Mumbai Indians are favorites to win
Mumbai Indians will hope to keep their playoffs hopes alive when they face the bottom-placed Delhi Daredevils in the 55th game of the Indian Premier League 2018. The Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi will be the venue for this match to be played on May 20. Live action is scheduled to commence at 4 PM local time.
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The last couple of matches at the Feroz Shah Kotla were both won by the chasing side. And considering that the wicket should remain good for batting throughout the course of the match and determining a safe score on this surface is pretty hard, the team that wins the toss here will probably elect to field first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and prediction for DD vs MI 55th match, Indian Premier League 2018....
Skipper Shreyas Iyer showed a lot of confidence in the franchise's Indian contingent as he played only three overseas players in the last match against the Chennai Super Kings. Glenn Maxwell was brought in place of Jason Roy while Avesh Khan replaced Junior Dala. Just one change is expected for the Delhi Daredevils for their final game of the season. Colin Munro could be given a chance in place of Maxwell. The rest of the line-up should remain the same.
Rishabh Pant has been in phenomenal form this IPL and is one of the leading run-getters of the season. The left-handed batsman had scored a 25-ball 47 against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede and the team will want him to come good with the bat again in this reverse encounter. Skipper Shreyas Iyer has been their next best batsman and he will be the key at the opening position. Prithvi Shaw has not contributed much in the last three games and the Daredevils will need him to score big this time. While pace bowling is going to depend mainly on Trent Boult, Amit Mishra seems to be their best bet when it comes to spin. Boult is amongst the top five bowlers of the season with 17 wickets and he is more likely to do the damage early on with the new ball.
Delhi Daredevils pulled off a consolation victory at home in their penultimate game of the season against the Chennai Super Kings. They will now look to end their campaign on a high with a win against the Mumbai Indians. However, they will still finish at the bottom of the points table with ten points even if they win this game. The Daredevils have so far won four and lost nine out of thirteen league matches.
Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Colin Munro/Glenn Maxwell, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Harshal Patel, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult
Mumbai Indians brought back Kieron Pollard in place of JP Duminy for their home game against the Kings XI Punjab. The West Indian all-rounder delivered with the bat on the big occasion and skipper Rohit Sharma will probably retain him for this must-win encounter against the Delhi Daredevils. So we don't expect MI to make any changes to their line-up going into this match.
Rohit Sharma has failed to make a notable contribution in three of his last four matches and the team will need their skipper to step up and play an innings of substance at the Kotla. Suryakumar Yadav has been the in-form batsman and is leading the runs charts for MI. Ishan Kishan has looked promising and Kieron Pollard who returned to form with a 23-ball 50 against the KXIP will be the team's biggest hope in the middle order. Hardik Pandya is the second-highest wicket-taker this IPL but he has been a bit expensive. Jasprit Bumrah who denied KXIP a win in the last game with his outstanding figures of 3-15 remains the best option for Mumbai both with the new ball as well as at the death. Mitchell McClenaghan has also been impressive and he has lent good support to Bumrah from the other end.
Mumbai Indians' playoffs chances were dealt a big blow after their Sunday's crushing defeat to Rajasthan Royals. However, their hopes have been revived as they secured a dramatic three-run win over the Kings XI Punjab at home in their last match. That win has propelled them to no. 4 in the IPL 2018 league standings. With 12 points from 13 matches, MI now need to win their final league clash against the Delhi Daredevils which will all but assure them of a place in the playoffs.
Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah
While the Delhi Daredevils have won 10, Mumbai Indians have won 11 out of the 21 matches played between these two teams in the history of the Indian Premier League.
Mumbai Indians have won three of their last four matches against the Delhi Daredevils, including both the face-offs in the previous season.
Their most recent encounter came in the ninth game of the ongoing season at the Wankhede where the Daredevils edged past the hosts' first-innings total of 194 to win the contest by seven wickets.
Total Matches: 21; Delhi Daredevils Won: 10; Mumbai Indians Won: 11
Mumbai Indians begin as the bookmakers' favorites to win this match at odds of 1.53 each on Betway and Bet365 and 1.56 on Betfair. Delhi Daredevils on the other hand are the underdogs for this match and are being offered at higher odds of 2.37 on Betway, 2.50 on Bet365 and 2.72 on Betfair.
This is a must-win game for the Mumbai Indians which clearly means that they will be under a lot more pressure than the Delhi Daredevils who have nothing to lose. The latter will be playing on their home ground and will look to make the most of their home advantage. They have also beaten MI four times in their last five matches at the Feroz Shah Kotla which will give them plenty of confidence going into this game. However while the Daredevils have lost two of their last three matches at this venue, the Mumbai Indians have won three of their last four matches away from home. The visitors also have the upper hand in that they have beaten the hosts three times in their previous four face-offs. MI will be desperate for a win here and we predict them to come out with all guns blazing.
Final Verdict: Back Mumbai Indians to beat Delhi Daredevils at 1.53 each on Betway and Bet365 and 1.56 on Betfair.
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