New Delhi: The first doubleheader of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will be played today (March 27). The first match will be played between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) from 3.30 pm. In this match, Delhi captain Rishabh Pant and MI captain Rohit Sharma will face each other. Rishabh Pant is going to have the most problems in choosing the playing-11 for the match.
In fact, the 5-star foreign players from Delhi will not be able to play the first match. These players include David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman and Anrich Nortje. While only Suryakumar Yadav will be missing from Rohit's team. Suryakumar is injured and is at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. In this match, Ishan Kishan, who has been the most expensive player of the season in the auction with Rohit Sharma, can be seen opening.
Ishan was included in their team by Mumbai with a bid of Rs 15.25 crore. Tilak Verma, Amanmolpreet Singh/Dewold Bravis, Kieron Pollard, Tim David and Sanjay Yadav will lead the Mumbai middle order. In bowling, spin all-rounder Sanjay Yadav, including Tymal Mills, Jaydev Unadkat, Murugan Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah will be the ones to blame.
This could be the playing 11 of both teams.
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma (captain), Tilak Verma, Amanmolpreet Singh/Devold Bravis, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Sanjay Yadav, Tymal Mills, Jaydev Unadkat, Murugan Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah.
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Tim Schiffert, KS Bharat/Mandeep Singh, Rishabh Pant (captain, wicketkeeper), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed and Kamlesh Nagarkoti/Chetan Sakariya.
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