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2.88Match 23 of the 2022 Indian Premier League sees five times champions Mumbai Indians take on Punjab Kings on Wednesday evening in Pune. Mumbai Indians have played four and lost four so far in this campaign. Punjab Kings have won two and lost two. Read on as we preview this match. The game begins at the MCA International Stadium at 19:30 local time.
Whenever you look at the XI selected by Mumbai Indians you think they will be competitive at the very least. So far in the tournament we have not seen this happen but this could well be the game where they realise their potential.
Punjab Kings have assembled an excellent squad of players and their tribulations of previous seasons seem like a distant memory now. However, they need to bounce back immediately from Friday’s defeat to Gujarat Titans.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Star Sports in India, Sky Cricket in the UK and Fox Sport in Australia. Flow Sports will broadcast in the Caribbean with SuperSport possessing the rights in South Africa
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and SkyGo.
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss, chose to field and beat Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in the last fixture at this ground. With dew on the ground in the second half of the game, chasing is always easier. We predict that both captains will choose to field first.
This is not the easiest of batting wickets in this year’s tournament and any score of 170+ should be defendable. This season, pace bowlers have generally had the most success on this pitch.
Although it will be partly cloudy throughout, the temperature will be above 30 degrees from start to finish.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2022.
Rohit Sharma’s side selected only two overseas players ahead of their defeat to RCB on Saturday. Out went England’s Tymal Mills and Australia’s Daniel Sams with Jaydev Unadkat and Ramandeep Singh coming in. It would be a big surprise if Mills, Mumbai’s leading wicket taker, does not return for this game.
Mumbai Indians ended last season with successive victories but they have been nowhere near the same level in the 2022 IPL. They need to scrap together to get a win to get their campaign underway.
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Dewald Brevis, Kieron Pollard, Ramandeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Basil Thampi, Tymal Mills
Mayank Agarwal announced one change ahead of their defeat to Gujarat Titans with English keeper-batter Jonny Bairstow making his Kings debut at the expense of Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa. We expect to see the Sri Lankan back into the side for this game at the expense of Odean Smith who conceded 35 runs from 3 overs.
Punjab Kings have been inconsistent this season with each win followed immediately by a draw. With Liam Livingstone in excellent form, they should be able to string together a run of wins soon.
Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa Jitesh Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada
The two franchises have been very well matched over the seasons and no team has won three games in a row since Punjab Kings achieved the feat in the first three meetings.
Matches Played | MI Won | PBKS Won | Tie | NR | |
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Overall | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Punjab Kings are the narrow favourites for this game with the bookies. However, both teams have their failings and we are backing Mumbai Indians to get their first win of the campaign.
There is certainly the ability and talent in the Punjab Kings team to send Mumbai Indians to their fifth successive defeat of the season. However, we think that Mumbai Indians should get over the line with their personnel.
Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav are both in excellent form for Mumbai Indians with Liam Livingstone setting the pace for Punjab Kings in recent games.
Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav are our batting tips for Mumbai Indians. Sharma is one four away from bringing up his 500th of his IPL career. Yadav has scored 120 runs from 73 balls and has the highest average of all the batters in the tournament.
Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow are our batting recommendations for Punjab Kings. Bairstow made only 8 runs on his Kings debut but he averages 40.23 from 29 IPL matches. Dhawan has scored 114 more fours than any player in IPL history.
For Mumbai Indians, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills and Basil Thampi are our bowling tips. Bumrah has gone wicketless in his last two games and Punjab Kings could well be on the receiving end in this game. Mills has figures of 6-99 from his three appearances so far in the tournament.
For Punjab Kings, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh are our bowling tips. Rabada took 2-35 against Gujarat Titans, dismissing openers Matthew Wade and Shubman Gill. Chahar picked up his 50th IPL wicket in his 46th appearance last time out.
There has not been much to separate these two teams over the years and we expect this clash to be very close. The breathtaking batting form of Liam Livingstone could well be key and if Mumbai Indians can get him early then they will have an excellent chance of victory. Overall, we are backing Mumbai to get their first win of the season.
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PBKS should win the match. MI is not as strong as Punjab Kings
Mumbai Indians will Surely win!!!
Ishan Kishan Will lead Mumbai indians to victory!!
MI still struggling to find their first win of the season. Rohit's form is crucial for the next MI matches. Mi vs pbks is one of the best rivalries in IPL. Supporting PBKS to win this one.
Its a must win situation for MI. Ishan Kishan will be the key for Mumbai batting and if Rohit sharma too bats well then Mumbai will win
PBKS looks stronger than MI. MI bowling attack is weak expect Bumrah. Take out Bumrah Overs and PBKS can make a big total around others and win the match