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Mumbai Indians is owned by Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary IndiaWin Sports. India's biggest business tycoon Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani are the owners of the franchise. Mumbai Indian's brand value is a whopping $106 million. Thus, they were the most valuable IPL team for the second year on the trot. In fact, they were the first franchise to cross the barrier of $100 million among the IPL teams.

Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians is the most successful teams in the IPL history thus far. They have won the IPL title on three occasions. In fact, they were the first team which went on to win the IPL title for the third time.

India's flamboyant batsman Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Mumbai Indians whereas former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene is the coach of the franchise.

Rohit Sharma is the leading run-scorer for the Mumbai Indians whereas Lasith Malinga is the top wicket-getter for the team as well as in the IPL.

Mumbai Indians won their maiden IPL title in the 2013 season after beating Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs. Rohit Sharma-led won their second IPL crown in 2015 by once again getting the better off CSK by 41 runs. They became the first team to savour success for the third time by beating Rising Pune Supergiant by one run in nail-biter contest.

History:

Mumbai Indians were sold to the Reliance Industries Ltd for a whopping $111.9 million. Thus, they were the most expensive team which were sold in the league.

2008 Season:

Sachin Tendulkar was appointed as the captain of the Mumbai Indians whereas former Indian player Lalchand Rajput was announced to be franchise's coach. However, as Sachin Tendulkar was injured before the season kickstarted. Therefore, India's veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh was handed over the captaincy baton for the first few games. Furthermore, Sachin Tendulkar was also named the icon player of the team. The icon player was entitled to earn 15% more than the next highest bid player of a particular team.

The Mumbai Indians had signed some big players like Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga, Robin Uthappa, Harbhajan Singh and Shaun Pollock. However, Mumbai Indians got off to a worse possible start as they lost the first four matches of the season. Moreover, their stand-in skipper Harbhajan was suspended for the whole tournament for slapping Kings XI Punjab's Sreesanth.

After the suspension of Harbhajan Singh, the captaincy bridle was given to South Africa's Shaun Pollock. However, Sachin Tendulkar resumed the captaincy duties after recuperating from his injury in the final stages of the tournament.

Under Shaun Pollock leadership, Mumbai Indians won six matches on the trot. Thus, they needed to win another two matches of their next four matches. However, they could win a solitary match and end at the fifth position in the points table after seven wins in the 14 group matches. The Mumbai Indians lost their last three matches as failed to secure their final four places. Therefore, Mumbai Indians could not qualify for the playoff stages.

2009 Season:

The second season of the IPL was played in South Africa as there were general elections in the country. Therefore, Government of India made it clear that they will not be able to provide security for almost a two-month-long tournament.

For IPL 2009, Mumbai Indians decided to trade Robin Uthappa with Royal Challenger's Bangalore Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra for Shikhar Dhawan with Delhi Daredevils. Meanwhile, Shaun Pollock who had led the franchise for the most of the first season decided to retire from the game. Subsequently, the Proteas legend took over the coaching role for the franchise. Furthermore, Lasith Malinga who had missed the inaugural season came back to play in the league.

At the player auction, Mumbai Indians decided to buy South Africa's southpaw batsman JP Duminy to make their batting more solid. Mumbai had a good start to the season as they won their opening match against Chennai Super Kings, However, the Mumbai franchise veered off the track as could only win five matches to finish at the penultimate position in the points table. Thus, they could not make their place in the playoffs stages.

However, JP Duminy who was bought in the IPL auction was able to add value to the team. The left-hander scored 372 runs in the 13 matches with the help of five fifties whereas Mumbai Indian skipper Sachin Tendulkar scored 364 runs in the 13 matches. However, the rest of the batsmen could not come up with consistent performances.

Lasith Malinga who was at the top of his prowess had a fine season for the Mumbai Indians. The Sri Lankan talisman scalped 18 wickets in 13 matches to be the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the season.

The Mumbai Indians were the most watched team in the first two seasons of the Indian Premier League. Their matches were caught by 239 million viewers.

2010 Season:

At the 2010 season, Mumbai Indians bought Windies talisman all-rounder for a whopping price of $750,000. Mumbai Indians signed up ten Indian players. Meanwhile, India's former all-rounder Robin Singh was appointed as the head coach of the franchise whereas former head coach Shaun Pollock took over the role of the bowling coach.

In the third season of the league, Mumbai Indians home matches shifted to Brabourne Stadium as there was renovation work going on at Wankhede Stadium due to World Cup of 2011. The Mumbai team had a stellar start to the season as the franchise went on to win the first seven matches out of the eight matches. Thus, after winning another three games out of the remaining six matches, they were able to finish at the pole position in the points table. Consequently, Mumbai won ten matches in the 14 group matches to finish with 20 points.

Mumbai Indians was able to win the semifinal clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 35 runs. Men in Blue's Kieron Pollard had come with a all-round performance. Pollard had smashed 33 runs from 13 balls whereas he scalped three wickets for 17 runs to help Mumbai Indians book their final's place.

However, Mumbai could not go all the way as they lost the all-important final against Chennai Super Kings by 22 runs. In fact, Mumbai's think tank adopted peculiar tactics for the final as they sent Abhishek Nayar and Harbhajan Singh to bat at number three and four respectively. The move backfired as both of them could not deliver the goods after getting the promotion in the batting order. Furthermore, Mumbai's better batsman JP Duminy and Kieron Pollard were sent at number seven and eight positions respectively.

Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar was the top scorer of the tournament with 618 runs to his name. Thus, the Master Blaster won the Orange cap for IPL 2010. The talisman right-hander scored five fifties in the third season of the league. Saurabh Tiwary scored 417 runs for the Mumbai team in the IPL 2010.

On the other hand, India's veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh scalped 17 wickets in IPL 2010 to be the joint second highest wicket-getter. Furthermore, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard and Zaheer Khan bagged 15 wickets each in the cash-rich tournament.

2011 season

In 2011 season, the IPL Governing Council decided to add two new teams in the Twenty20 league. Thus, a particular team was permitted to retain four of their previous season players. Mumbai Indians decided to retain Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga and Kieron Pollard for a total sum of $4.5 million. At the IPL auction of 2011 season, Mumbai Indians decided to buy Rohit Sharma for $2 million. They bought Australia's all-rounder Andrew Symonds for $850,000 whereas Munaf Patel was got for $700,000.

Mumbai Indians had a good start to the season after they won eight matches in the first ten encounters. However, they lost the next three matches which raised doubts to their playoff place. Though, they managed to win the last league which was a last ball thriller. Consequently, they ended at the third place in the points table after nine wins in the group stages.

Mumbai Indians faced off Kolkata Knight Riders in the first eliminator of IPL 2011. They won the crucial encounter by six wickets. Munaf Patel was the star of the show as the fast bowler scalped three wickets and gave 27 runs in his quota of overs. Hence, they were able to secure their place in the second qualifier in which they met Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, Sachin Tendulkar-led side could not make go further as they lost by 43 runs against RCB.

The Mumbai team's skipper Sachin Tendulkar was once again amongst the runs as the legendary right-hander scored 553 in the 16 matches to end up as the third highest run-getter in the tournament. Ambati Rayudu was also a consistent performer for Mumbai in IPL 2011 as the right-hander scored 395 runs in the season whereas Rohit Sharma scored 372 runs for the Men in Blue.

Mumbai Indians had two bowlers at the top of the most wicket-takers in the season. Lasith Malinga continued his domination in the league as the yorker king scalped 28 wickets in the league to bag the Purple cap. Munaf Patel was also able to come up with a consistent performance as the right-hander took 22 wickets. Harbhajan Singh picked up 15 wickets for the Mumbai Indians.

2012 season.

Before the start of the fifth season of the league, Mumbai Indians traded Dinesh Karthik from Kings XI Punjab and Pragyan Ojha from Deccan Chargers. However, the franchise didn't reveal the sum of the move. At IPL Auction, the Mumbai franchise bought five players including players like Mitchell Johnson, Thisara Perera and RP Singh.

Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar decided to step down from the captaincy role before the tournament kickstarted. Therefore, Harbhajan Singh was appointed the captain of the side. Mumbai didn't have an ideal start as they lost four matches and won as many matches in the first eight. In fact, three losses came at their home ground.

Mumbai Indians didn't have a stable opening pair as Sachin Tendulkar was injured and had to miss the four matches. Furthermore, Mumbai suffered another blow as their paceman Mithcell Johnson was ruled out due to injury. Subsequently, Windies opening batsman Dwayne Smith was named as his replacement.

Mumbai was successful in turning the tables in the second half of the league. They went on win the next six matches out of the next eight games. Hence, they ended up at the third place after they win 10 matches out of the 16 matches.

However, Mumbai journey in the 2012 season was ended by Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai Indians lost the eliminator by 38 runs. Chennai's captain MS Dhoni went on to play a quickfire knock of 51 runs from 21 balls.

Rohit Sharma scored 433 runs for Mumbai in 17 matches whereas Lasith Malina bagged 22 wickets in the 14 matches to be the best performers.

2013 season: 

Mumbai Indians was able to savour success for the first time in the 2013 season. The Mumbai team management decided to bring Anil Kumble as the chief mentor after he decided to quit his position from Royal Challengers Bangalore. Ricky Ponting was dropped after his poor form and the Australian captain also decided to hang his boots from all forms of the game. Subsequently, Rohit Sharma was put to captaincy helm by the team management.

Mumbai Indians came with the consistent performances as they occupied the second place in the points table. The Mumbai team won 11 matches out of the 16 to their place in the first qualifier. Mumbai locked horns with Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier, who had finished at the top of the table.

Mumbai lost the first qualifier against Chennai Super Kings by 48 runs. However, Rohit Sharma-led came back strong in the second qualifier to make their place in the final. Mumbai defeated Rajasthan Royals by four wickets to set their IPL final.

Mumbai won their maiden IPL title by 23 runs after getting the better of Chennai Super Kings. Kieron Pollard was the star of the show as he took out Mumbai from the jaws of defeat. Indians were reeling at 4-52, however, Pollard scored a brisk knock of 60 runs off just 32 balls to take his team's total to 148 runs.

On the other hand, Chennai kept losing wickets at regular intervals and could not cross the line despite a 65 run knock from their skipper MS Dhoni.

Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik were instrumental in the success of Mumbai Indians as both right-handers scored 538 and 510 runs respectively. Harbhajan Singh and Mitchell Johnson scalped 24 wickets each whereas Lasith Malina took 20 wickets in IPL 2013 season.

2014 season:

In IPL 2014 season, Mumbai Indians ended at the fourth position in the group stages after seven wins in 14 matches. In fact, they made their place in the final four in an emphatic fashion. Aditya Tare scored a last-ball six against Rajasthan Royals to help them reach the playoff stages.

However, their journey came to an end after they lost in the eliminator against Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets. Lendl Simmons and Rohit Sharma scored 394 and 390 runs in the season for Mumbai. Lasith Malinga was once again amongst the wickets as he took 16 wickets in 10 matches whereas Harbhajan Singh scalped 14 wickets.

2015 season:

Mumbai Indians was once again able to come up with a consistent performance in IPL 2015. They went on to win their second IPL title in 2015 as they won by 41 runs by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final.

Mumbai Indians ended at the second place in the points table after winning eight matches out of the 14. Rohit Sharma-led side won the first qualifier against Chennai Super Kings by 25 runs, who had finished at the top of the points table.

Mumbai Indians was once again able to repeat their success against CSK as they won the final by 41 runs. Mumbai posted a gigantic total of 205 runs after Lendl Simmons and skipper Rohit Sharma was able to hit the ground running. Simmons scored a fine knock of 68 runs from 45 balls whereas Rohit Sharma played a match-winning knock of 50 runs from 26 balls. Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu provided the finishing touches as they scored 36 runs each in quick time.

However, Chennai Super Kings could not put their run-chase on course as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

Lendl Simmons and Rohit Sharma were once again prolific scorers for Mumbai Indians as they scored 540 and 482 runs respectively. Kieron Pollard also amassed 419 runs for the Mumbai team.

Lasith Malinga continued to be in the top wicket-takers as he finished at the second place with 24 wickets to his name. Harbhajan Singh and Mitchell McClenaghan also played a key role as both of them bagged 18 wickets each.

2016 season:

In IPL auction, Mumbai bought players like Tim Southee, Jos Buttler and Krunal Pandya who were instrumental in their success.

Mumbai Indians could not make their place into the final four in the 2016 season as they finished at the fifth place in the points table. Mumbai won seven matches out of the 14 as they failed to clear the group stages.

Rohit Sharma was once again a consistent performer with the bat as the right-hander scored 489 runs. Mitchell McClenaghan and Jasprit Bumrah scalped 17 and 15 wickets respectively.

2017 season:

Mumbai Indians won their third IPL title to become the most successful side in the IPL. Rohit Sharma side ended at the pinnacle of the points table after winning 10 matches in the league stages to make their place in the final four.

However, Mumbai Indians lost the first qualifier against Rising Pune Supergiant, who had finished as the second-best team in the points table, by 20 runs. Although, Mumbai made a solid comeback in the second qualifier against Kolkata Knight Riders. Mumbai won by six wickets to secure their final place against Rising Pune Supergiant.

Subsequently, Mumbai Indians won the thrilling final by one run. Indian posted 129 runs on the board after a fighting knock of 47 runs from Krunal Pandya, who was adjudged as Man of the match.

However, Rising Pune Supergiant could not get over the line despite their skipper Steven Smith scoring 51 runs. Ajinkya Rahane scored 44 runs but RPS felt one run short in the run-chase.

Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel played a key part in the success of the team. The southpaw batsman scored 395 runs for the Mumbai Indians. Kieron Pollard amassed 385 runs in the season whereas Rohit Sharma and Nitish Rana scored 333 runs in the 2017 season of IPL.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell McClenaghan were once again instrumental in the success of the team. Bumrah scalped 20 wickets whereas the New Zealand fast bowler picked up 19 wickets in the 10th season of the league.

2018 season.

In 2018 season, Mumbai decided to retain their skipper Rohit Sharma, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and pacer Jasprit Bumrah. They retained Krunal Pandya and Kieron Pollard through Right to Match whereas Lasith Malinga was handed over the mentor role. Thus, Mumbai Indians was able to get the core of their team in their retentions. Furthermore, they bought players like Ishan Kishan and Evin Lewis in the IPL auctions.

Mumbai Indians could not defend their IPL title in the 11th season of the league. In fact, they could not even qualify for the playoff stages in the IPL 2018. Rohit Sharma-led side won only six matches in the group stages to finish at the fifth position in the points table. In fact, they had a dreadful start to the season as they kept losing at regular intervals and could not recover.

Suryakumar Yadav did a fine job while opening the batting for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2018. The Mumbai right-hander scored 512 runs in the 14 matches. Furthermore, Yadav's opening partner Evin Lewis scored 382 runs. However, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was not at his best as he only scored 286 runs in the 14 matches. Rohit kept shuffling his batting position which didn't help the Mumbai Indians. In fact, it is noted that Mumbai Indians has won most of his matches when Rohit Sharma has been a hit.

Hardik Pandya was able to impress with the ball as the Indian all-rounder scalped 18 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah was once again one of the top wicket-getters for Mumbai as he took 17 wickets in the tourney. Furthermore, rookie leg-spinner Mayank Markande made an impressive start to the league as he scalped 15 wickets. In fact, Markande had a dream start, however, he drifted away as the tournament went on.

Here is Mumbai Indians squad for IPL 2019:

Batsmen
Allrounders
Spinners
Pacers

Yuvraj Singh*
P Jaswal*
M Markande
Rasikh Dar*

Anmolpreet Singh*
Hardik Pandya
Rahul Chahar
Barinder Sran*

Rohit Sharma
Krunal Pandya

Lasith Malinga*

Ishan Kishan (wk)
Anukul Roy

Jasprit Bumrah

Suryakumar Yadav
Kieron Pollard

M McClenaghan

Siddhesh Lad
Ben Cutting

Adam Milne

Aditya Tare (wk)

Jason Behrendorff

Evin Lewis

Q de Kock (wk)

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Parthiv Patel’s Father Passes Away On 26th September 2021

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Parthiv Patel, the former Team India cricketer lost his father on Sunday. The former keeper informed about his father Ajaybhai Bipinchandra Patel’s demise on Twitter.

Parthiv Patel, who played for Team India and represented a handful of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises in his professional career informed about the death of his father Ajaybhai Bipinchandra Patel on Twitter.

