Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians: The Rajasthan Royals are currently leading the 2024 Indian Premier League standings, but both the Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians are only four points behind the group of teams in second place going into this game.
Both teams haven’t had the best start to the competition this year, but the Mumbai Indians in particular have improved and appear to be poised for a successful season.
Mullanpur has delivered close matches thus far in the league, so this Thursday night’s match might provide another exciting forty overs of IPL cricket.
The 33rd T20 match between Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians will take place on April 18th, 2024, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh.
Match Details to Note:
Match: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 33rd T20 Match
Date: April 18th, 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 07:30 AM IST
Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh.
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Punjab Kings (Match Odds- 2.45)
Preview
Despite the fact that Punjab Kings were happy to have Liam Livingstone return to their starting lineup for their most recent match, captain Shikhar Dhawan’s shoulder injury prevented them from playing at full strength. Since he is likely to be sidelined for seven days, stand-in captain Sam Curran is anticipated to captain the team for this game.
Since Jonny Bairstow has been struggling, Dhawan’s runs will be missed at the top of the order. As a result, the middle-order all-rounders will be under more pressure to perform with the bat.
It will all depend on how Punjab Kings’ hitters perform on Thursday night since, fortunately, their bowling attack has been strong.
Full Squad:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.
Players to watch out for in:
Sam Curran
Stand-in captain Sam Curran is anticipated to captain the team for this game. He needs to step up in the game.
Kagiso Rabada
In this game, fans will be expecting Rabada to play well.
Possible Playing XI:
Atharva Taide, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Mumbai Indians (Match Odds- 1.55)
Preview
After hitting 105 not out from 63 balls in the previous game against CSK in Match 29, Rohit Sharma must have been wondering what more he needed to achieve. In this match, he will undoubtedly need more assistance, but with Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Tim David, and Romario Shepherd in the batting order, this should not be an issue.
Jasprit Bumrah has been quite effective with the ball in recent games, and he is rarely expensive in any format when he doesn’t get any wickets. Piyush Chawla will probably be left off the team once more because of Muhammad Nabi, who will be a great pace-off option. Gerald Coetzee and Hardik Pandya are also expected to be danger men when the ball is in their hands.
Full Squad:
Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Kwena Maphaka.
Players to watch out for in:
Rohit Sharma
After hitting 105 not out from 63 balls in the previous game against CSK in Match 29, Rohit Sharma will be in great confidence.
Gerald Coetzee
Gerald Coetzee is also expected to be danger men when the ball is in their hands.
Possible Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumarh, Gerald Coetzee
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Toss Prediction:
There have only been four IPL games played at Mullanpur, and in those games, two teams have won by fielding first and one team has won by batting first. Both teams in this encounter, in our opinion, will prefer to bowl first.
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Pitch Report:
Neutrals will be looking for more close games in this encounter, since Mullanpur has been good at them thus far in the IPL. While there have been a few spectacular, record-breaking scores during the competition, team totals at this location have typically ranged from 170 to 190.
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Match Report:
Before losing to CSK in their most recent game, the Mumbai Indians were on a winning streak; yet, we are picking them to reverse that trend in this encounter. Without Shikhar Dhawan, Punjab Kings are a poorer team, and we anticipate that his absence would be significant.
We predict Mumbai Indians to win the Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians match at the odds of 1.55
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Most Recommended Player for Bet:
After hitting 105 not out from 63 balls in the previous game against CSK in Match 29, Rohit Sharma will be in great confidence.
