With Rohit Sharma's participation in the Test series looking uncertain, reports have emerged that Shreyas Iyer could be added as a reserve batsman for the Test series against Australia.
After losing the first Qualifier, Capitals had made a strong return by defeating SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the second one.
DC fans will have to wait for a while to see their team lifting maiden silverware.
DC captain Shreyas Iyer assessed the side's performance in the final during the post-match press conference.
Delhi remained unchanged while Mumbai Indians made a tactical move replacing Rahul Chahar with Jayant Yadav.
Despite being the underdogs, Capitals will be eyeing maiden silverware to etch their name on the coveted IPL trophy.
Before the season, DC traded New Zealand pacer Trent Boult to MI and brought in experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
While the Mumbai franchise managed to establish their supremacy in the league stage, DC had to gallop through a few hurdles to book a place in their first-ever IPL final.
This will also be Rohit Sharma's 200th IPL game and he also needs just 8 runs to complete 4000 runs for MI.
The Australian scored 38 runs and also plucked three wickets as Delhi Capitals (DC) cruised to their maiden IPL final by handing SRH a 17-run defeat.
IPL 2020 Qualifier 2: Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer says they came in with an elaborate plan to negate the threat of Rashid Khan in the middle overs as DC beat SRH by 10 runs in Qualifier 2.
Delhi Capitals have brought back Shimron Hetmyer and included leg-spinner, Pravin Dubey, while not revealing their strategy for the opener's slot.
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer has opted to bowl first after winning the toss against Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1; Rohit brings back his best XI for the match.
With MI emerging victorious in their last two games against DC, they have a 14-12 lead in the head-to-head contest.
Having qualified for the playoffs for the second season running, Delhi Capitals' captain Shreyas Iyer was elated with his team's performance.
With their comprehensive victory against RCB, the Delhi side will now get two chances to book their place in the final of the tournament.
Delhi Capitals finished second in the IPL 2020 table and will take on Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 1 on November 5.
The DC top-order, which boasts name like Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, crumbled once again under the heavy pressure piled on them by Mumbai Indians pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.
Delhi Capitals have now endured three consecutive losses after Sunrisers Hyderabad dealt them an 88-run mauling in Dubai.
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer feels the pitch looks dry and dew will play an important role in the second innings and makes no changes to the line-up from last loss.
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