Preview & Prediction: Qualifier 1 (MI vs DC)

The Blue Bash
DC has bounced back in time to set up this mouth-watering clash of express pace in the 1st qualifiers. Mumbai will be back full throttle unlike the last game against SRH while the DC duo of Pant & Iyer will be under pressure to show some form. Mumbai would have started favorites even if Pant & Iyer were in the nick.

Pitch
Dubai: Teams chasing have won more games but the pitch tends to deteriorate on a few occasions. Teams might look to bat first in the big game.


Key batters performance in Dubai:-
Rohit, Surya, and Hardik haven't gotten any runs here. Pollard and Kishan have done well.



Probable XI
MI: Rohit, de Kock, Surya, Kishan, Hardik, Pollard, Krunal, Chahar, Boult, Pattinson/Nile, Bumrah

DC: Shaw, Dhawan, Rahane, Iyer, Pant, Stoinis, Axar, Ashwin, Rabada, Nortje, Sams  

 

Head to Head
DC have one of the best records vs MI compared to other teams. They are only behind 12-14.


MI's wins have gone up for the last 3 season including 2/2 this season from 0/2 in 2018.

Players Match Up

Mumbai Indians
-Rohit vs Axar: 23(33), 2 wkts
-Rohit vs Rabada: 7(9), 1 wkt
-Rohit vs Ashwin: 78(94), 1 wkt
-Krunal vs express pace this season: 7(15), 2 wkts
-Krunal vs Stoinis: 51(20), 0 wkts
-de Kock vs express pace this season: Avg 107, SR 170
-Kishan vs express pace this season: Avg 93, SR 163
-Surya vs express pace this season: 56(36), 2 wkts
-Surya vs Rabada: 24(18), 2 wkts
-Pollard vs Ashwin: 51(33), 3 wkts

Delhi Capitals
-Stoinis vs express pace this season: 27(19), 4 wkts
-Stoinis vs Bumrah: 8(13), 2 wkts
-Iyer vs Legbreak this season: 77(73), 4 wkts
-Iyer vs Chahar: 7(11), 2 wkts
-Shaw vs pace this season: 149(113), 11 wkts
-Shaw vs Legbreak this season: Avg 46, SR 209
-Shaw vs Boult: 13(10), 2 wkts
-Pant vs Legbreak this season: 47(64). 3 wkts
-Pant vs Bumrah: 32(30), 5 wkts
-Pant vs Krunal: 22(19), 2 wkts
-Pant vs Nile: 4(8), 2 wkts
-Rahane vs express pace this season: 9(14), 2 wkts
 

Playoffs Stats of Key Batsmen:-

 

Fantasy Team
Players who haven't done well all series tend to go big in the crunch matches. Hence Shaw as captain while Pollard has always been a big match player. Rohit or Sams are also good candidates for C/VC.

HTH Records
Rohit is the only batsman with 500+ runs in HTH games while Krunal and Kishan have terrific numbers.