IPL 2019: 3 Team battles to watch out for
The upcoming season of the world's biggest T20 festival is set to get underway on March 23 and the schedule for the first two weeks has been announced. The defending champions Chennai Super Kings are set to lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match of IPL 2019.
Over the years, the cash-rich league has produced many intense rivalries which has kept the fans hooked. Here, we take a look at three team battles to watch out for in the forthcoming edition of Indian Premier League.
#3 Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals
One of the most anticipated rivalries, the Mumbai-Delhi tussle has been in existence for a long time not only in sports but in all the fields.
In IPL, the battle between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) has always been a treat to watch for cricket fans. The Delhi franchise is one of the few teams who has given tough competition to Mumbai Indians in IPL history.
MI has a better head to head record against every team except Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad as the number of matches won by MI against these two teams is equal to the number of matches lost.
Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals have faced each other 22 times in IPL till date and both the teams have won 11 matches each.
Last season, fans witnessed two last over thrillers between the two teams and eventually, both the matches were won by Delhi. So Mumbai Indians will be very desperate to take revenge from Delhi Capitals in IPL 2019.
In IPL 2019, one of the two matches between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals will be played on March 24 at Wankhede Stadium and it will also be the first match of the season for both teams. It will be fascinating to watch who will start the season with a win. Fans would be eagerly waiting for the mouth-watering contest.