Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan with Arshdeep Singh. After an exciting win over Chennai Super Kings, PBKS will probably be testing their abilities in opposition to the Mumbai Indians in Mohali.
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Five-time champions Mumbai Indians’ class and pedigree will as soon as once more be examined once they tackle an unpredictable Punjab Kings in a crucial Indian Premier League match in Mohali on May 3.
A win will give MI the much-needed push on the factors desk, whereas a loss will see them slip additional and chart a well-known course just like the earlier version. MI had completed tenth and final in the earlier version.
The Mumbai crew is at present positioned seventh with eight factors from eight matches and issues usually are not wanting nice for Rohit Sharma’s facet.
The win in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on the Wankhede Stadium on April 30, although, would have instilled a good bit of confidence in the MI crew after it chased down a large 212 with three balls to spare to earn two priceless factors.
The win was crafted by Singapore-born Australian cricketer Tim David, who smashed three sixes on the trot in the ultimate over throughout his 14-ball unbeaten 45 to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
While there have been important contributions from India’s T20 specialist batter Suryakumar Yadav (55), tall Australian all-rounder Cameron Green (44), Ishan Kishan (28) and Tilak Varma (29 not out), none might match the ferocity of David’s strokes.
The 27-year-old middle-order batter smashed 5 sixes and two boundaries at a strike price in extra of 300 as Mumbai Indians received on residence turf.
The same dedication could be required in opposition to Punjab Kings, who’re recognized to play aggressive cricket, although their largest downside is an unreliable high order.
Barring Shikhar Dhawan and to an extent his opening companion Prabhsimran Singh, only a few PBKS batters have contributed sufficient to their total totals, although all that modified in their earlier game in opposition to Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk on April 30.
Set a stiff 200-run goal by MS Dhoni’s facet, your complete high and middle-order got here to the celebration to win a last-ball thriller by 4 wickets. With Prabhsimran and Dhawan laying a very good basis in powerplay, England all-rounder Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran and wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma all chipped in to make it a memorable chase.
The crew, although, will doubtless have to face the fiery tempo of Mumbai Indians’ Jofra Archer, who was again in the game in opposition to Rajasthan Royals, bowling his quota of overs and taking a wicket as effectively.
MI skipper Rohit’s kind, although, is the most important concern for the five-time IPL champions and far would rely upon the India captain on Wednesday to shore up his facet, after contributing simply three runs in the match in opposition to the Royals.
The Teams (From):
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Nathan Ellis, Gurnoor Brar, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa, Liam Livingstone, Mohit Rathee, Prabhsimran Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, M Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Matthew Short, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Dewald Brevis, Piyush Chawla, Tim David, Raghav Goyal, Cameron Green, Ishan Kishan, Duan Jansen, Chris Jordan, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Riley Meredith, Shams Mulani, Ramandeep Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Hrithik Shokeen, Tristan Stubbs, Arjun Tendulkar, Tilak Varma, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Suryakumar Yadav.
Match Starts at 7:30pm.
