Highlights, Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2020 Qualifier 1

Highlights, MI vs DC: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2020 Qualifier 1 Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals on indiatvnews.com. After an intense race for the playoff spot which stretched till the last day of the league phase, the IPL 2020 is reaching its climax and today, one of MI and DC will secure a direct path to the final of the tournament. MI find themselves in familiar position, as they had beaten Chennai Super Kings at the same stage last year to reach the final, and defeated the side again in the title clash. Delhi Capitals, however, will be eyeing a maiden appearance in the final of the Indian Premier League. They had reached the playoffs last year but were eliminated in qualifier 2 by Chennai Super Kings. Here, you can follow ball-by-ball details and live cricket score Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2020 Qualifier 1 updates on indiatvnews.com. LIVE STREAMING

Mumbai Indians (200/5) beat Delhi Capitals (143/8) by 57 runs in Dubai to enter sixth final.

23:06 IST: Pollard to Axar, OUT! Axar intends to clear the long-on boundary but Pollard keeps it slow and Axar fails to time it. Rahul Chahar fumbles it for five times before finally catching it safely.

23:05 IST: Pollard to Rabada, FOUR! Straight over the bowler's head this time.

23:04 IST: Pollard to Rabada, FOUR! Pulls it away towards midwicket.

22:59 IST: Coulter-Nile to Axar, SIX! This innings would give Axar Patel a world of confidence. Another great hit as Patel clears the midwicket fence.

22:53 IST: Jasprit Bumrah has finished with his best-ever T20 bowling figures. 4/14 in four overs.

22:46 IST: Bumrah to Sams, OUT! Fourth wicket for Bumrah! Bounces out Sams. Keeps the length on the body and forces Sams to play the pull shot. The batsman fails to adjust in time again, and gifts an easy catch to Quinton de Kock behind the wickets.

22:42 IST: Bumrah to Stoinis, OUT! BOWLED! This is what you expect from your lead pacer. Stoinis was positioned to face the yorker but Bumrah keeps the length up. The Aussie batsman couldn't adjust in time, as the ball hits the wickets. A courageous 65-run innings come to an end, and so do DC's hopes for a comeback.

22:39 IST: Pollard to Axar, SIX! Axar has smashed it straight over the bowler's head! This is brilliant batting from the all-rounder. Pollard goes fuller and Axar picks the length well.

22:37 IST: Pollard to Axar, SIX! Slower delivery from Pollard and Axar Patel has smashed it hard over the cow corner.

22:32 IST: Coulter-Nile to Axar, FOUR! What a drive! Coulter-Nile offers length and Axar Patel plays with a straight bat. Finds the gap between cover and extra cover.

22:30 IST: Chahar to Axar, FOUR! Flicks it towards deep square leg where Kieron Pollard should've ideally saved the boundary but the ball caresses past his hand.

22:28 IST: Chahar to Stoinis, FOUR! Cuts it square between cover and point.

22:25 IST: Krunal to Stoinis, 1 run, fifty for Stoinis! This has been a fine innings for Marcus Stoinis.

22:24 IST: Krunal to Stoinis, FOUR! Yorks it at 110 kph and Stoinis simply guides it behind towards the third man boundary.

22:15 IST: Chahar to Stoinis, SIX! A similar delivery and Stoinis goes a lot squarer this time. Smashes it over covers.

22:13 IST: Chahar to Stoinis, SIX! Smacked it away! Fuller from Chahar this time but he offers width. Stoinis clears long-off boundary with ease.

22:13 IST: Chahar to Stoinis, FOUR! Short-pitched and Stoinis gets enough time to pull it through midwicket.

22:08 IST: Krunal to Pant, OUT! Half the side back in pavilion! Krunal comes around the wicket for Pant and offers him width. The batsman was tempted to play the maximum over long-off but there was no timing in the shot. Caught at long on.

22:04 IST: Timeout! What a start for MI. For the third time this season, DC batsmen are left struggling against Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah, as the duo rip apart the top-order.

21:58 IST: Coulter-Nile to Stoinis, FOUR! Straight over bowler's head. Fuller on the off-side and Stoinis slams it over mid-off.

21:53 IST: Krunal to Stoinis, FOUR! Almost gets caught at mid-on! Stoinis lofts the ball with intention to clear Pandya at position and just manages to get the boundary there.

21:48 IST: Bumrah to Iyer, OUT! Iyer goes for a similar drive again but finds Rohit Sharma at cover this time. Iyer fails to keep it grounded and Rohit times his jump to perfection.

21:48 IST: Bumrah to Iyer, FOUR! Confident shot from Iyer. Gets into the position to play the drive and executes it to perfection.

21:42 IST: Boult to Iyer, FOUR! Iyer is leading the counter-attack here. Goes back of the crease to create space and cuts the short-pitched delivery square.

21:41 IST: Boult to Iyer, FOUR! Good shot, this from DC captain. A little full from Boult and Iyer has cleared the inner circle on the leg side, as the ball races towards cow corner.

21:41 IST: Ian Bishop has nothing but praise for Bumrah's delivery.

21:38 IST: Bumrah to Stoinis, FOUR! First runs with the bat coming on the 11th delivery of the innings. On to the pads and Stoinis flicks it away between deep square leg and long leg.

21:34 IST: Bumrah to Dhawan, OUT! YORKER! WHAT IS HAPPENING!?! This is one-up from Boult's delivery to dismiss Rahane. Absolutely pin-point yorker and Dhawan has no answer. Castled him completely.

21:30 IST: Boult to Rahane, OUT! My word, what a ball. Boult swings it in for Rahane who had already committed for a forward defensive stroke. Gets trapped in front of wicket.

21:28 IST: Boult to Shaw, OUT! Prithvi Shaw falls to Trent Boult for the third time this season! Disastrous start for DC. Boult goes for the hard length outside off and Shaw intends to go square without any feet movement. Nicks it for a simple catch for de Kock.

21:27 IST: Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan open for DC. Trent Boult bowls first over for MI.

21:15 IST: What an end to MI's innings! Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan added 65 runs in the final three overs. Pandya scored 37 off just 14 deliveries, while Kishan also brought a well-deserved half-century. A significant lot of yorkers gone wrong for DC which the bowlers would be rueing as they go back to the dugout.

21:12 IST: Nortje to Kishan, SIX! FIFTY FOR ISHAN KISHAN! Very wide outside off and Kishan stretches his arms and smacks the ball over the cow corner for a six. Also brings MI's 200!

21:08 IST: Nortje to Pandya, SIX! Pandya is ready for yorker and Nortje bowls a full toss. The batsman accepts the gift happily and sends the ball over long-off.

21:07 IST: Nortje to Pandya, SIX! In the slot and outside off and Pandya opens his arms, and smacks the ball over long-on.

21:05 IST: Rabada to Kishan, FOUR! Makes room for himself and drives the ball over covers. With both, cover and long off inside the circle, Kishan clears the fielders comfortably.

21:03 IST: Rabada to Pandya, SIX! TWO IN A ROW! Pandya goes deep midwicket this time! This one was slower and short pitched, and Pandya has pulled it away for a massive six.

21:02 IST: Rabada to Pandya, SIX! Into the slot and Pandya gets to the bottom of it and slams it over the long on boundary! What a start to the over.

21:01 IST: Sams to Kishan, SIX! Smashed away! Kishan gets this one into the slot and he has slammed it over long on boundary.

21:00 IST: Game-changing spell from Ashwin? Tendulkar sure believes it:

20:57 IST: Sams to Hardik, SIX! A gift for the junior Pandya. Sams comes around the wicket and intends for a yorker, but bowls a juicy full toss instead. Treats the delivery with a six over midwicket.

20:52 IST: Stoinis to Krunal, OUT! Excellent bowling from Stoinis. Keeps it full and on the yorker length and Krunal fails to get the timing right. Intended for a drive over covers but fails to clear the man at deep cover boundary.

