MI vs PBKS toss: Mumbai Indians decided to bowl after winning the toss in the death match
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Mumbai Indians wins toss and will bowl first against PBKS. Mumbai Indians have managed to get 8 points by playing 10 matches so far in the current IPL. The defending champions are placed seventh in the league table. Rohit Sharma must win this match to stay in the fight to reach the playoffs of the tournament
The world will be watching whether Rohit can turn around in today’s match. On the other hand, Punjab Kings, who have played equal number of matches and scored equal points, are ahead of Mumbai in net run rate. Their position is fifth in the league table. KL Rahul also needs to win today’s match to stay in the fight to reach the playoffs. The two teams have met 27 times in the IPL so far. Mumbai Indians won 14 times. 13 times won by Punjab Kings (once Kings XI Punjab).
Punjab dominated the first phase of the current IPL against Mumbai Indians. Batting earlier in the match, Mumbai Indians scored 131 runs losing 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma scored the highest 63 runs for the team. Mohammed Shami and Ravi Bishnoi took 2 wickets each for Punjab Kings. In reply, Preity Jinta’s team reached the target in 17.4 overs. Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul played an unbeaten innings of 60 runs off 52 balls. The starting XI of Punjab Kings is expected to remain virtually unchanged after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in today’s match.
Possible starting XI of Mumbai Indians : Rohit Sharma (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Sourav, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Colter de Neill, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Punjab Kings Probable First XI: KL Rahul (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Mandeep, Chris Gayle, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammad Shami, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis.
MI vs PBKS toss: Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl in the death toss match
