IPL 2018: Match 55, Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians - Mumbai Indians Predicted XI
Published - 19 May 2018, 11:05 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:11 AM
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Mumbai Indians (MI) will travel to Delhi Daredevils (DD) home ground for the 55th Match of Indian Premier League 2018. The defending champions will need to win their last league match to keep their playoffs hopes alive. However, a Net Run Rate of +0.384 will help them.
On the other hand, Daredevils are already out of playoffs race. Thus, they can play without any pressure. However, they were successful in surprising Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the last match. Hence, Mumbai will not like to take them lightly.
When these two teams had met early in the season, Delhi was able to win the match by seven wickets.
Here is a look at the Predicted Playing XI of the Mumbai Indians:
Suryakumar Yadav:
Suryakumar Yadav is instrumental in providing a good platform to the Mumbai Indians. The right-hander has scored 500 runs in the 13 matches thus far.
Evin Lewis:
Evin Lewis has had a see-saw season thus far for the Indians.
The Windies combative batsman has struggled to score against the full-pitched deliveries.
Ishan Kishan:
Ishan Kishan has batted fearlessly for the defending champions.
The gloveman has done a good job for his team with both bat as well as a wicketkeeper.
Rohit Sharma:
Rohit Sharma has had a quiet season by his standards.
Mumbai skipper will like to bring out his A-game in the crucial game against Delhi.
Kieron Pollard:
Kieron Pollard was shown an exit door after his dismal performance in the first half of the season.
However, Windies batsman was able to come back strong in the last match to register a fine half-century.
Hardik Pandya:
Hardik Pandya is providing crucial breakthroughs for the Mumbai. Pandya is also giving finishing touches to the Mumbai???s inning.
Mumbai needs to win their last match against DD.
Krunal Pandya:
Krunal Pandya had played a cameo of 32 runs off just 23 balls in the last match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). Furthermore, Krunal has also chipped in with a ball.
Ben Cutting has provided good finishing touches in the last few games for the defending champions.
Cutting can also be utilized as a floater by Rohit Sharma.
Mitchell McClenaghan:
Mitchell McClenaghan had scalped two wickets in the last match against KXIP. The Kiwi fast bowler has done a good job for his team. However, he has proved to be expensive.
Mayank Markande:
Mayank Markande must have added a lot of confidence after doing well in IPL. The leg-spinner has scalped 14 wickets in the 13 matches.
Jasprit Bumrah:
Jasprit Bumrah was able to deliver a match-winning performance in the previous match for Mumbai Indians.
Pace spearhead scalped three wickets and conceded only 15 runs in his quota of four overs.