IPL 2020: Qualifier 1: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals: All you need to know, squads, India timing, live telecast, live streaming

IPL 2020: Qualifier 1: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals: All you need to know, Probable XI, India timing, live streaming

Dubai, Nov 4: After grinding for 14 league games each, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals finally emerged as the top two-ranked teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 and the two teams will now head into a blockbuster first qualifier of the here on Thursday (November 5).

The team to beat in the league stage, four-time winners Mumbai lost a bit of their momentum after a 10-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday (November 3).

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The best thing about Qualifier 1 is that it provides one more opportunity to the losing side to make it to the finals. The losing team gets to play the Qualifier 2 against the winner of the Eliminator. But both the captains, Shreyas Iyer and Rohit Sharma, would be aiming for a win and become the first finalist.

Here MyKhel previews the much-anticipated match between the top-two ranked teams.

Team News: Mumbai Indians

The biggest positive for Mumbai has been the return of skipper Rohit Sharma, who had missed four games to recover from a hamstring injury.

The star opener, though, perished cheaply against SRH and needs to come good on the big day. The defending champions boast an explosive batting line-up coupled with an equally lethal bowling attack, but the batters had an off day against SRH.

Their bowlers too were taken to the task -- a wake-up call before the crucial game.

MI's key to success so far

Mumbai's top-order has been firing on all-cylinders and young Ishan Kishan (428 runs) has been a revelation. Quinton De Kock (443) would be keen to continue his sublime form while opening with Rohit. And so would Suryakumar Yadav (410), who has played some scintillating knocks.

Known for their six-hitting prowess, Hardik Pandya (241), Kieron Pollard (259) and Krunal Pandya (95) have pummelled bowling attacks to submission. Pollard's six-hitting ability was on display again when he plundered four maximums against SRH. The three could prove to be the difference.

Mumbai rested key bowlers -- Jasprit Bumrah (23 wickets) and Trent Boult (20 wickets) -- against SRH. Both have been lethal at the front and at the death.

Spinners Rahul Chahar (15 wickets) and Krunal (5 wickets) will need to forget the hammering they received from David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha before taking on DC.

Team News: Delhi Capitals

Chasing their maiden title, Delhi Capitals roared back to form by thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in their final league game to grab the second spot, after four successive losses.

Delhi's middle-order has been sluggish and heavily dependent on one or two batters. Ajinkya Rahane (111 runs) is back among runs after scoring a match-winning 60 against RCB.

A major cause of concern for Delhi is the form of opener Prithvi Shaw (228) and Rishabh Pant (282) as the duo haven't lived up to their true potential. So has been the case of their key overseas players -- West Indian Shimron Hetmyer (138 runs) and Marcus Stoinis (249 runs).

Despite that, coach Ricky Ponting won't be inclined to make too many changes to the side in the all-important Qualifier 1.

DC's key to success so far

Opener Shikhar Dhawan (525) has been in blazing form, with two hundreds and three fifties. The southpaw will need support from others in a big game.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer (421) will have to play the anchor's role and the Mumbaikar would be eager to lead his team from the front in an all-important Qualifier 1.

On the bowling front, the South African pace duo of Kagiso Rabada (25 wickets) and Anrich Nortje (19) have been exceptional. Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel have done well to suffocate the opposition teams.

Probable Playing XIs:

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, James Pattinson.

Delhi Capitals: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Daniel Sams.

Squads

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Chris Lynn, Dhawal Kulkarni, Digvijay Deshmukh, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, James Pattison, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mohsin Khan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Prince Balwant Rai, Quinton De Kock, Rahul Chahar, Saurabh Tiwary, Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult.

Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (c), Kagiso Rabada, Marcus Stoinis, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Alex Carey, Mohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Lalit Yadav, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Tushar Deshpande, Rishabh Pant, Harshal Patel, Keemo Paul, Amit Mishra, Anrich Nortje, Daniel Sams.