Playing XI
Top Fantasy Picks-All Rounders
Pollard has scored 218 runs so far this season at a SR of 200. To go with that, he also has 3 wickets in his kitty. He has batted only twice at Dubai this season, with scores of 34*(12) and 60*(24).
He is one of the 2 all-rounders this season to have a double of more than 5 wickets and more than 200 runs (8 wickets and 237 runs for him); thus proving out handy with both, the bat and ball.
Krunal might be a player to watch out for as he has the most runs, best batting average/SR and best bowling average against Delhi than any other opposition. In his last 3 matches against Delhi, he has scored 81 runs and taken 3 wickets.
Top Fantasy Picks-Bowlers
Rabada is the purple cap holder with 23 wickets. A look at Rabada’s last 3 matches against Mumbai: 2/28 (this season), 2/38 and 2/23.
Nortje has taken 15 wickets so far which is the 2nd most by a Delhi bowler. His performances with the ball at Dubai are as follows: 1/37, 2/33, 2/22, 2/21 and 0/33 which is pretty consistent with being wicket-less in only a single match.
With 20 wickets this season (joint 2nd most) and 8 wickets in the last 4 matches Jasprit Bumrah is a must pick.
Top Fantasy Picks-Batsmen and Keepers
Quinton is the leading run-getter for Mumbai (392) and the keeper with joint-most dismissals this season (15) this season. Quinton has played 3 matches against Delhi while representing Mumbai and his scores are 53 (this season), 35 and 27.
Scores of 69*(this season), 35, 43, 5, 45, 62*, 48 and 82* in the last 8 matches against Mumbai justifies why Shikhar loves batting against Mumbai. With 471 runs, he is 2nd in the Orange Cap list this season.
Surya has scored 362 runs (2nd most for Mumbai) at a massive SR of 155 this season. Also, the last time Surya batted against Delhi earlier this season he scored 53 from 32 balls.
Preview
Match number 51 sees Mumbai go up against Delhi in Dubai. The former has qualified for the playoffs while the latter is on a downward spiral after such a good start to the tournament.
Mumbai are over the moon as they defeated Bangalore in their last game courtesy Suryakumar Yadav's heroics.
They still have a lot to play for as they aim to finish in the top two and would want to continue the winning momentum going.
Delhi are on a 3-match losing streak and after almost being certain to qualify for the playoffs at one stage, things are looking a bit different now.
A loss against Mumbai will certainly heat things up and they would want to put in a better performance.
Will Delhi be able to overcome Mumbai’s challenge or will Mumbai continue the winning momentum?
Probable XI
Delhi : Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tushar Deshpande
Mumbai : Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock(wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard(c), Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Toss :
Mumbai won the toss and elected to bowl first.