Playing XI
Venue Insights (Abu Dhabi)
- Highest Team Total: 206/4 By Punjab Against Chennai In 2014.
- Lowest Team Total: 70/10 By Bangalore Against Rajasthan In 2014.
- Highest Individual Score: 95 By Glenn Maxwell (Punjab) Against Chennai In 2014.
- Best Bowling Figures: 4/20 By Sunil Narine (Kolkata) Against Mumbai In 2014.
- Highest Partnership: 131 By Jacques Kallis And Manish Pandey (Kolkata) For 2nd Wicket Against Mumbai In 2014.
- Win Rate Batting First: 50% (5 Won; 5 Lost)
Top Fantasy Picks - All Rounders
The hard-hitting Aussie all-rounder Stoinis is performing in every possible departments. He is the only player this season who has scored 150+ runs and taken 5 wickets.
Pollard has already scored 163 runs which have come at a SR of 209. To go with that, he is also being used as a backup bowling option by Mumbai which gives you additional points in terms of wickets.
Krunal's performance this season has not been that good, however against Delhi he will be an interesting pick given his record against them. His batting average is 37.17 and bowling average is 18.00, both of which is the best against Delhi. His record against Delhi (7 matches played): 223 runs and 6 wickets.
Top Fantasy Picks - Bowlers
After producing his IPL career best figures of 4/20 against Rajasthan, Bumrah now looks settled with his bowling after a rough start initially in the tournament. Out of his 11 wickets this season, 9 have come at Abu Dhabi.
Rabada is the purple cap holder this season with 15 wickets in just 6 matches. That’s an average of more than 2 wickets per match. A no brainer pick for all fantasy players.
With 6 wickets in the last 3 matches, Nortje is certainly a player to watch out for. He has been the 2nd best bowler for Delhi this season.
Top Fantasy Picks - Batsmen & Keepers
Fresh from a match winning 79* (his IPL career best) against Rajasthan, Suryakumar is looking good as always. Just like skipper Rohit, majority of his runs have come at Abu Dhabi than at other venues this season.
After scoring 25+ scores in each of his first 5 matches, Pant scored just 5 runs against Rajasthan. However, he will bounce back considering his stellar record against Mumbai. His last 4 innings against Mumbai read as: 7, 78*, 64 and 47.
Rohit Sharma's scores at Abu Dhabi read 35, 70, 80 and 12 this season while at other venues it is 6 and 8. Thus he is the go to pick given that this match is at Abu Dhabi.
Probable XI
Mumbai - Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, James Pattinson, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Delhi - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.
Preview
It's going to be the clash of the titans in Abu Dhabi in the second match of Super Sunday. Two metropolitan cities have enjoyed a great time of late and are emerging as serious title contenders this season. Mumbai are out to defend their crown and have shaped up superbly as this edition has progressed. Speaking about their batting will be showing light to the sun. Quinton de Kock was the missing piece of the puzzle who has also joined the party and the consistency with which their power-hitters are delivering is jaw-dropping. It's a mouthwatering prospect as that aspect of their game will be colliding with Delhi's bowling which has been considered by many to be the best attack this season. Mumbai though have their own army of quality bowlers and it's been a collective effort from the likes of Bumrah, Boult and Pattinson. Just like Mumbai, the Delhi batters would also have to bring their best game and faltering as they did against Rajasthan could prove to be fatal. The star value of this contest is so high that even the heavens will be watching their clash with bated breath. Expect these two exceptional teams to bring the house down.
Mumbai at Abu Dhabi : Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2
Delhi at Abu Dhabi : Played 2, Won 0, Lost 2
Toss : Delhi won the toss and have opted to bat first.