Who will win MI vs KXIP, IPL 2017 51st Match?
Kings XI Punjab will aim to keep their playoffs hopes alive when they go up against the Mumbai Indians in match no. 51 of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2017. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will be the setting for this upcoming fixture scheduled to be played on May 11. Live action is set to begin at 8 PM local time.
MI vs KXIP 51st Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
Toss will be key at the Wankhede. Since 8 of the last 10 IPL matches at this ground have been won by the chasing side, the team that wins the toss here is more likely to bowl first. Mumbai Indians have won four times out of five when chasing at the Wankhede this season and so the hosts make for an attractive bet if they bat second in this match.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and prediction for MI vs KXIP, IPL 2017 51st match....
MI Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Mumbai Indians are expected to make a couple of changes in the side after their defeat against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last game. While Krunal Pandya could be brought back in place of Karn Sharma, Lasith Malinga could be given a breather and replaced by Mitchell Johnson.
Key Players
Rohit Sharma and Nitish Rana have both hit three fifties this IPL and they will be the key batsmen for the Mumbai Indians at the top of the batting lineup. The skipper scored a 45-ball 67 in the last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad and the team will want him to continue his good form. MI's bowling will depend largely on their two frontline pacemen - Mitchell McClenaghan and Jasprit Bumrah. The two have so far taken 17 and 14 wickets respectively and are expected to bowl well against the KXIP.
Recent Form
Mumbai Indians, despite having lost their previous game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, are leading the Indian Premier League 2017 league table with 18 points. They have generally been good with the bat except the last match where their batsmen faltered to register only their third total below 150 this season.
MI Predicted Playing 11
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RG Sharma (c), LMP Simmons, PA Patel (wk), N Rana, HH Pandya, KA Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, MJ McClenaghan, JJ Bumrah, Mitchell Johnson
PBKS Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Kings XI Punjab will be happy with their performance in the previous game against the Kolkata Knight Riders and may go into this game with an unchanged lineup. None of their players were reported to be injured at the time of writing.
Key Players
Shaun Marsh will be the one top-order batsman to watch out for. He has two good scores in his previous four innings and KXIP will expect the in-form batsman to score big in this crucial match against the Mumbai Indians. His fellow Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell is another vital cog in KXIP's lineup. Not only is he a dangerous middle-order batsman but he has also done a decent job with the ball this season. Sandeep Sharma and Axar Patel will continue to be the team's go-to bowlers for taking wickets.
Recent Form
A 14-run victory in the last match against the Kolkata Knight Riders means that Kings XI Punjab are still in the race for the playoffs. They now have 6 wins and as many losses from the 12 league matches they have played so far and are currently fifth on the IPL 2017 leaderboard.
KXIP Predicted Playing 11
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GJ Maxwell (c), MJ Guptill, M Vohra, SE Marsh, WP Saha (wk), AR Patel, Swapnil Singh, R Tewatia, MJ Henry, MM Sharma, Sandeep Sharma
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
MI: L W W T L
KXIP: W L W W L
MI vs KXIP Head to Head
There is not much to distinguish between the two teams as far as head-to-head count is concerned. Out of the 19 matches, 10 have been won by the Mumbai Indians and 9 by the Kings XI Punjab. Also, both are tied at three wins each from the six matches they have played against each other at the Wankhede
MI vs KXIP Betting Odds
Mumbai Indians are favorites to win this match among the top bookmakers and their incredible home record is one of the main reasons behind it. In their last eight matches at the Wankhede, they have emerged winners on seven occasions and lost just once. While betfair is offering 1.76 on the hosts, bet365 have them even shorter at 1.72. Kings XI Punjab have faced defeats five times in their last seven matches they have played away from home this IPL. So the visitors find themselves outsiders and are as high as 2.28 with Betfair and 2.10 with Bet365.
MI vs KXIP Prediction
Mumbai Indians seemed a little complacent in their last outing against SRH and this is something which they will look to be careful about in front of a packed home crowd. They will be eyeing a top-two finish on the IPL league table and therefore may not experiment too much this time.
Kings XI Punjab will be re-energized after their morale boosting win over the second placed KKR. With three wins in their last four games, they will go into this game high on confidence. However, their away record this year has not been impressive and beating MI in their own fortress will be a daunting task for Maxwell's men. We thus predict Mumbai Indians to win this game and knock KXIP out of the tournament.
Final Verdict: Back Mumbai Indians to beat Kings XI Punjab in the 51st match of IPL 2017 at 1.76 with betfair and 1.72 with bet365.
May 11, 2017
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
Wankhede Stadium - Mumbai, India
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