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File image of Parthiv Patel | Vipin Pawar /SPORTZPICS

Parthiv Patel’s Father Pass Away, Sachin Tendulkar, RP Singh, And Pragyan Ojha Condoled Demise

The entire cricket fraternity is in a state of shock ever since the former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman shared the tragic news of his father’s demise. Sachin Tendulkar, Pragyan Ojha, and RP Singh condoled his demise.

“It is with the deepest grief and sadness, we inform the passing away of my father Mr. Ajaybhai Bipinchandra Patel. He left for his heavenly abode on 26th September 2021. We request you to keep him in your thoughts and prayers. May his soul rest in peace,” Patel said in his tweet on Sunday.

Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo Source: Twitter
Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo Source: Twitter

Parthiv Patel’s father was earlier hospitalized in his hometown Ahmedabad in the aftermath of a brain haemorrhage. In 2019, the keeper had opened up about his father’s medical condition on social media.

“Please keep my father in your prayers. He is suffering from a brain hemorrhage,” Patel had tweeted.

The Indian southpaw was plying his trade with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2019 at the time.  Parthiv Patel had emerged as RCB’s third-highest scorer in the 2019 edition of the IPL. The Indian batsman had amassed 373 runs for the Virat Kohli-led RCB franchise in the IPL 2019.

Parthiv Patel Debuted In 2002 And Retired In 2020

Besides RCB, the 36-year-old left-handed keeper also represented Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Deccan Chargers, Kochi Tuskers, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and Mumbai Indians (MI) in his glittering IPL career.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel
Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel Image Source: GETTY IMAGES

One of the youngest cricketers to have played for the Indian team in the longest format at the age of 17, Parthiv Patel had announced his retirement from all forms of the game in 2020. The keeper made his Team India debut against England at Trent Bridge in 2002.

The Indian wicketkeeper-batsman played 25 Tests, 38 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and 2 T20Is for Team India. Parthiv Patel has scored 934 runs in Tests while he has 736 runs to his name in ODIs. In T20Is, he scored 36 runs. After retiring from cricket, he is currently playing the role of a commentator. He is currently doing commentary in IPL 2021.

A pocket-sized attacking wicket-keeper-batsman, Parthiv Patel entered the international scene in 2002 when, at 17 years and 153 days, he became Test cricket’s youngest wicketkeeper after making his debut at Trent Bridge.

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IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) – Highlights, Twitter Reactions

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Securing their second consecutive IPL trophy, Mumbai Indians (MI) won their fifth overall IPL trophy after comfortably beating the first-time IPL finalists Delhi Capitals (DC) in the final of the IPL 2020 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Dubai).

Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer chose to bat first after winning the toss. They managed to score 156/7 at the end of first 20 overs of the match. In reply, the defending champions chased down that target in 18.4 overs after losing five wickets.

IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (MI vs DC) – Highlights

Mumbai Indians (MI) innings

The Mumbai Indians openers, skipper Rohit Sharma and wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock provided a firing start as they put 45 runs partnership for the opening wicket before Marcus Stoinis dismissed De Kock for 20 runs (12 balls; 3 fours and only six) in the 5th over of that innings.

After that blow, Rohit and the next batsman Suryakumar Yadav maintained that momentum. They set up another 45 runs partnership for the second wicket but a misunderstanding in the 11th over costed their partnership as Suryakumar gifted his wicket to save his captain. Before that run-out dismissal, Suryakumar scored 19 runs off 20 balls (only four and only six).

In the next over of that run-out, Rohit completed his fifty in 36 balls. Rohit and Ishan Kishan then produced another 47 runs partnership for the third wicket.

Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, MI vs DC, highlights, Twitter ReactionsRohit Sharma (Image Credit: IPL)

After scoring 68 off 51 balls, skipper Rohit was dismissed in the 17th over as substitute Lalit Yadav grabbed a sensational catch at deep mid-wicket. In the next over, Kagiso Rabada bowled Kieron Pollard for nine runs. But it was too late for the first time IPL finalists.

Anrich Nortje took one more wicket as he dismissed Hardik Pandya (3) when the scoreline was tied. But on the very next ball, Mumbai Indians secured the record fifth IPL title with a single. Ishan Kishan remained not out on 33 runs off 19 balls (3 fours and only six).

Scorecard:

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Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, MI vs DC, highlights, Twitter Reactions

Delhi Capitals (DC) innings

On the very first delivery of the match, Trent Boult dismissed the opener Marcus Stoinis for a golden duck. In his next over, Boult dismissed Ajinkya Rahane for just 2 runs. Off-spinner Jayant Yadav came to bowl in the fourth over and he bowled the other opener Shikhar Dhawan for 15 runs as Delhi Capitals were struggling on 22/3.

Captain Shreyas Iyer and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant then handled the situation with a strong fourth-wicket partnership that brought them back into the game. Their batting helped the first-time IPL finalists to cross the 100-run mark comfortably.

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They built up the brilliant 96 runs partnership for the fourth wicket, where Pant completed his fifty in 35 balls. Nathan Coulter-Nile finally broke that partnership in the 15th over as the Aussie pacer dismissed Pant for 56 runs off 38 balls (4 fours and 2 sixes).

Since then, skipper Iyer fought hard to grow up that first innings total but he didn’t get enough support from the other end. Iyer reached the fifty-run mark in 40 balls. At the end of that innings, he remained not out on 65 runs off 50 balls (6 fours and 2 sixes).

Mumbai Indians bowlers were disciplined in the early powerplay and the death overs. While Trent Boult had the bowling figures of 4-0-30-3, Nathan Coulter-Nile managed the bowling figures of 4-0-29-2.

