Mumbai Indians' Trent Boult was named the man of the match in the final against Delhi Capitals for his three wickets.
Boult ended powerplay with 16 wickets this season - at an economy rate of 6.7and a 13.5 strike rate
Boult had an injury concern during Qualifier 1 as he did not complete his full quota after picking two wickets in the two overs he had bowled early.
Boult has been in great form this season and alongside Jasprit Bumrah, he has been one of the key reasons why Mumbai Indians are on the cusp of winning their fifth IPL title.
Trent Boult was off the field due to a groin injury but the Mumbai skipper asserted that he is looking good and would play the final on the November 10.
Mumbai's Cruciatus Curse - Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya's onslaught, coupled with Boult-Bumrah magic - left Delhi crippled and writhing in pain and eventually succumbing to a 57-run defeat.
The Rohit-Sharma-led side showed the gulf in class as MI pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult restricted Delhi Capitals to 143/8 after Ishan Kishan and Hardik powered the side to 200/5 in a one-sided affair.
Ahead of the MI’s Qualifier 1 game against Delhi Capitals in Dubai, Aussie pacer James Pattinson acknowledged how crucial the duo has been to their fifth IPL title ambitions.
Mumbai Indians fast pace bowler Trent Boult removed both Delhi Capitals openers Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw within the first three overs to take his wickets tally in the powerplay phase to 12.
Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult hunt down DC batsmen in pair to restrict them at 110 before Ishan Kishan finishes off the job with another half-century.
KXIP skipper KL Rahul keeps orange cap with a good margin ahead of the clash against SRH.
MI's move to acquire Boult has been a fruitful one as he has so far plucked 16 wickets from 10 games.
Delivering a match-defining spell, Boult took four wickets in his four overs, including a maiden.
Jasprit Bumrah picks four wickets to run through RR batting order in 57-run win after Suryakumar Yadav's 79 wreaks havoc in the first innings for Mumbai Indians
Bumrah, regarded as India's best death bowler, leaked 43 runs against Chennai Super Kings in a losing cause in the IPL 2020 opener.
Malinga opted out of IPL 2020 owing to "personal reasons" and Pattinson, who earlier played for Kolkata Knight Riders, has been called upon as his replacement.
Gambhir feels that the combination of the New Zealand left-arm pace alongside Jasprit Bumrah will pose a huge challenge for CSK who will be without Suresh Raina this season.
Boult was roped into the Mumbai Indians squad in the IPL trade window from the Delhi Capitals in the auctions held last year.
The left-arm pacer is among eight players who are attending the first half of the camp that started on Sunday.
Boult made his Test debut at Hobart against the Aussies and New Zealand won the Test by seven runs in a pulsating encounter.
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