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in the final round-robin match later in the evening at Pune
However, the performance in the past few matches is sure to have boosted the confidence of Rohit Sharma and his men
Mumbai had a topsy-turvy campaign so far after a series of defeats early in the tournament, they were able to string in the victories when
However, Daredevils can be the banana peel and Mumbai Indians will be wary after CSK slipped in their penultimate game
For DD, there is nothing but pride at stake, which makes the young team dangerous oppositions
The last time the two teams faced off, it was DD won by seven wickets win in a last-over thriller
(LIVE SCORECARD)After 18 overs, DD are 151/417:39 IST: 150 up for DD in the 18th over
They will be targetting 170 now.After 17 overs, DD are 140/417:34 IST: That's the end of a brilliant innings
overs, DD are 136/317:26 IST: SIX, FOUR, SIX for Rishabh Pant in Hardik Pandya's over
wicket-keeper.Pant brings up his 8th IPL fifty
Gets the orange cap back.After 14 overs, DD are 107/317:15 IST: DD have given themselves a good platform
They can surely challenge MI who have to win this one to enter the playoffsAfter 13 overs, DD are 103/317:00 IST: Vijay Shankar starts Ben
Cuttings' over with a massive SIX over long-on.100 up for DD in the 13th over.After 12 overs, DD are 92/317:00 IST: Another good one for MI,
Rishabh Pant now needs to accelerate the scoring rate for DDAfter 10 overs, DD are 83/316:52 IST: Another decent over for Delhi Daredevils,
Tried to play a pull shot but was caught at deep mid-wicket.16:45 IST: WICKET! Shreyas Iyer c Krunal Pandya b Markande 6(10)After 8 overs,
DD are 68/216:40 IST: A decent over for Delhi Daredevils, 8 runs off it.After 7 overs, DD are 60/216:35 IST: 50 up for Delhi Daredevils in
Glenn Maxwell and Prithvi Shaw have thrown away their wickets after a fluent start, but Delhi Daredevils' key contributors this season -
Maxwell tried to play it up and over Bumrah's head
But the ball sneaked in off a big inside edge to flatten the leg stump
This is the fourth time Bumrah has dismissed Maxwell.16:20 IST: WICKET! Glenn Maxwell b Bumrah 22(18)After 4 overs, DD are 33/116:15 IST:
Sheer laziness from Prithvi Shaw
He didn't even make an attempt to get back in.Shaw is the 10th DD batsman to be run-out this IPL - most for any side16:14 IST: WICKET!
Prithvi Shaw run out (Hardik Pandya) 12(8)After 3 overs, DD are 20/016:08 IST: Now Prithvi Shaw gets into the act, hits Jasprit Bumrah for a
over, DD are 9/016:03 IST: The first FOUR for Delhi Daredevils comes off Glenn Maxwell's bat
Krunal Pandya opens the attack for Mumbai Indians.Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit
Sharma(c), Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Ben Cutting, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Mustafizur RahmanDelhi Daredevils
(Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Glenn Maxwell, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Harshal Patel, Amit Mishra,
inconsistent so far with skipper Rohit Sharma scoring only 273 runs in this edition so far
It took a strokeful fifty from Kieron Pollard to help Mumbai post a competitive score against Punjab in their last match
Suryakumar Yadav (500 runs) has been among runs after being promoted as an opener while West Indian opener Evin Lewis (334) has had his
Skipper Rohit's poor form is a big worry for Mumbai
Apart from his match-winning knock against RCB, Rohit has failed to live up to the expectations of the fans and MI need him to contribute
big time, so that Pollard and the Pandya brothers - Hardik and Krunal can provide the late charge if needed
Jasprit Bumrah's (16 wickets) sensational three-wicket haul in the last match will give him a lot of confidence apart from his consistent
show in most death over situations.Hardik (18 wickets and 233 runs) has been solid without being spectacular while Krunal (224 runs and 11
wickets) has again been impressive
For Delhi, it has been another forgettable season as they looked below par throughout the tournament
Despite having legendary Ricky Ponting on board as coach or handing the captaincy in the middle of the tournament to young Shreyas Iyer,
they have once again brought up the rear
However, a break of five days seemed to fresh them as they outclassed formidable Chennai by 34 runs to restore some pride
Vijay Shankar and Harshal Patel helped Daredevils post 162 for five and then leg-spinners Amit Mishra (2/20) and young Sandeep Lamichhane
(1/21) managed to restrict CSK to 128 for six and Iyer would expect a similar effort from his team.The Teams (From):Delhi Daredevils:
Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant, Glenn Maxwell, Gautam Gambhir, Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul
Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Daniel Christian, Jayant Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Trent Boult, Manjot
Kalra, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane, Naman Ojha, Sayan Ghosh, Liam Plunkett, Junior Dala.Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar
Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mayank Markande, Mitchell McLenaghan, Mustafizur Rahaman,
Jasprit Bumrah, Akila Dananjaya, Ben Cutting, JP Duminy, Rahul Chahar, Sharad Lumba, Adam Milne, Siddhesh Lad, Md Nidheesh, Mohsin Khan,
Anukul Roy, Pradeep Sangwan, Tajinder Singh, Aditya Tare, Saurabh Tiwary.