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Trent Boult (Image Credit: IPL)

Scorecard:

Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, MI vs DC, highlights, Twitter Reactions

Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, MI vs DC, highlights, Twitter Reactions

IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (MI vs DC) – Twitter Reactions

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IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) – Toss Report

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Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians (MI) and Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals (DC) are ready to play for the last time in the IPL 2020 as they are appearing in the IPL 2020 final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Dubai).

At the end of the league stage in the IPL 2020, while the defending champions Mumbai Indians finished on top of the points table with 18 points (9 wins and 5 loses), Delhi Capitals finished in the second position in the same points table with 16 points (8 wins and 6 loses).

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While the Mumbai franchise confirmed their IPL 2020 final spot by winning the Qualifier 1, Delhi franchise beat SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Qualifier 2 to secure their spot in the ongoing IPL 2020 final.

The record four-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians are playing their sixth IPL final while it is the first IPL final appearance for the Delhi franchise.

It is their fourth meeting in the ongoing IPL 2020. Before this meeting, Mumbai Indians won all the three matches against Delhi Capitals in this season as they beat them by 5 wickets and 9 wickets in the league stages and 57 runs in the Qualifier 1.

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IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (MI vs DC) – Toss Report

Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. They have maintained their last winning combination. 

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Iyer said, “We’ll bat. It really worked out pretty well in the last game. When you have a really good total on the board the bowling gets a lot of confidence. We’ve seen it through the tournament and in a big final runs on the board helps The wicket also looks amazing to bat on. They have been champions through the years and even the way they’ve been playing this season. We have nothing to lose, we havr to embrace it and have no regrets at the end of it. The team atmosphere is really motivated, we are in a good mood and have to enjoy the day. We are sticking with the same team.”

On the other hand, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma confirmed their only alteration in the playing XI as Jayant Yadav replaced Rahul Chahar.

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Rohit said, “To be really honest I was very confused, so don’t mind losing the toss. It is going to be a good track, it doesn’t change much. We have to bowl aggressively at the start and then see how it goes. It feels nice to be part of another final. It is going to be a cracker of a game. The past doesn’t matter, it is a fresh day, a fresh game and the pressure of this final will be different. But the guys have been in these pressure situations before, they understand the pressure of finals and yes, we have just got to treat this as another game.

“Hopefully we can execute what we’ve discussed on the field. Everyone’s fit, but just one chance — Rahul Chahar misses out and Jayant Yadav comes in. Just a tactical move considering the amount of left-handers they have in the side. Rahul has been bowling really well for us so sad to leave him out, but Jayant is a quality bowler as well.”

IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (MI vs DC) – Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals (DC): Marcus Stoinis, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje

Mumbai Indians (MI): Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

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IPL 2020: Dominic Cork – Mumbai Indians Have Best Squad

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Dominic Cork praised the Mumbai Indians (MI) youngsters, especially batsman Suryakumar Yadav and spinner Rahul Chahar. While the former has been among runs throughout the season, spinner Rahul Chahar played the role of a game-changer on many occasions.

Mumbai Indians have made it to the Indian Premier League final for the sixth time and are just a win away from scripting history in their quest to claim 5th IPL title. The men in ‘Blue and Gold’ are on the verge of a record breaking 5th title victory as they will play against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Tuesday night in Dubai.

Dominic Cork
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Dominic Cork : Mumbai Indians Have The Best Squad

Regarded as one of the heavyweights of the tournament, defending champions MI played some terrific cricket to make their way into the finals. MI’s teamwork was evident in every game they played this season as they won the maximum 9 matches in the league stage to top the points table.

Their strategies as well as game plan were spot on majority of occasions and they are ready to test their strength for one last time in final against Delhi Capitals who they had defeated in Qualifier 1.

Former England fast bowler Dominic Cork has been highly impressed with the principle around which the Mumbai Indians have built their team retaining and releasing players based on their backup options. Speaking on cricket talk show on Star Sports, he stated that MI have chalked out the best plan among all, to resource players.

“When you look at what they (Mumbai Indians) have done over a period of time now, that template that they bring in, that squad is the best and I think the way that they resource players, their analytics is the best as well, the way that they do all their head-to-heads,” said Dominic on Star Sports.

Trent Boult.
Trent Boult. Image Credit: IPL.

“I think they have got every single piece of the jigsaw sorted and when you look at their squad, they have the best squad, it’s simple. Because, say, if Trent Boult got injured, they have a left-armer to go straight in, in Mitch McClenaghan. So, every little piece of the jigsaw is good,” he added.

Dominic Cork has said that Mumbai Indians have the best squad among 8 franchises as they have backup options. Dominic Cork featured in 37 Tests and 32 ODIs where he picked 131 and 41 wickets respectively.

Among batsmen, both Ishan Kishan and Quinton De Kock have scored 483 runs each and are the leading run scorers for MI. In bowling, Jasprit Bumrah has 27 wickets and Trent Boult has 22 wickets and are the 2nd and 3rd respectively in leading wicket takers of this season.

Dominic Cork : Mumbai Indians Have Got Fantastic Young Players And Named 2 Of Them Who Will Definitely Play For India

The former English cricketer praised the young guns of Mumbai Indians, especially Suryakumar Yadav and Rahul Chahar. Suryakumar Yadav have amassed 461 runs in 15 games averaging 41.9 while Rahul Chahar has 15 scalps from as many matches averaging 28.86.

“Mumbai Indians have got some fantastic young players coming in – two I will name – Suryakumar Yadav and Rahul Chahar – two, that I think will play for India, definitely,” asserted Cork on the show.

Rahul Chahar
Rahul Chahar (Image Credit: IPL/BCCI)

While Mumbai Indians gear up for yet another finale win, Delhi Capitals will eye their maiden title win. Both teams locked horns in the Qualifier 1 which went in MI’s favor by beating Delhi by 57 runs. Whereas DC bounced back, winning the second qualifier against SRH to enter the final. Mumbai have won both league matches and 1st Qualifier against Delhi.

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Jayant Yadav Is An Option To Tackle Delhi’s 3 Left Handers: Rohit Sharma

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Jayant Yadav, off-spinner of Mumbai Indians could be an option for Tuesday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) final as Delhi Capitals (DC) have a number of left-handed batsmen according to Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma.

DC have Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel, all left-handers who can bat well and have played important innings this season.

Jayant Yadav
Jayant Yadav

Jayant Yadav Is A Good Option As Delhi Have 3 Left Handed Batsmen: Rohit Sharma

Jayant Yadav has 5 wickets in 13 matches so far in IPL career, and in this season, he has bowled 3 overs in one game but was unable to take a wicket conceding 18 runs. The right arm off break spinner has played only one match. The likes of Krunal Pandya and Anukul Roy, who is yet to play a match, are left-arm spinners while Rahul Chahar is legbreak googly spinner.

“With the number of lefties they have, Jayant is a good option. He played the second last league stage game [on October 31], against Delhi, he bowled pretty well. They have three lefties in the middle order. He has also played for DC before and understands them well. He is a great option,” said Sharma while addressing the media.

Rahul Chahar
Rahul Chahar. (Image Credit: IPL/BCCI)

In his lone game, Jayant Yadav failed to take a wicket. Krunal Pandya has 6 wickets while leg spinner Rahul Chahar has 15 wickets from as many matches.

Rohit Sharma: Every Game Is A New Game And Winning Toss Is Crucial

Rohit Sharma added that MI will carry psychological advantage into the final, having beaten DC in both league stage games and 1st Qualifier, but he added that they would have to take this as a new game and DC as new opponents. DC beat SRH in Qualifier 2 to progress into the final for the first time.

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma (Image Credit: IPL)

“Every game is a new game; every day is a new day. You can’t dwell on it [the past results]. One guy having a good game can take the game away from you. Again, nothing changes for us. New game, new opponent. We have to think of them as a new opponent and keep doing the right things,” Sharma said.

The right-handed batsman said that winning the toss will be crucial in the final but they cannot rely completely on it.

“Look, winning the toss is very crucial but it shouldn’t make a difference for us. We need to take that away. We need to bat and bowl well and we’ll win,” said Sharma.

Rohit Sharma has scored 264 runs in 11 matches (average 24.00) of this IPL season and he will look to make amends with the bat as well as a skipper in the IPL 2020 final.

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Hardik Pandya Not Comfortable Enough To Bowl

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Hardik Pandya of Mumbai Indians is still not comfortable enough to bowl, his Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said on Monday, a few days before the Indian team sets off on the marquee tour of Australia for 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 4 Tests.

On the eve of their IPL final against Delhi Capitals, Rohit Sharma said Hardik Pandya, who has not bowled through the 13th edition of the lucrative event, made it clear that he is still not up to the mark when it comes to fitness.

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma (Image Credit: IPL)

Hardik Pandya Isn’t Comfortable Bowling As He Has Some Niggle: Rohit Sharma

Hardik Pandya has scored 278 runs in 13 matches averaging 39.71 at a great strike rate of 182.89 but hasn’t bowled in this entire IPL season. He has picked up 42 wickets from 79 IPL matches besides scoring 1346 runs. He hasn’t been selected in Test squad where the spin-bowling all-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Hanuma Vihari have been preferred instead.

“He is not comfortable at the moment to bowl you know, and we have left all the decision on him,” Rohit said.

Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya
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The Indian limited-overs vice-captain, who isn’t a part of Indian limited-overs squad for the upcoming Australia tour, is eyeing an unprecedented fifth IPL trophy said his swashbuckling all-rounder has “got some niggle going”.

“… If he feels comfortable he will be happy to bowl, but at the moment, he is not feeling comfortable, he has got some niggle going.

“So I mean it would have been great to have him bowl but, throughout the season, we have given him that cushion of being in that comfort zone and making sure that he takes care of his body and he has done that really well.”

Amidst the MI domination over the past few weeks, the team management kept assessing the progress made by Hardik Pandya, who more than made up for not bowling pace with his incredible ability to hit the ball at a phenomenal strike rate which was acknowledged by skipper Rohit Sharma.

“We have had his assessment every three four games and we have spoken to him about what he wants to do.”

“So we don’t want to put that pressure on individuals where we are expecting something from him and he is not able to do it and the team morale goes down, we don’t want that situation.”

“You know Hardik to us is very important as a player and his batting has been really really key for us, making it to the final. So as long as he bats I am happy.”

Mumbai Indians topped the points table with maximum 9 wins in 14 matches and had maximum 18 points while also beating 2nd placed Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 1.

Hardik Pandya Underwent Back Surgery And Last Played In September 2019

Hardik Pandya is part of the teams named for the limited-overs series in Australia beginning in the last week of November. Hardik Pandya underwent back surgery in October last year in the UK. His lower back had been troubling him since the late 2018.

Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya. Image Credit: Getty Images.

The surgery kept him out of action for almost a year, with the all-rounder last playing a T20 International against South Africa at home in September 2019. He missed the 3 Tests against the Proteas after that, the home series against Bangladesh comprising of 3 T20Is and 2 Tests and West Indies (3 T20Is and 3 ODIs), a T20I series of 3 matches against Sri Lanka and 3 ODIs against Australia at home, and the entire tour of New Zealand earlier this year which saw 5 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 2 Tests.

South Africa’s tour to India for 3 ODIs was cancelled after the abandonment of first ODI for rain due to coronavirus but Hardik Pandya was named in the ODI squad.

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IPL Final Biggest Thing After World Cup Final: Kieron Pollard

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Mumbai Indians’ mainstay Kieron Pollard has stated that the Indian Premier League (IPL) grand finale is the next biggest thing after the World Cup finale. The reason being the intensity and pressure during the marquee clash is no less than the World Cup.

Mumbai Indians, who have four IPL titles in their name, have sixth time made it to the IPL finale. On Tuesday (November 10), they will take on Delhi Capitals, who have reached the grand finale for the first time, to add another accolade to their name and to build their supremacy.

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Mumbai Indians. Image Credit: IPL.

In the video posted on the official Twitter handle of Mumbai Indians, Kieron Pollard stated that the name ‘finale’ should not take a toll on players while they should soak in the pressure and treat the marquee clash as a normal match.

“The name of the game is pressure, in a final. Everyone takes that pressure. You want to win and not commit a mistake, but at the end of the day, you have to try to take the finals as a normal game. Just go out there, enjoy yourself and the atmosphere,” said Pollard in a video posted on the official Twitter handle of Mumbai Indians.

IPL Final Biggest Thing After World Cup Final: Kieron Pollard

IPL Final Biggest Thing After World Cup Final: Kieron Pollard
Mumbai Indians. Image Credit: IPL.

As the COVID-19 has forced IPL to be scheduled behind closed doors, Kieron Pollard believes that the magnitude of the IPL finale can not be beaten. He even stated that it has importance next to the World Cup in the game of cricket.

“Obviously, no crowds in this final, but enjoy the magnitude of it. It’s is an IPL final, it’s the biggest thing after the World Cup final,” he added.

Indeed, the Indian Premier League is one of the biggest tournaments in cricket. It is a huge-crowd puller as the biggest cricket stars come together to play for their respective franchises. The cash-rich league has given birth to many known names in the cricket world and thus, several nations have prioritised IPL in making plans for their cricketing future.

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Trent Boult Is The Best Bowler With New Ball: Rohit Sharma

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Trent Boult was praised by Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma ahead of final between Delhi and Mumbai in IPL 2020. The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is coming to an end and will be played between four-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians and first-time IPL finalist Delhi Capitals on Tuesday (10th November) at the Dubai International Stadium.

It will be a battle between the best two teams of the tournament. While Mumbai Indians will go all out for their record fifth title, Delhi Capitals are looking towards grabbing their first-ever title.

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma (Image Credit: IPL)

Trent Boult Is The Best Bowler With New Ball As MI Are Lucky To Have Traded Him From Delhi: Rohit Sharma

Delhi Capitals will also have revenge on their mind after suffering the humiliating defeat at the hands of MI in the Qualifier 1. MI had scored 200/5 in their 20 overs but reduced DC to a score of 0/3 in the first two overs itself. The chief architect of the collapse was a former DC pacer.

Trent Boult removed Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane in the first over itself to finish with figures of 2/9 in 2 overs as he has been spectacular this season and is one of the architects of MI who reached the final of IPL 2020.

Trent Boult
Trent Boult. Image Credit: IPL.

MI captain Rohit Sharma heaped praise on Trent Boult ahead of the final. He said that MI was lucky to have got him traded from DC as he is the ‘best bowler with the new ball’.

“It’s a no brainer that (Boult) he is the best bowler with the new ball, when it comes to swinging the ball back into the batsman and luckily for us we got him traded from Delhi and he has not disappointed anyone of us,” Rohit said, reminding what Capitals are losing out on.

“Looking at the squad, the strength, the balance of this team, you know I cannot point out anything (weakness) to be honest,” the skipper said.

Trent Boult has 22 wickets from 14 matches averaging 19.4 at an economy rate of exactly 8. He has picked one 4-wicket haul and his figure of 4/18 is his T20 career-best. Overall, he has 60 wickets in 47 IPL matches.

MI have pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Nathan Counter-Nile and James Pattinson in their ranks while spinners Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya assist them. Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Quinton De Kock, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard and Rohit Sharma consist of their strong batting line-up.

Trent Boult Will Play Hopefully: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma replied to a question posed by Hindustan Times at the virtual pre-match press conference on Trent Boult’s injury and the MI captain said that the bowler is expected to play on Tuesday.

Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah. Image Credit: IPL.

“Trent looks pretty good. He’s gonna have a session today with all of us, he has pulled up pretty well in the last two days. So, fingers crossed, hopefully he plays,” Sharma said.

In 14 games this season, Trent Boult has picked up 22 wickets at an average of 19.40 and he is currently in the 3rd position in the list of leading wicket-takers in the season, only behind of Delhi Capitals’ Kagiso Rabada (29) and his MI teammate Jasprit Bumrah (27).

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IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) – Stats Preview

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On Tuesday (10th November) evening, Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Delhi Capitals (DC) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Dubai) in the final of the IPL 2020.

At the end of the league stage in the IPL 2020, while Mumbai Indians were on top position with 18 points, Delhi Capitals were in the second position with 16 points.

Mumbai Indians qualified for the IPL 2020 final after beating Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 1 of this tournament. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals beat SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Qualifier 2 to qualify for the final of the IPL 2020.

