Match Details:
Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings, Match 23
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Date &Time: April 13th at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Preview:
Mumbai Indians will square off with Punjab Kings in the 23rd match of IPL 2022 on Wednesday. Mumbai Indians lost their previous match against Royal Challengers Bangalore and slipped down to ninth in the points table with 4 losses in as many games. On the other hand, Punjab Kings lost a nail-biting thriller against Gujarat Titans a couple of nights ago which has them placed at seventh in the table with 2 wins and as many losses in 4 matches.
Mumbai Indians are currently placed at the ninth position on the points table of this season of the Tata IPL whereas Punjab Kings is currently placed at the seventh spot on the points table. Mumbai Indians played four matches in this season of the Tata IPL where they were unable to win even a single game so far while Punjab Kings also played four matches in this season where they managed to win two games.
Mumbai Indians played their last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore where Royal Challengers Bangalore beat them by 7 wickets. Suryakumar Yadav managed to score 68 runs for Mumbai Indians in that game.
1 – Punjab Kings have won only one out of the eight matches they played at MCA International Stadium in Pune. The only win came back in 2013, against Pune Warriors.
1 – Rohit Sharma needs one more four to reach 500 fours in the IPL. He will become the fifth player to the landmark after Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, David Warner, and Suresh Raina.
4 – Kieron Pollard needs four more catches to reach 100 catches for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. He will then become the first specialist fielder to take 100 catches for a single team.
4 – Jaydev Unadkat needs four wickets to reach the milestone of 200 wickets in T20 cricket.
25 – Rohit Sharma needs 25 runs to become the second Indian player to 10000 runs in T20 cricket, after Virat Kohli.
Pitch Report:
This pitch here has helped the fast bowlers and has been very sporting, and today is no different. There is a good layer of lively grass and there will be pace and bounce on offer. But that could be a double-edged sword. Batting first might not be that bad an idea.
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen/Tim David, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Jasprit Bumrah, Basil Thampi/ Tymal Mills
Punjab Kings
Mayank Agarwal(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow(w), Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh
