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It’s time for the two IPL 2020 finalists to meet in IPL 2021. Defending champions Mumbai Indians will face last year’s runner-up Delhi Capitals for the 13th match of what’s been an intriguing tournament to date.

After losing the first match of the season, normalcy has resumed for Mumbai Indians and they have gained 4 points from their last two matches. A well-settled MI Camp has had contributions from all their players so far. In their last match, Rohit Sharma, along with Quinton de Kock provided a good start to their innings. Then, Mightly Pollard came and launched a quickfire 35 off 22 balls to get 150 runs on board at the end of 20 overs.  

While defending the score, it was business-as-usual for the MI bowlers. Bumrah (1/14) did not take many wickets but he arguably had the most impact on the game. Chahar, who now has seven wickets in his last two games, came and took wickets for fun. Boult (3/28) cleaned the tail.

We must confess that it has been Dhawan 2.0 since 2018. He has carried on his brilliant batting form and redefined the simple cliche of T20 Cricket. He was the architect of another Delhi win in his match-winning knock of 92 off 49 balls vs Punjab Kings.

Speaking on his new approach, he says “It was a conscious effort from my side. I knew I have to improve on that (strike rate). Started taking more risks. Not afraid of changes, always open towards it. Not scared of getting out as well. Have worked on a few shots”. 

Prithivi Shaw also looked in his quick-fire 32 off 17 balls and Delhi Capitals hopes would be on him to maintain consistency. After losing the Final against them last season, this will be DC’s chance to settle the score.

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Mumbai Indians

• Rohit Sharma- Hitman has done well against Capitals. He has 818 runs from his 28 innings at an average of 29.2 vs DC. He also gave himself a chance to bowl against the lefties of KKR. DC has a few lefties as well – if the match situation demands he might see him again.
• Quinton de Kock – QDK played his part in the last match. He has been part of Delhi in the past. While playing against them he has 219 runs from 7 innings at an average of 25.75. 
• Suryakumar Yadav – SKY has 295 runs from 13 innings at an average of 29.5 vs DC.  Yadav is a boundary rider, despite failing with the bat, he gave 16 fantasy points with his catches.
• Ishan Kishan – In his 10 innings against Capitals, he averages 101.6 with 279 runs. Since Delhi became Capitals from Daredevils, he has demolished them.
• Krunal Pandya – Senior Pandya has a good record against Capitals. He has 9 wickets and 249 runs from 10 innings, at an average of 39.5. Try him in 1-2 Grand League Team.
• Rahul Chahar – Rahul Chahar is coming and getting wickets for fun so far. He has seven scalps in his last two games. Against Capitals, he has 4 wickets from 4 innings so far.
• Trent Boult – Boulty has 9 wickets from 4 innings against Capitals. He was traded from Capitals to MI.
• Jasprit Bumrah –  Bumrah showed in the last match why he is regarded as the best T20 bowler. Against Delhi, he has 18 wickets from 15 innings. 

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Delhi Capitals

• Shikhar Dhawan – He started his IPL career with MI. While playing against them he has 748 runs from 24 innings at an average of 39.4. He has got a better record while batting first against them.
• Prithvi Shaw– Mumbai Boy will be up against Mumbai Indians. So far he has not done much damage against them, he has 53 runs from 6 innings at an average of 8.8. However, he is looking in good touch in IPL 2021
• Steve Smith – Smith got a chance in the previous match but did not last long. Against MI he has a good record with 429 runs from 13 innings at an average of 42.9. The same average goes up to 54.5 while batting second.
• Ravi Ashwin – Ashwin moves to his home ground Chepauk. Everyone knows who badly he treated England there. Against MI he has 9 wickets from 9 innings.
• Kagiso Rabada – Rabada has 9 wickets from 8 innings vs MI. He would be tickling to make use of his slower ones and cutters at Chepauk.
• Amit Mishra – IPL Legend Mishra can make a comeback in the playing 11 at Chepauk as the pitch will be more spin-friendly. He has 21 wickets from 21 innings against MI.

Stats and Facts

• Overall Played 28 | MI Won 16 | DC Won 12.
• Marcus Stonis has 10 wickets and 111 runs from his 8 innings against MI.
• Avesh Khan has not played against MI so far.
• Chris Woakes has bowled twice against MI and picked 2 wickets.

Predicted Playing XI

Mumbai Indians: 1. Rohit Sharma (c), 2. Quinton de Kock (wk), 3. Suryakumar Yadav, 4. Ishan Kishan, 5. Hardik Pandya, 6. Kieron Pollard, 7. Krunal Pandya, 8. Rahul Chahar, 9. Adam Milne/Nathan Coulter-Nile, 10. Jasprit Bumrah, 11. Trent Boult

Delhi Capitals: 1. Prithvi Shaw, 2. Shikhar Dhawan, 3. Steve Smith, 4. Rishabh Pant (c & wk), 5. Marcus Stoinis, 6. Lalit Yadav, 7. Chris Woakes, 8. Ravichandran Ashwin, 9. Kagiso Rabada, 10. Avesh Khan, 11. Lukman Meriwala/Amit Mishra

Chepauk Chennai Pitch Report

This Pitch Report is from RCB and KKR. 

Murali Kartik and Danny Morrison: “One side of the square boundary is short at 60m, the other is fairly long at 71m. The pitch looks a lot drier and darker as well, this is the same pitch on which the second game (which was a high-scoring one was played), but don’t think this is as good as a batting surface as that was. There could be some spin available as well – it’s a bat-first wicket, scoreboard pressure could be a telling factor on this pitch”.

Fantasy nuts need to check which deck is being offered before the toss.

Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

Both MI and DC are coming back from a win. Since MI has played all the matches in Chennai, they will be customary to ground conditions and we back them to get their third win on the trot.

Written by Shekhar Singh. Follow Shekhar on Twitter today.