Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, 13th Match IPL 2021 – Who Will Win Today’s Match?
Delhi Capitals win by 6 wickets
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- Match Scorecard
- Match Commentary
- Match Prediction
- Team News
Both teams have power-packed line-ups with decent bowling attacks. However, it is Mumbai Indians who led the DC vs MI head to head count. It was 12-12 before the last season before MI win four in a row against DC in the 2020 season.
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It’s the first travel of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Delhi Capitals (DC) dive into the Chepauk madness and try to solve the death-overs nightmare. Rishabh Pant and co fly down to Chennai from Mumbai for game number 13. They take on defending and five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) who have already played three games at this venue.
These are the two finalists of the 2020 season. Both teams have won two games and have lost one. DC lost to Rajasthan Royals (RR) where they couldn’t defended 147 while MI went down against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the season opener failing to defend 159.
DC have chased in two games and won both of those games. It was their top-order that laid the foundation for the wins. Shikhar Dhawan is in solid form at the top while Prithvi Shaw looks in sublime touch as well. Rishabh Pant is striking it well too while Marcus Stoinis found some form in the last game. Steve Smith (one game) and Ajinkya Rahane (two games) haven’t done much at No. 3. With the ball, the 2020 finalists have performed decently and the frontline bowlers have all chipped in well. Thus, DC have started this tournament well and are looking in good shape all-round.
On the other hand, after losing their ninth successive first game of the season, MI have turned things around as expected. Rohit Sharma and co haven’t looked at their best. The track at Chepauk hasn’t helped the batters and in spite of getting good starts, the middle-order hasn’t failed to force the pace in the middle overs and the death. It was only Kieron Pollard’s power that got them to a respectable total. Having huffed and puffed their way to totals slightly over 150, MI looked down and out at the halfway stage and even in their defence in both the games (against KKR and SRH). However, the MI bowlers choked them and applied intense pressure which saw the opponents’ crumble. The death bowling and the spinners in particular, have been at the top of their game.
| Current Batters |
Shimron Hetmyer – 14(9)
Lalit Yadav – 22(25)
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| Current Bowler | Kieron Pollard – 1.1ov – 9/1 |
| Current Run Rate | 7.20 |
| Toss | Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Home Team | Delhi Capitals |
| Score: 4-138 | Overs: 19.1 | |
| Away Team | Mumbai Indians |
| Score: 9-137 | Overs: 20.0 | |
| Series | Indian Premier League 2021 |
| Umpires |
Shamsuddin, C
Gaffaney, C B Gandhe, U V |
| Match Referee | Kutty, V N |
Match Scorecard
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prithvi Shaw | c&b: Yadav | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | c: Pandya b: Chahar | 45 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 107.14 |
| Steven Smith | lbw: Pollard | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 113.79 |
| Lalit Yadav | not out | 22 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 88.00 |
| Rishabh Pant | c: Pandya b: Bumrah | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | not out | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 155.56 |
| Total | (19.1 Ov, RR: 7.20) | 138/4 | ||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Prithvi Shaw, 1.3), 3-100 (Shikhar Dhawan, 14.5), 2-64 (Steven Smith, 9.2), 4-115 (Rishabh Pant, 16.5) | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayant Yadav | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Krunal Pandya | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahul Chahar | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Kieron Pollard | 1.1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7.71 | 0 | 1 |
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | c: Smith b: Mishra | 44 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 146.67 |
| Quinton de Kock | c: Pant b: Stoinis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c: Pant b: Khan | 24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 160.00 |
| Ishan Kishan | b: Mishra | 26 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 92.86 |
| Hardik Pandya | c: Smith b: Mishra | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Krunal Pandya | b: Yadav | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Kieron Pollard | lbw: Mishra | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Jayant Yadav | c&b: Rabada | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 104.55 |
| Rahul Chahar | c: Pant b: Khan | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total | (20.0 Ov, RR: 6.85) | 137/9 | ||||
| Fall of wickets: 3-76 (Rohit Sharma, 8.4), 1-9 (Quinton de Kock, 2.1), 2-67 (Suryakumar Yadav, 6.6), 7-123 (Ishan Kishan, 17.3), 4-77 (Hardik Pandya, 8.6), 5-81 (Krunal Pandya, 10.4), 6-84 (Kieron Pollard, 11.5), 8-129 (Jayant Yadav, 18.5), 9-135 (Rahul Chahar, 19.4) | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Stoinis | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Amit Mishra | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Avesh Khan | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Lalit Yadav | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
Match Commentary
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Team News
Team news: Delhi Capitals
Axar Patel is still in isolation and Shams Mulani has been included as short-term replacement. Anirudha Joshi has been named as the replacement for the injured Shreyas Iyer. Anrich Nortje is also out of quarantine after he returned with three negative COVID-19 reports. However, he didn’t play Delhi’s last game against Punjab. With the game being played at the Chepauk, Delhi might want to play another spinner. Thus, Amit Mishra is likely to come in for Lukman Meriwala who made his IPL debut in the last game. Prithvi Shaw was struggling with an injury in the last game but the extent of his injury is unknown. He may miss this game considering the short turnaround if it’s worse.
Team news: Mumbai Indians
MI have no injury concerns and all players are fit and available for this game. The five-time IPL champions are unlikely to make any changes. They made a tactical change as they brought in Adam Milne in place for Marco Jensen in the last game and are most probably going to stick with that for this game as well.
Predicted XI
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw/Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Adam Milne, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Key players
Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra : The Delhi spinners have bowled a total 15 overs in three games at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai with Ravichandran Ashwin bowling 11 of those. However, with Delhi’s caravan moving to the Chepauk, the role of the spinners is going to be much bigger and a lot more crucial, especially in the middle overs. It is Ashwin’s home ground and he has taken 46 wickets in 38 IPL games at the Chepauk. Meanwhile, Mishra has six wickets in five games at this venue. Moreover, both spinners are conceding runs at a rate of shade over 6. Thus, Ashwin and Mishra will be the key for Delhi.
Rahul Chahar : Rahul Chahar has been the unsung hero for MI in the last couple of games. The leg-spinner has made a massive difference in the middle overs in the last two games. He didn’t have a great game against RCB in the tournament opener but he has bounced back beautifully. Chahar has picked up 4/27 and 3/19 in the two games that MI won and has applied the choke in the middle overs while MI were defending scores of 152 and 150. His contribution has been massive and he is one of the reasons why MI are in the top half of the points table.
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No ball Kieron Pollard to Shimron Hetmyer. Beamer, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to mid off and it was a no ball, fielded by Pandya. Easy victory in the end. DC win the match by six wickets. They move to second place on the points table, with six points. Dhawan played a very good game today and receives the orange cap. Amit Mishra is adjudged as the Player of the Match for his excellent spell. Join us tomorrow for the double header. Until then, cheers.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shimron Hetmyer. Off cutter half volley, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run. Bumrah and Boult completed their spell. DC need 5 runs to win this game. Let’s see what’s happen in the last cover?
Trent Boult to Lalit Yadav. Yorker, to leg on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Lalit Yadav. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
Trent Boult to Lalit Yadav. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
Rahul Chahar to Lalit Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by de Kock.
Jayant Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run. Delhi in a strong position to win this game with eight wickets in hands.
Rahul Chahar to Lalit Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Bumrah, fielded by Pandya.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shikhar Dhawan. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by de Kock.
Rahul Chahar to Lalit Yadav. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah.
Kieron Pollard to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
Krunal Pandya to Steven Smith. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
Jayant Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kishan.
Rahul Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah. Mumbai need a breakthrough to get back in the game.
Krunal Pandya to Steven Smith. Stock ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shikhar Dhawan. Full toss, outside off stump down the track pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Pollard.
Jayant Yadav to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
Trent Boult to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Pandya.
FOUR! Jayant Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep point for 4 runs.
APPEAL! Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan. Out-swinging length ball, off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pandya, appeal made for Caught.
Start of Delhi Capitals Innings.
Avesh Khan to Jasprit Bumrah. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump deep in crease pulling, bottom edge to silly point for 1 run. Mumbai’s innings come to an end and they have posted a low total on the board. Rohit played a good knock for his side but the rest of the lineup failed to build partnerships. Delhi bowlers did really well by picking up wickets at regular intervals. Do join us for the run chase in another few minutes.
Kagiso Rabada to Jasprit Bumrah. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
Amit Mishra to Jayant Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Smith.
Kagiso Rabada to Jayant Yadav. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Mishra.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Jayant Yadav. Carrom ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Smith.
Lalit Yadav to Ishan Kishan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
Marcus Stoinis to Jayant Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
Lalit Yadav to Ishan Kishan. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
Amit Mishra to Jayant Yadav. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
Lalit Yadav to Kieron Pollard. Off break short, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shaw.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Krunal Pandya. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, thick edge to point for no runs, fielded by Dhawan.
OUT! Caught. Amit Mishra to Hardik Pandya. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Smith. Fourth wicket down for Mumbai Indians. Hardik goes for a duck.
Lalit Yadav to Ishan Kishan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Smith.
OUT! Caught. Avesh Khan to Suryakumar Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge, caught by Pant. Avesh gets his first wicket! Suryakumar departs for 24 runs.
Amit Mishra to Rohit Sharma. Googly length ball, off stump down the track defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs.
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hetmyer.
SIX! Ravichandran Ashwin to Rohit Sharma. Carrom ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs. Rohit lofts it over the fence for a maximum.
FOUR! Marcus Stoinis to Rohit Sharma. Full toss, outside off stump no foot movement driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Mishra.
Marcus Stoinis to Rohit Sharma. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, run save by Hetmyer.