The Mumbai Indians are one win away from retaining their Indian Premier League title, but the team’s think tank will be concerned about Trent Boult’s injury ahead of the 2020 IPL final that will take place against Delhi Capitals on 10 November in Dubai at 7:30 pm IST.
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Boult suffered an injury in Qualifier 1 vs DC
Trent Boult gave MI a dream start to IPL 2020 Qualifier 1 by bagging two wickets in just his first over of innings. After teasing DC hitters extensively in his first two overs, the Kiwi pacemaker did not return to bowling after sustaining a groin injury, sending chills down the spine of the Mumbai fans.
In his first spell, Boult finished 2-1-9-2 and was expected to accompany Jasprit Bumrah with the ball in death overs as well, but had to leave the ground in 14th due to injury.
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While the absence didn’t hurt Mumbai, which won the match by 57 runs and booked a spot in the IPL final, it did make people wonder if the left gunsmith would be fit for the final.
Interestingly, the Bumrah-Boult duo is the deadliest at IPL 2020, together both players have accounted for 49 wickets, which is the highest by any pair in the tournament.
MI skipper Rohit Sharma awaits Trent Boult’s availability in the final
After the end of the game, Rohit Sharma gave an update on the pacemaker. While he could not confirm the extent of the injury, he said Boult is fine and the injury is not a problem. Rohit Sharma is hopeful that the pacemaker in his left arm will recover before the final.
“I have not seen it (Boult). But it seems fine. I don’t think it’s a big problem. Three days off and I should be back in the park, ”said Rohit Sharma.
However, it has been two days since Boult suffered an injury, but the extent of his injury has yet to be updated, which means that there is still a big question mark about the availability of the pacemaker for the summit crash.
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The Mumbai Indians will now face Delhi Capitals in the 2020 IPL final when the team led by Shreyas-Iyer defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs in Qualifier 2 on Sunday.
The Mumbai Indians have entered their sixth IPL final.
- Mumbai Indians have entered their sixth IPL final
- MI have won the IPL title 4 times and are defending champions
- MI won the IPL titles in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019
- The only time they failed to win the IPL title after entering the final was in 2010. MI lost to Chennai Super Kings in the 2010 IPL final.
