Tata IPL 2022 – MI vs DC, match preview, predicted lineups

Delhi Capitals will take on Mumbai Indians for the second time in Tata IPL 2022 as the season nears it’s conclusion. Both teams will be looking for a win here.

Date & Time : 21st May 2022, 7:30 PM IST

Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Delhi Capitals are within a touching distance of qualifying for the playoffs and it’s a must win game for them. If they win they will surely qualify.

DC are currently fifth in the points table after 13 games with 14 points.

Delhi batting looks a solid one here and it’s the matter of just clicking on the day and they can post a huge total. Bowling wise too they have some good spinning options and they will be key apart from the pacers.

DC won their games against, MI, KKR (2), PBKS (2), SRH & RR. They have lost to GT, LSG (2), RCB, RR & CSK.

On the other hand, Mumbai Indians are already out of the tournament and they are only playing for pride here. They will look to end the campaign on a high.

MI are currently tenth in the points table after 13 games with 6 points.

Mumbai batting will have to click on the day especially their openers to give them a solid start to post a big total. Bowling wise they have good mix of spin and pace and will look execute the plans well.

MI have won against, RR, GT & CSK. They lost to DC, RR, KKR (2), RCB, PBKS, LSG (2), CSK & SRH.

In terms of the head to head, Mumbai are marginally ahead having won 16 games to Delhi’s 15 out of the 31 played between the two.

For the wicket, it is a good one for batting with good rewards for good bowling.

Team news and possible lineups

There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.

DC XI : Warner, Shaw/S. Khan, M. Marsh, Pant (C&WK), L. Yadav, Powell, A. Patel, Thakur, K. Yadav, Nortje, K. Ahmed.

MI XI : I. Kishan (WK), R. Sharma (C), Sams, T. Varma, T. David, R. Singh, Stubbs, S. Yadav, Meredith, Bumrah, Markande.

Prediction

I expect toss to be important with teams looking to chase.