Mumbai will try to show their presence on the points table with a win

IPL2022: Mumbai will go against Punjab on Wednesday at MCA Stadium, Pune

The Bowling unit is a common problem on both sides as they have given too many runs. Mumbai is unable to register a win in IPL2022. Although they are familiar with these kinds of situations, this time two new teams are there and playing brilliantly so it is going to be hard for them to turn the table.

PBKS will expect from there bowlers to show their skills against well experienced Mumbai Indians 

 PITCH REPORT:

Winning the toss on this surface will not be a deciding factor because the weather is expected to be slightly hot in the evening with low humidity.  

TACTICS:

MI- They will look to bring Fabian Allen and Murugan Ashwin as there are many Right-handed batters in PBKS.

PBKS- We can get to see leg-spin dominance in the middle overs as four right-handers are there in the top six.

HEAD TO HEAD :

Matches Played-28

MI won-15

PBKS won-13

STATS:

1)Mumbai and Punjab are giving away too many runs as their economy rates are 9.14 and 9.13 respectively.

2)Kings have been brilliant in the powerplay as their run rate (10) in this season is the highest. 

POSSIBLE PLAYING XI:

MI: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat/Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi

PBKS: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow/Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Odeon Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora

“It’s a transition phase that every cricketer understands, and every team goes through that. We are in that phase; we’ve got a new group. We’ve got some of the old core group as well, but a lot of new guys who are understanding the team, understanding the franchise, understanding how the scenarios works. Lot of new young players, upcoming talent, in our team as well. So understanding the format of the IPL, how you have to handle pressure and achieve success in this league. We are going through that.” – Jasprit Bumrah, Mumbai Indians pacer

“We totally back Odean, it’s fine, he probably had a hard game but that’s fine. We back him a 100%. It’s just a game of cricket, it could be a bitter one to swallow but it’s fine. The talk in the group is we always back the guys. If he has a bad day, he has bad day, no worries, we back him 100%.” – Mayank Agarwal, PBKS captain, after his team’s loss against Gujarat Titans.