IPL 2017: Match 45:DD vs MI : Delhi win the toss and elect to field first

New Delhi, May 6: Delhi Daredevils (DD) captain Zaheer Khan won the toss and elected to first against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the match 45 of IPL 2017.

Delhi will be high on confidence after their enthralling win over Gujarat Lions last thursday (May 4). They chased down a total of 208 runs in just 17.3 overs thanks to brilliant innings from Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson.

They will look forward continuing with their good form and beat table toppers Mumbai Indians. It is a must win game for them.

Mumbai, on the other hand, are in a comfortable position and are on course to qualify for the playoff. They will eye a win and officially confirm their berth in the last



four.

Mumbai Indians made two changes in their playing XI. Lendl Simmons makes his debut in IPL 2017 replacing Jos Buttler and Harbhajan Singh returns in place of Krunal Pandya.

For Delhi, captain Zaheer Khan comes back replacing Shahbaz Nadeem.

Playing XIs

Delhi Daredevils: Zaheer Khan (captain), Corey Anderson, Kagiso Rabada, Pat Cummins, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Marlon Samuels.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (captain), Lendl Simmons, Mitchell McClenghan, Nitish Rana, Parthiv Patel (wicketkeeper), Lasith Malinga, Keiron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Hardik Pandya, Karn Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah.