New Delhi : Mumbai Indians(MI) captain Rishabh Pant will look to continue his good form in the Indian Premier League(IPL) after leading his team to three wins in the last four matches. Mumbai need to step up their game to keep their hopes of making it to the play-offs alive. In that sense, the victory in this afternoon's match will be important for Mumbai.
The Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians have managed to win just three out of their eight matches so far. Mumbai have won three of their last five games. still, with six games remaining, Mumbai Indians still have a chance to qualify for the play-offs. But it's important to keep up the performance. Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians by nine wickets. So captain Hardik has to do the job of giving confidence to the players.
On the other hand, the Delhi team and captain Pant are now in tune. Delhi have won three out of their last five matches. In their last match, Delhi Capitals defeated Hardik Pandya's former team Gujarat Titans. Pant remained unbeaten on 88 off 43 balls. Huge turnout anticipated Both the matches will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Sunrisers Hyderabad had scored 266 runs in the first innings. In the last match, Delhi scored 224 runs and Gujarat scored 220 runs. thus, a big score is anticipated from both teams in today's match. Both the brigades will have two baits in this match. Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar are the other baits in the team.
Axar and Kuldeep have conceded lower than eight runs per over this season. Hence, the onus will be on the brace to circumscribe the Mumbai batsmen in the middle overs. Focus on Hardik's performance Like every game for Mumbai Indians, all eyes will be on Hardik Pandya's performance in this match as well. Hardik has been disappointing in both the roles of captain and each-rounder this season. He has scored 151 runs in eight matches at an average of 21.57.
He sailed 17 overs and picked up four wickets. He made a lot of miscalculations as a captain. So the pressure is growing. Not only Hardik, but all the players of Mumbai need to ameliorate their performance. Skipper Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan have all been in good form. But there's a lack of consistency in their performance. Jasprit Bumrah picked up 13 wickets from eight matches. He needs support from other players.