Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has warned Mumbai Indians not to take his side lightly in Tuesday’s final, saying its best is still to come.
Going into the summit clash, four-time champions MI have the psychological advantage over DC, who will appear in their maiden final.
Besides, MI steamrolled DC in their previous three meetings during the season.
“Looking back now we are happy, it’s been a good season but we are here to win the IPL and we will give it our best shot,” Ponting said on Monday.
“We got off to a good start but were a bit shaky towards the end but the boys have managed to really play two very good games out of three, and hopefully, we can play our best game in the final.
“Didn’t matter that we lost games. Each team won a couple, lost a couple but all of our losses came in a group and it was hard to change the momentum, but the boys did it and we find ourselves in the final and I think our best cricket is yet to come.”
Ponting said DC have the firepower to dash MI’s hopes of a fifth IPL title.
“Things will be pretty much the same. We have got enough firepower. If Mumbai would be sitting back and thinking if there is a team they wouldn’t like to play, it is us. It’s about us, how we turn up and play,” he said.
“We have been long away from the best we have played against Mumbai so far. We will try and address some of the areas that we haven’t played against Mumbai in the past — power play batting, death bowling are some.
“So if we rectify those things and play somewhere near our best, then we can...”