With two wins under their belt, both of the last year’s finalists Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will be battling it out in Chennai to get their third win of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL).
While talking about the match-up, MI bowling coach feels both sides are equally talented but the experience of playing on this Chennai wicket will come in handy.
“They are a team that is highly talented, last year they played outstanding cricket and have started the season well again, particularly with the bat. I think they all were particularly close games last year, we probably played some of our best cricket against Delhi,” he said.
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“They certainly deserved their place in the final and have started off the season strongly once again. We take a lot of confidence, we know we are a team that matches strongly against them. We know the wicket is tricky but we have got experience on it, hopefully that will hold us in good stead,” Bond added.
The 45-year-old praised MI bowling unit that has been at their best as they defended a couple of low totals in their last two matches.
“In the last couple of games, the teams have got good start against us, our spinners have done a brilliant job in the middle. Teams are scoring 20-25 runs of the last five overs which is a real credit to our bowlers. They are really clear about what they want to do,” former New Zealand pacer said.
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The two sides faced each other in IPL 2020 finale where Rohit Sharma and Co. came out on top, thus it will be interesting to see how the teams go about in the upcoming match at Chennai.
(With ANI inputs)