Also Read: IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) – Head To Head Records

IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (MI vs DC) – Stats Preview

Teams’ forms in IPL 2020

Recent results (in last 5 matches)

MI (oldest to latest) – Lost, Won, Won, Lost and Won

DC (oldest to latest) – Lost, Lost, Won, Lost and Won

Men-in-form

Stats MI DC
Top run-scorers Ishan Kishan (483 runs) Shikhar Dhawan (603 runs)
Quinton de Kock (483 runs) Shreyas Iyer (454 runs)
Suryakumar Yadav (461 runs) Marcus Stoinis (352 runs)
Top wicket-takers Jasprit Bumrah (27 wickets) Kagiso Rabada (29 wickets)
Trent Boult (22 wickets) Anrich Nortje (20 wickets)
Rahul Chahar (15 wickets) Ravichandran Ashwin (13 wickets)

 

Records of MI and DC in the UAE

Team Matches Won Lost Tied (W/L) No Result
MI 20 10 8 2 (0/2) 0
DC 21 10 10 1 (1/0) 0

 

Records of MI and DC at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Dubai)

Team Matches Won Lost Tied (W/L) No Result
MI 7 2 3 2 (0/2) 0
DC 10 4 5 1 (1/0) 0

 

Records of MI and DC in the IPL final

Team Matches Won Lost Tied (W/L) No Result
MI 5 4 1 0 (0/0) 0
DC – – – – –

 

Crucial personal stats

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Rohit Sharma

IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) – Stats Preview 1

i) It will be Rohit Sharma’s 200th IPL match. After MS Dhoni (204 IPL matches), Rohit will become the second cricketer to play 200 IPL matches.

ii) Rohit Sharma has scored 3992 IPL runs for Mumbai Indians. Scoring 8 more runs, Rohit Sharma will become the first Mumbai Indians batsman to score 4000 IPL runs for this team.

iii) Rohit Sharma (8906 runs) is 94 runs away to complete his 9000 T20 runs. After Virat Kohli (9366 runs), Rohit will become the second Indian to score 9000 T20 runs.

Krunal Pandya

IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) – Stats Preview 2i) Krunal Pandya (999 runs) is only one run away to complete his 1000 runs for Mumbai Indians. After Quinton de Kock (1012 runs), Krunal will be the second left-handed batsman to score 1000 runs for this team.

Jasprit Bumrah

IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) – Stats Preview 3i) With two more wickets, Jasprit Bumrah (27 wickets) will become the most wicket-taker as a Mumbai Indians bowler in an IPL season. Only Lasith Malinga managed to grab more wickets in an IPL season as he took 28 wickets in IPL 2011.

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Kagiso Rabada

IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) – Stats Preview 4i) South African pacer Kagiso Rabada has already taken 29 wickets in the IPL 2020. Only Dwayne Bravo managed to take more wickets in an IPL season as the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) medium-pacer took 32 wickets in IPL 2013.

Ravichandran Ashwin

IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) – Stats Preview 5i) The Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has picked up 248 wickets in his T20 career. With two more wickets, he will become the third Indian bowler to pick up 250 T20 wickets. Only the Indian leg-spinners Piyush Chawla (257 wickets) and Amit Mishra (256 wickets) have managed to claim 250 T20 wickets.

Shreyas Iyer

IPL 2020, Final: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) – Stats Preview 6i) Shreyas Iyer (2135 runs) is 40 runs away to surpass Virender Sehwag (2174 IPL runs) and become the most IPL run-scorer for Delhi Capitals.

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IPL 2020: Rohit Sharma Reckons Mumbai Indians Will Lift Fifth IPL Trophy

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Mumbai Indians have a smooth journey in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in comparison to past seasons. Without any hush-hush and pressure to qualify for playoffs, the defending champions comfortably entered the grand finale and will now face on Delhi Capitals to add the fifth IPL title in their name.

Addressing the media ahead of the marquee clash, MI skipper Rohit Sharma opined that he was sure that his side will lift the title again this year. He reasoned that they have a psychological advantage to combat Delhi Capitals.

“There’ll be a psychological advantage a little bit. I’m sure we’ll have the fifth one in the bag” Rohit said in the pre-match press conference.

Mumbai Indians have beaten the Shreyas Iyer-led team in all the three occasions they have met this season. In both the league stage matches, the four-time IPL winners with ease won the matches by huge margins. Likewise in the first qualifier, it was not rocket science for MI to beat DC. So, it is right to say that the pressure will be on Delhi, who will be playing the IPL final for the very first time.

Rohit Sharma’s plan against DC:

IPL 2020: Rohit Sharma Reckons Mumbai Indians Will Lift Fifth IPL Trophy 7
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Admitting that IPL has been unpredictable, Rohit Sharma didn’t want to take his opponent lightly and except his team to put the best show when the two teams meet in Dubai on Tuesday (November 10).

“What we’ve seen with IPL is every day is a fresh day, every day is a new pressure and every game is a new game. So you can’t think too much about what has happened in the past,” added Rohit who is on the verge of becoming the first captain in IPL history to win five titles.

“To be honest, we can’t think about that we’ve played these guys before and we’ve beaten them. We just need to think that they’re a new opponent and what we’ll do as a team against that opponent.

Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals. Image Credit: IPL.

To beat DC, Rohit Sharma has planned to keep things simple and execute the plans perfectly on the field.

“It’s that simple for us and we keep doing right things on the field,” said Rohit, who has not a great season this year.  

Since he has returned from the injury-break, Rohit Sharma’s form has been the most considering factor for Mumbai Indians. Against DC in the qualifier, he was out for a golden duck off Ravichandran Ashwin‘s ball. He needs to come out good in the field in the marquee clash to take the game home.

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