spot in the playoffs. A win against Mumbai will ensure DC a place in the top four. Meanwhile, MI only have to enjoy themselves when they take on Delhi on Saturday.

Pitch Report

The Wankhede pitch has tested the batters. Runs have been hard to score at this venue. The pitches at Wankhede have been sluggish as compared to the other three IPL 2022 venues. For bowlers, there will be a little help with early swing and then some turn later in the innings.

Team Analysis

Mumbai Indians:

Mumbai are already out of the tournament and thus results won’t matter much to them. This also gives them a chance to test the resources they have. In the last game, MI came agonizingly close to winning the game against Hyderabad. Nevertheless, the game against DC will be a good chance for Rohit Sharma’s men to finish things on a high. Mumbai are expected to make some changes as their captain had said at the post-match presentation of the last game. Arjun Tendulkar may get a game finally in place of Sanjay Yadav.

SportsTiger Playing XI of MI

Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Tilak Varma, Tim Dravid, Tristan Stubbs, Ramandeep Singh, Daniel Sams, Arjun Tendulkar, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith, Mayank Markande

Delhi Capitals:

Delhi Capitals put on a decent performance against Punjab Kings to register two consecutive wins for the first time this season. Even after scoring a below-par score, DC bowlers made a game out of it. Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Shardul Thakur put in a great effort with the ball to win it for their team. Meanwhile, Mitchell Marsh impressed with the bat. Now, with a must-win game on the cards, DC will give everything at their disposal to take the game home against Mumbai. Rishabh Pant is expected to field the same eleven against Mumbai unless Prithvi Shaw makes a comeback.

SportsTiger Playing XI of DC

David Warner, Sarfaraz Khan, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed

Match Prediction

Conclusion

Delhi Capitals are coming on the back of two convincing victories and thus they will be the favorite to win Saturday’s clash.

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