IPL 2020 Qualifier 1: MI vs DC, Pitch Report, Playing XI, Fantasy XI

In the Qualifier 1 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Delhi Capitals (DC) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. 

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH ??

Match: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Date: 5th November 2020

Time: 7:30 PM IST 

MI vs DC match can be watched on Starsports Network and on Disney+Hotstar in India. 

WHAT TO EXPECT ?? 

Today's pitch will help both batsmen bowlers. Batsmen need to get their head in before trying some big shots. It will be difficult for new batsmen to start hitting from the first ball. As the stadium has long boundaries, it will be difficult to hit a lot of sixes. In today's match dew might play a major role. It will be a sunny day with temperatures hovering around 29°C. Humidity will be around 58% during the match and there is 3% chance of rain expected in today's match. 

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD

MI and DC have locked horns 26 times against each other. MI have won 14 times and DC have won 12 times. 

Matches Played: 26

Won by MI: 14

Won by DC: 12

N.R/Tied/Draw: 00

MY FANTASY 11:

Quinton De Kock, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah and Anrich Nortje. 

PREVIEW:

Mumbai Indians: They have played 14 matches in IPL 2020. They have won 9 games and have lost 5 games. When they played their last game against Delhi Capitals they ended up winning the game very comfortably. Their Batting has looked good. Quinton De Kock, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard are batting well. Rohit Sharma needs to comeback to form after the injury. Their bowling has looked bad in last few games. Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult are making comeback as they were given rest in the previous game. They need all round performance to win this match. 

Delhi Capitals: They have played 14 matches in IPL 2020. They have won 8 matches and have lost 6 matches. In their final game of the league stage their team performed really well. They batted really well. Thanks to in-form Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan. Their bowling was back in form after a lot of games. Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada and Ravichandran Ashwin took crucial wickets. Delhi Capitals need to play their best game to win against Mumbai Indians. 

PREDICTED PLAYING 11:

Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard,  Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Delhi Capitals: Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Daniel Sams, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Ravi Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande/Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje.

SQUADS:

Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Dhawal Kulkarni, Aditya Tare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Chris Lynn, Jayant Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay Deshmukh and Prince Balwant Rai.

Delhi Capitals: Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Ravi Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande,  Anrich Nortje, Prithvi Shaw, Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams, Mohit Sharma, Alex Carey, Avesh Khan, Praveen Dubey, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul and Lalit Yadav.