IPL 2018: Match 9, Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils – Statistical Preview

Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils made similar starts to the IPL 2018 campaigns by losing both the games they played so far. Mumbai lost both their games that went down to the final over by a narrow 1-wicket win. Daredevils, on the other hand, were outplayed by KXIP in the first game and by the rain in the 2nd game. Mumbai Indians will be hoping for a better performance from their batsmen that will help them to open their winning account in their home game.

Key stats and numbers to be looked out ahead of the crucial game between MI and DD:

4 – Mumbai Indians lost four of their last five IPL matches at their home venue Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai lost twice while chasing against Rising Supergiant and also while chasing against KXIP in the 2017 season. CSK defeated MI in the opening game of the season by 1-wicket.

6-1 – Mumbai Indians have a win-loss record of 6-1 against Delhi Daredevils at the Wankhede Stadium. DD lost each of the four IPL games they played in Mumbai against the home side since 2013.

49 – Number of wickets Jasprit Bumrah bagged in his IPL career so far. He needs one more wicket to complete 50 IPL wickets. The game against DD will be the 50th game of Bumrah’s IPL career.

22.6 – Gautam Gambhir’s batting average of 22.6 against Mumbai Indians is his lowest against any team in the IPL. (Min: 5 innings) Gambhir scored 452 runs in 21 matches in the IPL against MI with two fifties and two ducks.

149 – Kieron Pollard hit 149 sixes in the IPL so far. He needs one more six to complete 150 sixes in the league.

178.66 – Glenn Maxwell batting strike-rate in the Twenty20 games in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. He scored 134 runs in five innings at the venue with nine fours and 11 sixes. Only AB de Villiers (187.19) has a better S/R than Maxwell in the T20 games at the Wankhede. (Min: 5 innings)

670 – Runs Rohit Sharma scored against Delhi Daredevils in the IPL. These are the 2nd most IPL runs for any player against DD. He scored those runs in 21 innings at an average of 37.22 with four fifties. Rohit scored 233 runs against DD in the IPL games at the Wankhede at an average of 46.60.

968 – Runs Ishan Kishan scored in his Twenty20 career so far. He needs 32 more runs to complete 1000 T20 runs.