Published on: Apr 23, 2021 4:30 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 23, 2021 2:37 pm IST
PBKS vs MI IPL 2021: The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been a sensational affair so far with some exciting battles between quality sides and now it is time another cracking contest wherein the Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be taking on the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 23. Punjab Kings have now lost three games in a row and the Mumbai Indians also lost their previous match against Delhi Capitals. In the 26 matches played between these two teams, Mumbai have won 14 games while Punjab have emerged victorious on 12 occasions. However, both Punjab and Mumbai will now be aiming to strike back to winning ways in this crucial phase of IPL 2021.
Fixture Name: VIVO IPL, Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Competition: VIVO IPL
Date: 23 April
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Team Form Guide: PBKS (recent last): L L L W L MI (recent last): L W W L W
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Sunrisers Hyderabad 121/1 beat Punjab Kings 120/10 by 9 wickets in the 14th match of IPL 2021.
Pitch Report: The Chepauk track will once again offer slow and dry conditions. The spinners from both the teams will get some great amount of assistance from the track. The par score will remain around 150-160 mark with the dew factor coming in the play during the second innings.
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PBKS vs MI Playing 11
PBKS Team News
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
PBKS Playing 11 (likely) KL Rahul Mayank Agarwal Chris Gayle Nicholas Pooran Deepak Hooda Shahrukh Khan Moises Henriques Fabian Allen Mohammed Shami Murugan Ashwin Arshdeep Singh
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MI Team News
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MI Playing (likely) Rohit Sharma Quinton de Kock Suryakumar Yadav Ishan Kishan Kieron Pollard Hardik Pandya Krunal Pandya Jayant Yadav Rahul Chahar Trent Boult Jasprit Bumrah
Who will win today match
The Punjab Kings will be desperately hoping for an improved performance from their experienced batters like KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran. Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Fabian Allen will be their main bowlers. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians will want that their middle-order players, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard support the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma in the batting department while Chahar, Bumrah, Boult and Jayant will be their key bowlers for this game. Mumbai Indians will definitely start as favourites as they have the experience of playing on this tricky Chennai wicket. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back Mumbai Indians to win this match.
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Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick
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Best Picks:
Grand League Team 1
We are picking KL Rahul as the Captain of this team due to his fabulous performance against MI in the last five games having smashed 3 fifties and 1 hundred.
WICKET-KEEPERS: KL Rahul (C), Quinton de Kock (VC) BATSMEN: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Agarwal ALL-ROUNDERS: Deepak Hooda, Kieron Pollard BOWLERS: Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Murugan Ashwin, Jayant Yadav
Grand League Team 2
We are making Rohit Sharma as the Captain in this team because of his amazing record against Punjab Kings having scored 669 runs in 24 matches at a strike-rate off 142.3.
WICKET-KEEPERS: KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan BATSMEN: Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Gayle (VC), Mayank Agarwal ALL-ROUNDERS: Krunal Pandya, Fabian Allen BOWLERS: Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Grand League Team 3
We are picking Suryakumar Yadav as the Captain of this team as he has been consistently getting good starts this season and even notched up a wonderful fifty against KKR on the same venue.
WICKET-KEEPERS: KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan BATSMEN: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Hardik Pandya ALL-ROUNDERS: Deepak Hooda (VC) BOWLERS: Trent Boult, Murugan Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Arshdeep Singh
Grand League Team 4
We are choosing Mayank Agarwal as the Captain of this team due to his brilliant knock of 69 runs off just 36 balls against DC.
WICKET-KEEPERS: KL Rahul BATSMEN: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal (C) ALL-ROUNDERS: Kieron Pollard (VC), Fabian Allen BOWLERS: Trent Boult, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav