Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond on Wednesday said no team wants to face them, knowing the extent of damage they can do with their explosive batting and lethal bowling attack.
Defending champions MI entered the play-offs with nine wins and 18 points.
“We have got as good batting line (up) as anyone in the tournament, our bowling line up is as good as anyone’s in the tournament.
“I think we are the team that nobody really wants to play, because they know if we play well, we can do some damage,” Bond said on the eve of the first qualifier.
“We have got a whole lot of players, who have experienced winning the tournament. They know how to win with one tight game, so we go in with that weight behind us and that makes a huge difference..,” the former Kiwi pacer added.
He said that the team has a set of players who knows how to play in key matches and that could be an advantage for the four-time champions against Delhi Capitals.
“You have got Pollards, the Rohits, Pandya brothers now, Suryakumar... Guys who know how to win, they know the intensity of the finals, pressures of the finals, they have played well and have had success in those finals.
“So if you take that into the final (play-offs) against the team which hadn’t had success and are nervous, then it goes in your advantage,” he said.
“We are a team that knows how to win, we have got some big players in our team, we still have to play bloody well, because we play whoever has earned their spots and are outstanding teams.
“There is confidence in this group that we know how to get the job done.”