- Match: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Date- 22nd April 2023
- Match Format- T20 (IPL 2023)
- Venue- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Time- 7:30 PM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- 29 Degrees Celsius, Clear weather
Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings Prediction Preview:
Welcome to MI vs PBKS Today Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts. Mumbai Indians will be locking horns with Punjab Kings in this IPL 2023 game at the Wankhede Stadium.
The MI Paltans would be high on confidence as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)in their last game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
Punjab Kings lost their previous game to Royal Challengers Bangalore and they would be looking to bounce back to winning ways.
Top Batter for MI vs PBKS (overall)
- Kieron Pollard (MI)- 539 runs
Top Bowlers MI vs PBKS (overall)
- Lasith Malinga (MI)- 22 wickets
MI vs PBKS Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If MI bats first
- First Innings score prediction- MI is expected to score 190-200
- Result prediction- MI will win the match by 5-10 runs
Scenario 2- If PBKS bats first
- First Innings score prediction- PBKS is expected to score 170-180 runs
- Result prediction- MI will win the match by 4 wickets
MI vs PBKS Today Match Prediction, IPL 2023, Who Will Win the Match?
Mumbai Indians
Considering the likes of Cameron Green and Surya Kumar Yadav are back in form, Mumbai Indians would be backing themselves to win this game.
The home support would also come in handy as they will be playing in front of an exuberant Wankhede crowd.
In the bowling department, Arjun Tendulkar bowled a beautiful final over and defended 20 runs. He had just conceded 5 runs in the final over against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The bowling-allrounder also took his maiden wicket in IPL in the form of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There is still no certainty over Shikhar Dhawan’s fitness. If he is fit, he will automatically come back into the side.
Jofra Archer continues to be on the side-lines for Mumbai Indians.
MI vs PBKS Probable Playing 11
MI Playing XI
Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan(wk), Surya Kumar Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Hrithik Shokeen, C Green, Piyush Chawla, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Jason Behrendorff
PBKS Playing XI
Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Singh, SM Curran(C), A Taide, MW Short, LS Livingstone, JM Sharma(wk), RD Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh
Squads
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Riley Meredith, Ramandeep Singh, Kumar Kartikeya, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Duan Jansen, Sandeep Warrier, Jofra Archer, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal
Punjab Kings
Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Sikandar Raza, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Baltej Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Gurnoor Brar
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