IPL 2020, DC vs MI Toss Update: Shreyas Iyer led Delhi Capitals has won the toss and elected to bat first against Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indiansin the grand finale of the thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) being played at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai (UAE) on Tuesday evening.
The final match of IPL 2020 between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals is to be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium today. Shreyas Iyer's Delhi Capitals have a chance to create history by winning this match, while Mumbai Indians would like to increase their title list from 4 to 5 trophies.
Delhi Capitals has reached the final for the first time due to which they will be under immense pressure, but if they manage to beat Mumbai Indians today, then only RCB and Kings XI Punjab will remain the only teams in the IPL who will still be deprived from winning the IPL title.
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IPL 220, MI vs DC: How both the teams have done so far in the tournament?
Seeing the figures/stats of Mumbai Indians' performance in UAE before this season, it was said that this team will be able to give average performance this year. Mumbai's start in this season was also similar, in the first match, this team had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai then proved why they are called such a champion team, after making a strong comeback after this defeat, Mumbai caught such a winning rhythm that it has now reached the final.
IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians Performance In The IPL 13 League Stage
After topping the league stage with 18 points in the IPL 2020 Points Table, Mumbai defeated Delhi Capitals by 57 runs in the first qualifiers of the playoffs to advance to the finals. Mumbai will once again look to win the title by beating Delhi. Talking about the performance of Mumbai Indians players, all the players are in form. In batting, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishaan Kishan, Quinton de Kock, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard are in great touch, while speedsters Bolt and Bumrah are creating havoc in almost every game with their bowling.
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IPL 2020: Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals Journey So Far In The Tournament
The IPL 2020 journey of Delhi Capitals has been very exciting. After winning 7 out of the first 9 matches, Delhi showed hope of reaching the playoffs without any problem. But, after facing defeating in the next 4 matches, they themselves made their way to the playoffs very difficult.
When Delhi Capitals defeated RCB in the final match, everyone felt that Delhi had regained rhythm, but once again their poor performance was seen in the first qualifier. But in Qualifier 2, they made a strong comeback to beat Hyderabad by 17 runs to enter the final for the first time.
IPL 2020: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians Head-to-Head
A total of 27 matches have been played in the IPL between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals so far. Out of these, 15 times Mumbai and 12 times Delhi team have been successful in winning the game. This year, three matches have been played between these two teams, including the IPL 2020 Qualifier 1, and Mumbai has defeated Delhi on all three times. Delhi Capitals last attained a win over heavyweights Mumbai Indians in the previous season.
IPL 2020, DC vs MI Playing XI:
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Marcus Stoinis, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje