Tendulkar opts to bat against Delhi

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and decided to bat against Delhi Daredevils at the Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday.

Mumbai have already qualified for the semi-finals after beating Rajasthan Royals in their last game, while Delhi, who were beaten by Kings XI Punjab at home, must win two out of their remaining three games to have a chance to qualify.

Mumbai made four changes to their line-up, bringing in Dilhara Fernando, Dwayne Bravo, Ali Murtaza and Chandan Madan in place of Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga, Dhawal Kulkarni and R Sathish. Delhi, on the other hand, replaced Daniel Vettori, Farveez Maharoof and Rajat Bhatia with AB de Villiers, Andrew McDonald and Sarabjeet Ladda.

Teams:

Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Ambati Rayudu, Saurabh Tiwary, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Chandan Madan, Zaheer Khan, Dilhara Fernando, Ali Murtaza.

Delhi Daredevils: Gautam Gambhir (capt), Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Paul Collingwood, AB de Villiers, Dinesh Karthik, Andrew McDonald, Mithun Manhas, Amit Mishra, Sarabjeet Ladda, Ashish Nehra.