Mumbai in search of ideal batting formula
Preview of the match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians in Delhi
Match facts
April 21, 2013Start time 1600 (1030 GMT)
Big Picture
Delhi Daredevils are still without a win in IPL 2013. They've played six games, managed to tie one, but have zero points. Their confidence would have taken a particularly brutal beating in their previous game, against Chennai Super Kings, when they were shot out for 83 - the lowest total so far this IPL - while chasing 170. They have ten games to go in the group stages; they are not yet ruled out of the playoffs, but to progress they'll have to win as much as possible and then hope other results go in their favour.Form guide
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Players to watch
David Warner has had a tough time of late. As he tweeted on Thursday, he has "not had much luck in India" - after losing the India-Australia Tests 0-4, he is now 0-6 down with Delhi Daredevils. And the frustration seems to be showing. After Sunrisers' Cameron White had edged the ball into his grille and Warner had extracted it last week, Warner appealed - albeit in jest - for a catch. In Daredevils' previous game, Warner had appealed - this time in all seriousness - for an obstructing the field decision against MS Dhoni. His batting has fallen away too, with scores of 1, 15 and 0 following two half-centuries in Daredevils' first three games. If he is able to channel his frustration into aggression with the bat on Sunday, it could spell trouble for Mumbai.Stats and Trivia
- Delhi Daredevils have lost eight IPL games in a row. If they lose to Mumbai Indians, they will move to joint-second (with Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab) on the list of longest losing streaks in the IPL. Pune Warriors top the list with 11
- Kieron Pollard is four catches short of 100 T20 catches. When he gets there, he'll be only the second player to do so behind David Hussey
Quotes
Dinesh Karthik on Mumbai Indians' openers
Viv Richards, who has taken an advisory role with Delhi Daredevils
Nikita Bastian is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo