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Punjab Kings
Mumbai Indians
Punjab Kings will face off against Mumbai Indians at the Mullanpur Stadium in Match 33 of IPL 2024. Both teams are looking to improve their positions, as they have struggled so far in the season. Punjab have won just 1 of their last 5 matches, while Mumbai have fared slightly better with 2 wins out of the last 5. They are close in the points table, mainly separated by net run rate.
The head-to-head record between these two teams is almost even. Mumbai have won 16 matches, and Punjab have won 15. This makes the upcoming match crucial for both teams as they try to climb up the standings.
The results also show a pattern in how the teams perform depending on whether they bat first or chase. Punjab Kings have won 9 times when batting first (MI: 6), whereas Mumbai Indians have been more successful in chasing with 10 wins (PBKS: 6).
MI openers, Rohit and Ishan have scored 156 and 146 runs just in the powerplay overs of IPL 2024.
The betting tip is...
MI to score Over 52.5 Runs after 6 overs
76 %
24 %
Punjab KingsMumbai IndiansRecent Form: LLWLL
Captain Shikhar Dhawan missed the last match and is most likely to be out for the upcoming MI clash. Sam Curran is the stand-in captain and almost got the team through in the nail-biter against RR. With Dhawan out, Bairstow and Livingstone will need to score big in the batting order.
Shashank Singh is the second-highest run scorer for the team (after Dhawan) with 146 runs at a strike rate of 184.81 followed by Prabhsimran Singh with 119 at an SR of 140.00 in 6 matches.Β
Ashutosh Sharma has played in 3 matches and scored 95 runs at a strike rate of 197.71 showing great intent which is useful in both innings.
Rabada and Arshdeep are both in the leading wicket-takers list this season with 9 wickets apiece but the latter has been slightly expensive. Harpreet Brarβs low economy has kept Rahul Chahar out of the starting lineup.
Dhawan will miss the match due to injury.
Predicted Lineup: Atharva Taide, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran (c), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Recent Form: LLWWL
Rohit has overall scored 812 runs against Punjab in the IPL with his highest score being 79 not out. Kishan has scored 239 runs with his highest score of 75* from last season. Both the MI openers are the teamβs leading run scorers this season with Rohit coming into this fixture with a century against CSK in the last match.Β
Tilak Varma, Tim David and Hardik Pandyaβs striking ability can trouble PBKSβ weak bowling in the middle overs.Β Β
Bumhah has taken 20 wickets in 15 innings against the Punjab franchise and an economy of 6.34. He has taken 3-wicket hauls on 3 occasions and he has taken 10 wickets in 6 matches this season at an economy of 6.08.
Gerald Coetzee has supported Bumrah well with 9 wickets but at an economy above 10. Shreyas Gopal will play over Piyush Chawla as a specialist spinner after impressing in the last match.
Gopal is likely to continue over Chawla as a specialist spinner.
Predicted Lineup: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal, Gerald Coetzee
In the last 5 meetings between the two sides, PBKS have won thrice while MI have 2 wins.
Punjab have played 3 matches at this venue this season with just one win which came in their first match of this season. Theyβve lost against SRH and RR but both were extremely close encounters.Β
We predict a Mumbai win as their batters have done comparatively better than Punjab so far in the tournament.
