Today in IPL 2026, the match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will be played in Dharamshala. Punjab has lost 4 consecutive matches and this match is very important for them from the playoff point of view. On the other hand, Mumbai will enter the field to save its reputation.

Punjab Kings are currently at fourth position in the points table, with 13 points. Whereas Mumbai Indians is at ninth position in the table with 6 points. MI team is out of the playoffs. Based on the pitch condition and statistics, know who has more chances of winning today’s match?

Who is ahead in head to head?

Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians have clashed 35 times in IPL. Of these, Punjab team has won 18 times, while MI team has won 17 matches. Punjab team has won in the last three meetings between these two.

pitch report

The pitch of HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala is considered a heaven for batting. It is easy to bat, so high-scoring matches are often likely to be seen here. Here the average score of the team batting first is 189 runs. Due to good bounce and pace, the ball hits the bat well. Here the winning percentage of the team batting first is 60.

match prediction

If we look at the recent form, Punjab Kings have lost 4 consecutive matches, while Mumbai Indians have lost four out of the last 5 matches. The form of both is bad, but considering the domestic conditions, Punjab may have the upper hand. Winning the toss will also be very important because here scores are more about defending than chasing.

Probable playing eleven of Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Player: Yash Thakur

Probable playing eleven of Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Verma, Will Jacques, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, AM Ghazanfar, Jasprit Bumrah.

Impact Player: Rohit Sharma