The 23rd match of IPL 2022 will be played between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings at MCA Stadium today. This is the first match of this IPL season between Mumbai and Punjab which will start at 7:30 PM IST.
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians have not even opened their account so far in this IPL season and after Chennai’s first win, it has slipped from 9th place to 10th position in the points table.
Mumbai has played four matches so far and lost all the matches. MI played their first match against Delhi Capitals on 27 March but lost by seven wickets. Apart from these, MI have lost badly to Rajasthan Royals by 23 runs, Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets, and RCB by seven wickets.
The match of MI vs PBKS is going to be very exciting and the chances of Mumbai winning are 52 percent. From captain Rohit Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav, Ramandeep Singh, Tim David, and Ishan Kishan, there are excellent batsmen in the team of Mumbai Indians. While fast bowlers like Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, and Kieron Pollard are also part of the team.
In the last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Suryakumar Yadav scored 68 runs in 37 balls while batting brilliantly. While Rohit Sharma scored 26 runs in 15 balls and Ishan Kishan scored 26 runs in 28 balls. With this, MI scored 151 runs at the loss of six wickets but was defeated by RCB.
Mumbai Indians Probable Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (capt), Ishan Kishan (wk), Deviled Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Basil Thampi, Kieron Pollard, Ramandeep Singh, M Ashwin, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings have played four matches so far and won two matches. With this, Punjab is at the seventh position in the points table.
Punjab Kings won their first match against Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets. Whereas in the second match, Kolkata Knight Riders lost by six wickets.
Apart from these, Punjab defeated Chennai Super Kings by 54 runs and then lost in a match to Gujarat Titans by six wickets.
In the team of Punjab, from captain Mayank Agarwal to Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, and Shahrukh Khan, there are excellent and good strike batsmen. While bowlers like Kagiso Rabada, and Arshdeep Singh are part of the team.
In the last match against Gujarat, Liam Livingstone had scored 64 runs in 27 balls while batting well. While Shikhar Dhawan scored 35 runs in 30 balls. On the other hand, captain Mayank Agarwal’s bat has been calm so far but today he can show his batting skills.
Punjab Kings Probable Playing 11
Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Odeon Smith, Shah Rukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora