Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bowl first. Both the team haven’t score any point on the point table. Pitch Report suggested that- Really well rolled with an even covering of grass. The teams right through this IPL have batted second. There's slight bit of dryness here and both teams have got spinners, so should be interesting.
With a local boy at the helm, both are without a win so far in the tournament and are coming off heartbreaking losses. The Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils have played two matches each this season but are yet to open their account. The Mumbai Indians have gotten the better of the Delhi Daredevils on their last four visits to the Wankhede Stadium.
Head to Head (MI vs DD)
Overall: Matches – 20, Mumbai Indians won – 11, Delhi Daredevils won – 9
At the Wankhede Stadium: Matches– 6, Mumbai Indians won – 5, Delhi Daredevils won – 1.
IPL Trivia (MI vs DD)
1. Gautam Gambhir’s batting average of 22.60 against the Mumbai Indians is his lowest against any of the currently participating eight IPL teams.
2. The last time Trent Boult played a match at the Wankhede Stadium – an ODI on 22 October 2017 – he walked away with the wickets of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya.
3. The batting strike-rate of Munro, Pant and Maxwell in T20 cricket read 148.69, 161.22 and 157.63 respectively.
4. Bumrah has dismissed Maxwell thrice in 21 balls in IPL conceding just 25 runs. On the other hand, Pant has faced only eight balls for his three dismissals by Bumrah