Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in this 17th IPL have good lineup but good luck.
Punjab Kings is team full of strength but lacks luck. In the last match against Rajasthan Royals. the whole match was in favor of Punjab even after scoring low target they were able to defend it. But then Shimron Hetmyer came and flip the match in the last over, scoring a four in the last ball and give a surprise win to the team. IPL is really an “Interesting Premier League “as stated by Akash Chopra.
Mumbai Indians on the other lacks luck and strategy as well. In the last match, Hardik Pandya did not use his spinners as much in the first innings where they have chances of winning the game. This is why many cricket experts accused Pandya of not using a good strategy as the game proceeds.
Let’s look at the Playing 11 of Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians for today’s match:
| Playing 11 of Punjab Kings | Playing 11 of Mumbai Indians |
| Shikhar Dhawan (C) | Hardik Pandya (C) |
| Jonny Bairstow | Ishan Kishan (WK) |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Suryakumar Yadav |
| Jitesh Sharma (WK) | Akash Madhwal |
| Liam Livingstone | Tilak Varma |
| Sam Curran | Rohit Sharma |
| Arshdeep Singh | Tim David |
| Kagiso Rabada | Romario Shepherd |
| Rahul Chahar | Jasprit Bumrah |
| Harshal Patel | Gerald Coetzee |
| Shashank Singh | Shreyas Gopal |
Team Analysis of Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings is always a surprising team, having a group of international T20 players. The lineup consist of Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran, and Sikandar Raza. The players of Punjab are consistent from the first match like Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Shashank Singh but still they are not able to get the win consistently.
According to our cricket experts team, The main reason for inconsistency of Punjab lies in the lack of spinners in their bowling department. With only Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar as the primary options. This gap overshadow the batters’ efforts and increase pressure on the team overall. Punjab Kings need to work on their bowling department otherwise they have leave the IPL 2024 Title race very soon. With Bairstow comeback the team have a chance to elevate their top order. But, still the PBKS need to address their middle order to have less pressure in the five holer.
Punjab Kings Squad for IPL 2024
Batters
Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw, and Shashank Singh.
Bowlers
Prince Choudhary, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa, and Harshal Patel.
All-Rounders
Chris Woakes, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Tanay Thyagarajann, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, and Shivam Singh.
Team Analysis of Mumbai Indians
From the start, The Mumbai Indians were loosing consecutively. It took time for the MI to address the issue in their lineup. The Mumbai Indians top order fall very early in the overs which builds pressure in the middle order. The batting order consist of Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd.
The bowling lineup of Mumbai Indians in this IPL is not looking so strong. A good bowling lineup helps the team to reduce the pressure of target chase and especially in the maiden and death overs. In the last match against CSK, we have seen match getting flipped in the last 4 balls when Hardik completed his last over. MS Dhoni on the strike hit 20 runs in 4 balls and this 20 become the margin at the end of the game.
Mumbai Indians Squad for IPL 2024
Batters
Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, and Vishnu Vinod.
Bowlers
Kwena Maphaka, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Dilshan Madhushanka, Shreyas Gopal, and Nuwan Thushara.
All-Rounders
Hardik Pandya, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohamad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Gerald Coetzee, Anshul Kamboj, Naman Dhir, and Shivalik Sharma.
Head to Head Records
Both the teams have played 31 matches against each other and Punjab Kings have won 15 out of 31. With the current lineup and skill they have, there is a possibility that PBKS will win this match. If Mumbai Indians will do an exceptional bowling breaking top order before 100 runs.
Fantasy Picks
Cricoworld always took stats in the first place and give you best insights on the IPL. The players for today’s fantasy sports are Shikhar Dhawan, Shashank Singh, Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Gerald Coetzee, and Hardik Pandya.
Pitch Reports
The pitch at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium also known as PCA New Stadium, Mullanpur is more bowlers friendly. Both pacers and spinners have a big advantage over this pitch. The batting team have low scoring ability in this type of pitch.
The weather roams around 36 degree Celsius in the day to 22 degree Celsius in the night. There is a chance of have a little summer shower.
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Match Umpires
The on-field umpire of today’s IPL match are Nanda Kishore and Vineet Kulkarni. Third umpire for today’s match is Nitin Menon.
IPL Match Venue and Timings
The PBKS V/S RR match will begin at 7:30 P.M. and they will played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium.
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