Delhi face tough test against Mumbai

Delhi Capitals, looking king good to finish either no. 1 or 2 in the points table for the e better part of five weeks, have ve been tottering in the past fortnight. Three hree defeats on the trot, while it may not cost them a place in the playoffs, has made their prospects of finishing one or two wo vulnerable.

What’s gone suddenly wrong rong with Delhi Capitals? Fundamentally, ly, the top order’s flair, which had made them the most exciting team to watch, appears to have fizzled out. This despite e Shikhar Dhawan hitting two centuries ries and Shreyas Iyer looking in decent touch.

Prithvi Shaw hit a trough, lost his place, and his replacement as opener, Ajinkya Rahane, has struggled for or form. This has robbed the batting of solidity, and has put greater pressure on not just Iyer but also Marcus Stonis and Shimron himron Hetmyer. While the bowling’s been n more consistent, it can’t be overlooked that in the previous two matches, Kagiso Rabada has gone for plenty without picking king up wickets, and Anrich Nortje and Ravichandran Ashwin haven’t been able ble to curb the opponents from scoring freely. reely.

Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have absorbed two defeats and returned urned to their best form, in spite of not having aving the services of ace batsman and captain ptain Rohit Sharma.

Quinton de Kock, Ishan Kishan, Suryauryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Keiron iron Pollard have not let Rohit’s absence affect the team’s batting performance.

In the bowling, Jasprit Bumrah has reached red hot form which would the dread of any opposing side. Trent Boult, ult, Rahul Chahar and Pollard have been en splendid in support.

Delhi have to hit prime form to stop p the Mumbai juggernaut.