By Admin 
Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will face each other today in the Indian Premier League. This match will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala from 7:30 pm. PBKS team is in trouble after losing 4 consecutive matches, whereas Mumbai has nothing left to lose but by winning today, it can spoil the work of Punjab.
Punjab Kings have won 6 out of 11 matches, one of their matches was canceled due to rain. PBKS’s net run rate with 13 runs is +0.428. If Mumbai Indians wins today, then Punjab will be able to reach 17 points by winning both the remaining matches. While there are 5 teams that can still reach 18 or more points. Know what is going to be special in today’s match.
Will keep an eye on MI’s legendary players
Mumbai Indians, adorned with star players, are out of the race for the playoffs, one of the main reasons for this is that their big players are not playing. Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah have looked lackluster this season. Surya’s average is only 17.7, he has scored a total of 195 runs. Apart from scoring a century against Gujarat, Tilak Verma was also seen craving runs.
Jasprit Bumrah has also been able to take only 3 wickets in 11 innings, which is enough to show his poor form. There is doubt over Hardik Pandya’s play also. But now there is no pressure on Mumbai, in such a situation these big players can prove to be dangerous and can create problems for Punjab.
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Rohit Sharma remained out of many matches this season due to injury, but he looked good in most of the matches he played. Rohit has scored 243 runs in 6 innings at a strike rate of 177, which includes 2 half-centuries. The responsibility will be on Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen to not allow Rohit to survive because if his bat moves then there will be a lot of runs.
Punjab Kings bowling will have to show amazing
PBKS has lost the last several matches due to its poor bowling and fielding, which captain Shreyas Iyer has also said. Arshdeep Singh will have to do wonders in the powerplay, for whom this season has been full of ups and downs. He has taken 13 wickets in 11 innings this season. The last time the two clashed this season, Arshdeep had taken 3 wickets.
Yuzvendra Chahal will have to shoulder the responsibility in the middle overs. Suryakumar Yadav has scored half-centuries in 4 out of 7 innings against Punjab. Chahal has dismissed Surya 4 times in 13 innings of IPL.
Last time when both the teams faced each other, Prabhasimran Singh had scored unbeaten 80 runs, Shreyas Iyer also played a stormy inning of 66 runs and Punjab won the match by 7 wickets. Mumbai will also come out with the intention of avenging that defeat.
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When and where to watch live matches
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians match will be played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala from 7:30 pm, toss will take place at 7 pm. The match will be broadcast live on the channels of Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.