Both Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will be expecting a lot from their home-grown talent as they look for their first win in the Indian Premier League at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. It is extremely difficult to achieve consistency in a highly competitive league if the Indian players are not performing and this is what is plaguing both the sides. Delhi are being forced back to the drawing board after three defeats in as many matches, while Mumbai, who have been off to a steady start, have also suffered two defeats each. Both have their work cut out in all departments.
Delhi’s top order was ‘bolted’ in the last match, which is raising questions Prithvi ShawAbility against fast bowling. He has been dismissed in different ways in pace, bounce and swing in his three innings and there doesn’t seem to be any quick fix to his technical issues.
With wickets falling at the other end, the captain david warner Runs have come but they have come at a strike rate of 117. Better performance is expected from them.
getting opportunities in the absence of Michelle Marshwho has gone back home to get married, Manish Pandey Only one ball left and the experienced batsman will be eager to make an impact at the Kotla.
Delhi fast bowlers include Enrique Nortje, Mukesh Kumar And khalil ahmedHas been taken to the cleaners and the team should address that issue against Mumbai.
A spicy deck was prepared here for the opening game with the fast bowlers getting a lot of assistance. Circumstances may again favor him for Delhi to return to the attack. There is a big question mark over the fitness of Khaleel who injured his hamstring in the match against Rajasthan Royals.
in the spin department Kuldeep Yadav Has been economical but the team expects more from him in the middle overs Akshar Patel has become expensive.
“If I can put my finger on it, I will do something to change it. We need to do some more self-discovery as a group and talk about it. Three games and no wins.. Can’t afford bad starts in IPL.. you can’t get,” the head coach Ricky Ponting said after the defeat to the Royals.
The star-studded Mumbai Indians also have a lot to find out, starting with their explosive top-order which has so far been flattering to deceive. captain Rohit Sharma looked good before the beauty of a ball from Tushar Deshpande Did better than him against CSK.
a special knock of Ishan Kishan Still waiting for the million dollar buyout cameron green It has yet to make an impact.
When a batsman is out of form, he finds ways to get out and that is what is happening with the star player. Suryakumar YadavJoe will be hoping that his unexpected lean comes to an end on Tuesday.
Young Tilak Verma has stood out in an otherwise underperforming batting department.
After the CSK game, Rohit had no hesitation in saying that the senior players needed to step up.
Squad:
Capitals of Delhi: David Warner (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, sarfaraz khanAman Hakim Khan, Abhishek Porel (wk), Akshar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, rovman powell, Riley RossouwEnrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan SakariaMukesh Kumar, Phil Salt, lungi ngidiPraveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Ripple Patel, Vicky Ostwal, Ishant SharmaManish Pandey, Kamlesh Nagerkoti, Yash Dhul,
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Dewald Brewis, Tilak VermaIshan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tristan Stubbs, Vishnu Vinodcameron green, Arjun Tendulkar, Ramandeep Singh, Shams Mulani, Riley Meredith Nehal Wadhera, hrithik fond of, Arshad Khan, duane jansen, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Raghav Goyal, jofra archer, jason behrendorff, Akash Madhwal,
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