Mumbai Indians would look to continue their winning momentum as they will face Punjab Kings at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the second doubleheader on 22 April 2023 in the IPL 2023.
MI has won 3 successive matches so far and created enough impact with impressive bowling. On other hand, Punjab Kings lost their previous match against RCB. PBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan will not feature against Mumbai Indians due to an injury.
Mumbai Indians is currently at number 6th spot while Punjab Kings slipped down to number 7. Sam Curran will be the captain of PBKS in tomorrow’s match.
Match Details
Details– IPL Match 31, Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings
Venue– Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date and Time– 22 April, 7.30 PM
Head-to-Head Record
Mumbai Indians played each other 29 times in IPL history since its inception in 2008. MI has a narrow advantage as MI won 15 times while Punjab Kings won 14 occasions.
Top Run Scorer
The current coach of Mumbai Indians, Kieron Pollard has the most runs between MI and PBKS. He made 539 runs and provided some entertainment to the crowd.
Top Wicket Taker
The current bowling coach of Rajasthan Royals, Lasith Malinga occupies the top spot with 22 wickets against Punjab Kings.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is a brilliant one to bat on. It helps the pace bowlers and because of the dew, it helps the batters a lot.
The captain that wins the toss would likely bowl first before restricting the opponent and then chasing down the target. Despite Venetaksh Iyer’s century, KKR posted 185 while MI chase down the target easily.
Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS)- Predicted XI
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Surykumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Arjun Tendulkar, Riley Meredith.
Punjab Kings
Prabhsimran Singh, Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh.
Fantasy Team Selection- MI vs PBKS
Team 1– Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Cameron Green (VC), Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Piyush Chawla, Riley Meredith.
Team 2– Ishan Kishan, Matthew Short, Surykumar Yadav, (C), Tilak Verma (VC), Nehal Wadhera, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Arjun Tendulkar, Harpreet Brar
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