20:50 IST: Nortje to Kishan, FOUR! Times it cheekily behind the wicketkeeper this time  Races towards the third man boundary.

20:48 IST: Nortje to Krunal, SIX! Pandya senior joins the action! Short from Nortje and Pandya has hooked it over deep fine leg.

20:45 IST: Nortje to Kishan, FOUR! Kishan is taking the onus upon himself now. Nortje attempted a yorker but fails to nail it to perfection, Kishan gets a low full toss and flicks it away to midwicket.

20:44 IST: Rabada to Kishan, SIX! This one is timed far better and the ball goes into the second tier. Places it over the midwicket boundary.

20:43 IST: Rabada to Kishan, FOUR! A pressure-releasing boundary from Kishan. A little short from Rabada and while the timing was not very good, the dew aids the ball to race to the boundary line.

20:38 IST: Timeout! Delhi were under pressure during the previous timeout, but what a comeback from the side. Ravichandran Ashwin has ruled the roost with three wickets -- including that of Pollard, while Nortje dismissed the dangerous Suryakumar Yadav. First innings poised for an exciting finish.

20:31 IST: Ashwin to Pollard, OUT! ASHWIN GETS HIS THIRD! Another big wicket. Pollard decided to take on Ashwin straight away but couldn't get the timing right as he intended to clear the long on boundary.

20:26 IST: Nortje to Yadav, OUT! NORTJE GETS THE BIG FISH! Nortje tempts Suryakumar with a short-pitched delivery and the batsman succumbs to the trap. He hooks it towards long leg boundary where Daniel Sams was ready for the catch.

20:25 IST: Nortje to Yadav, FOUR, FIFTY! Suryakumar Yadav reaches half-century in his 100th IPL match! And what a way to bring it. Nortje keeps it full and in the line of off-stump, and Yadav shows his power as he slams it towards midwicket.

20:24 IST: The 'Master' Sachin Tendulkar has something to say about Suryakumar Yadav..

20:22 IST: Another excellent over from Kagiso Rabada. Largely kept the length onto the body with a surprise short ball on the final delivery. Only 3 runs off it.

20:18 IST: Tidy over from Axar in the context of this innings. Only 7 runs off six deliveries.

20:12 IST: Sams to Yadav, FOUR! Slower delivery from Sams and Yadav seems to have mastered the waiting game. He has timed this shot to perfection over long leg boundary.

20:07 IST: Ashwin to De Kock, OUT! BIG WICKET! Slower delivery does the trick! De Kock had already committed to the shot but he would be looking back at his decision with regret. Easy catch for Dhawan.

20:06 IST: Ashwin to Yadav, SIX! Clears the midwicket boundary! Flighted delivery from Ashwin and he rolls over the bat.

20:04 IST: Axar to Yadav, FOUR! Guides it away to deep backward point. Too easy for Yadav as he waits and waits before he cuts it.

20:01 IST: Axar to de Kock, APPEAL FOR CAUGHT BEHIND! Umpire doesn't raise the finger and DRS taken from DC. Review wasted! There's a flat line as the ball passes the stump.

19:59 IST: Timeout! Capitals needed that timeout. They began brightly but De Kock and Suryakumar Yadav's counter-attack has put them on backfoot.

19:57 IST: Ashwin to Yadav, FOUR! Poor delivery yet again. Gives too much width and Yadav drives it square.

19:56 IST: Ashwin to Yadav, SIX! Ashwin pauses in his run-up but Yadav remains focused. He waits, and Ashwin overpitches it again. Gets the deserved treatment as Yadav clears the long off boundary.

19:52 IST: Nortje to Yadav, FOUR! ANOTHER ONE! This time, Yadav lofts the ball towards deep midwicket which remains empty.

19:51 IST: Nortje to Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav joins the action!

19:47 IST: Axar to de Kock, SIX! Quinton de Kock is continuing on where he left. A flighted delivery from Axar, a little too overpitched and Quinton waits before sending it over the long on boundary.

