A win in this game for Delhi Capitals will ensure they qualify for the playoffs and join CSK in the list
Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians on Wednesday added pacer Simarjeet Singh to their squad as an injury replacement for young left-arm speedster Arjun Tendulkar. Arjun is the son of legendary Sachin Tendulkar and was picked at the draft earlier this year by the defending champions. "Mumbai Indians have added Simarjeet Singh as an injury replacement to Arjun Tendulkar for the remainder of their IPL 2021 season," a media statement issued by Mumbai Indians said. "The right arm medium fast bowler has started training with the team after completing the mandatory quarantine as per IPL guidelines," it said. The Rohit Sharma-led side have kept themselves in the play-offs race after they defeated Punjab Kings on Tuesday.
Mumbai Indians' Kieron Pollard has said that the T20 World Cup is irrelevant for now as his main focus currently is to do well for his franchise in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021
Mumbai Indians won their first game after three defeats as they beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in an IPL encounter here on Tuesday
Chasing a sub-par score, Mumbai inched towards victory cautiously as Punjab bowlers kept the runflow in check
Another loss could make it really tough for Mumbai to make it to the playoffs so the pressure would be on the Rohit-led side
Mumbai Indians Director of Cricket' Zaheer Khan said that his side has not been able to play the aggressive brand of cricket they are known for
Kishan is also a part of the Indian T20 World Cup team and his repeated failures are coming under scanner
Glenn Maxwell's all-round performance and Harshal Patel's hat-trick ensured victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mumbai would look to up their game after losing their previous clash against Kolkata Knight Riders
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be aiming to up their captaincy quotient
MI did not have the best of starts in the second phase of the tournament, losing their first two games against Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Naraine looked in fine form on Thursday as he spun a web over Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League encounter in Abu Dhabi
Their return to the UAE, a place with happy memories, was expected to elevate them higher on the table.
Iyer (53 off 30), playing his second IPL game, displayed the wide range of his strokes alongside Rahul Tripathi (74 not out off 42) to enable KKR to chase MI's modest total of 155 for six
Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is "close to playing" but Mumbai Indians won't rush him back as the franchise is also keeping in mind the needs of the Indian team while managing his workload
Rohit Sharma returned at the top and that is the only change in MI playing 11. Check MI vs KKR playing 11 and head to head record here
"It's important that we turn up and do the job!" Rohit said in a video posted on MI's twitter handle.
With 8 points, Mumbai Indians is currently in fourth place on the IPL 2021 points table. The defending champions have won three and lost four of their seven matches so far
Fleming has lavished praise on Ruturaj Gaikwad, saying he absorbed the pressure and played a 'remarkable' innings