MI vs DC 3rd Match Prediction

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Mumbai Indians

The Mumbai Indians may have had an IPL 2018 to forget but they did not end up changing their team too much. The few names that they have added are pretty decent buys. The biggest addition to the Mumbai Indians squad is Quinton de Kock. The South African opening batsman has been in excellent form and has been smashing centuries with ease. He should love batting at the Wankhede and is one of our early picks to be the highest scorer of IPL 2019.

Watching Quinton de Kock open the batting with someone like Evin Lewis (provided he is fit) is going to be one of the highlights of the tournament.

Rohit Sharma has grown as a batsman in international cricket over the last one year. He has also always been brilliant in the IPL. Rohit Sharma’s form dictates to a large extent how the Mumbai Indians go. He had a poor IPL 2018 and his side was unable to compete effectively.

We are also very keen to see if the Mumbai Indians take a cue from T20 cricket around the world and send Kieron Pollard up the order. Pollard was very good in the Caribbean Premier League and is smashing runs in the PSL as well. Pollard, though, has not been very well utilized by Mumbai Indians in the past and played much too low down the order.

The addition of Yuvraj Singh and Lasith Malinga to the squad is a bit strange. Both those players are well past their prime but maybe Mumbai Indians think they can get a little something more out of this duo just yet.

The real strength of the Mumbai Indians comes from its strong core of Indian players. Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Krunal Pandya are all current Indian international players that excel at T20 cricket. Mumbai Indians still have a few holes in their lineup and should be wary of a Delhi Capitals side that has some very dangerous players in its midst.

Delhi Capitals

The Delhi Capitals always seem to be making a lot of moves in the IPL auction but then end up falling short of expectation. This has made us a bit wary of placing too much faith in the side. A look at their squad, though, screams quality.

Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Colin Munro, Colin Ingram, Shreyas Iyer, and Rishab Pant should all find a place in the starting eleven for the side. Dhawan just scored a fantastic century against Australia, Prithvi Shaw is the brightest batting talent that India has seen in a long time, Shreyas Iyer has been smashing centuries in domestic cricket, while Munro, Ingram, and Pant are all very aggressive batsmen.

The Delhi Capitals would not mind taking on Mumbai in the opening match at all. It allows their batting lineup to start at the best batting wicket in the country before the Mumbai Indians have found their groove.

The bowling lineup has options such as Chris Morris, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra, Axar Patel, Nathu Singh, and Ishant Sharma to choose from. Any of these options should end up making a formidable side that is very competitive.

The captain for the Delhi Capitals is Shreyas Iyer and that is perhaps one thing that the franchise needs to worry about. Iyer is a bit inexperienced and has not shown any outstanding leadership trait to be considered over far more experienced cricketers.

Having Ricky Ponting as the coach is a big plus. He is one of the sharpest T20 minds around the world and should help the Delhi Capitals navigate selection decisions with confidence.