19:43 IST: Rabada to de Kock, FOUR! The South African wicketkeeper-batsman remains unfazed with Rohit's first ball duck. He gets this ball in the range and pulls it away towards third man boundary.

19:38 IST: Ashwin to de Kock, FOUR! Poor line from Ashwin. Keeps it full and wide, and de Kock gets to release his arms. A brilliant square drive from the South African.

19:36 IST: Ashwin to Rohit, OUT! Ashwin comes one over too late. Rohit has faced issues with spin early on in the innings and here, he finds the turn into Rohit and the MI captain is out plumb. Departs on the very first delivery!

19:33 IST: Sams to De Kock, FOUR! Best of the three shots so far. This one was a little similar to the first boundary but it was more on the inside. De Kock makes room and sends it down to long-on boundary.

19:32 IST: Sams to De Kock, FOUR! On to the body and slightly on the length and de Kock plays the flick shot. Easy pickings for the South African batsman so far.

19:30 IST: Sams to De Kock, FOUR! What a start! Juicy half-volley from Sams to begin the proceedings and de Kock says thank you very much. He simply guides the ball straight, and MI are off and rolling.

19:30 IST: Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock to open for MI. Daniel Sams to bowl the first over for DC.

19:28 IST: The players are out on the field. MI are eyeing a sixth final, while DC aim for a first appearance in the title clash. The losing team will NOT BE ELIMINATED. The final is all to play for!

19:23 IST: Milestone Alert! Suryakumar Yadav makes his 100th appearance in the IPL. 

19:18 IST: Delhi Capitals are going with the same team which played against Mumbai Indians -- which means no Shimron Hetmyer.

19:15 IST: Rohit Sharma: Looks like a good pitch, it could play a bit slow. We know we are going to bat first now, so just post a good total. We know we have a good bowling line-up to defend any total. Just got to start well and then take it from there. Three changes, Bumrah, Boult and Hardik are back for Pattinson, Dhawal and Tiwary. We are confident, but it's a fresh game and we got to focus on our strengths.

19:09 IST: PLAYING XIs

Mumbai Indians XI: R Sharma, Q de Kock, S Yadav, I Kishan, H Pandya, K Pollard, K Pandya, N Coulter-Nile, T Boult, R Chahar, J Bumrah 

Delhi Capitals XI: P Shaw, S Dhawan, A Rahane, S Iyer, R Pant, M Stoinis, A Patel, D Sams, R Ashwin, K Rabada, A Nortje

19:00 IST: Toss Update! Delhi Capitals win toss, opt to bowl against Mumbai Indians in Dubai

18:54 IST: Shikhar Dhawan has scored two centuries in this season and was key to DC's win in their match against RCB. Will the "Gabbar" shine tonight?

18:50 IST: Pitch Report: The pitch has got a little bit of grass on the surface which could offer pacers some help front on. However, like most matches in recent past, it will support batsmen more as the game proceeds. 20 of the 26 matches in Dubai have been won by the side batting second, and dew is likely to play a role here too. 

18:45 IST: DC will be expecting a repeat of their dominating performance against RCB, which eventually secured them a place in the Qualifier 1.

18:30 IST: The last time MI faced DC, Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah tormented the DC batting lineup, taking three wickets each to restrict them on 110/9. Will they shine again tonight?

18:00 IST: Mumbai Indians will be targeting a sixth IPL final, while Delhi Capitals will reach a maiden final in the tournament with a win.

17:45 IST: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2020 Qualifier 1 Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals! Both the sides are eyeing to secure a direct path to the final of the tournament.

Brief Preview: Eyeing to shrug off the memories of their embarrassing defeat, the MI side will aim to pave its way in the final of the tournament. After going with a tweaked playing XI against SRH -- without the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Hardik Pandya -- the Mumbai Paltan will come out all guns blazing against the Capitals on Thursday. Talking about the Capitals, the Delhi side registered a win when it mattered most. By handing RCB a six-wicket drubbing, DC finished second in the points table to keep hopes of their maiden IPL title alive. [FULL PREVIEW]