PBKS vs MI: Why is Jason Behrendorff Not Playing Today IPL Match? Check MI Playing XI

The big news development coming from the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp is that they are still not playing their premier left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff in their 9th game of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) season against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) taking place at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. The Mumbai Indians have witnessed quite mixed fortunes in this Indian Premier League 2023 where they have managed to win as many as 4 games and also suffered 4 poor losses so far. MI will be hoping to gain some sort of winning consistency in this tournament.

PBKS vs MI: Why is Jason Behrendorff Not Playing Today IPL Match?

During the toss, the Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma stated that Jason Behrendorff is once again not part of the MI playing XI for this PBKS vs MI match on Wednesday. Interestingly, he is not even included in the substitute members list out of which one can be used as an Impact Player at any moment in the game. Behrendorff has played a total of 6 games for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023 where he has taken as many as 8 wickets at an economy rate of close to 10. Thus, despite of Riley Meredith not available for selection, the Mumbai Indians are playing debutant pacer Akash Madhwal in the team for this match against Punjab Kings.

“I asked Shikhar Dhawan what to do. He said bowl first, so we will bowl first. It’s a good pitch, we have chased down targets pretty well, so will stick to our strength. You always want to have a score in front of you on such pitches. It’s important to keep the balance, we have played enough IPL games, things can change quickly. You can see how tight the table is. It’s important to focus on what we can do as a team. It’s all about coming fresh into the game and try to execute your plans. We have one change, Merdith is injured. Akash Madwal is in,” said Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma during the toss.

MI Playing 11

1. Ishan Kishan (wk)
2. Rohit Sharma (C)
3. Cameron Green
4. Nehal Wadhera
5. Tilak Varma
6. Tim David
7. Piyush Chawla
8. Arshad Khan
9. Kumar Kartikeya
10. Akash Madhwal
11. Jofra Archer

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Jason Behrendorff IPL 2023 Price

Ahead of the IPL 2023 auction, the Mumbai Indians acquired left-arm Australian pacer Jason Behrendorff from the Royal Challengers Bangalore through a trade at the cost of INR 75 Lakh. Behrendorff did not feature in any matches during the IPL 2022 season.

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