Mumbai Indians (MI) will be playing their last match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. It will be the penultimate game of the league stage of the season. The Rohit Sharma-led side has nothing to lose as they are already knocked out of the race for the playoffs, but they will be looking to test their bench strength in consideration of the future.
MI has played some good cricket in the last few games and will be looking to sign off with a victory in what has been a disappointing season for them. On the other hand, this will be an important fixture for the Delhi Capitals who still have a chance to make it to the playoffs. The Rishabh Pant-led side registered a good win against Punjab Kings in their last encounter without the services of Prithvi Shaw.
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A win in the upcoming fixture would be enough for them to go past Royal Challengers Bangalore (RC) because of the superior net run rate. Shaw is expected to make the playing XI if he gets fit, in place of Sarfaraz Khan. In the 31 meetings between the two sides in IPL so far, MI is leading the charts 16-15 against DC in the head-to-head battles. In the last 5 meetings, however, it’s 3-2 in favor of DC.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Jasprit Bumrah has been successful in keeping Rishabh Pant in check, conceding only 47 runs in 42 balls and dismissing the southpaw six times in the process. The DC skipper, who is going through an indifferent form would do well to see off the challenge from the in-form pacer
Probable XI: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Tristan Stubbs, Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Jaydev Unadkat/Arjun Tendulkar, Riley Meredith
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Prithvi Shaw’s injury concerns continue. It’s uncertain if he will be available for the crucial encounter. Rohit Sharma has struggled against both Khaleel Ahmed and Axar Patel, as they have dismissed the MI skipper thrice in 75 balls but conceded at less than run-a-ball.
Probable XI: Sarfaraz Khan, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaeel Ahmed
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
Ishan Kishan, David Warner (C), Rovman Powell, Prithvi Shaw, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav (VC), Mayank Markande.
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, David Warner, Rovman Powell, Tim David, Tilak Varma (C), Mitchell Marsh, Daniel Sams (VC), Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Riley Meredith.
