Mumbai Indians (MI) lock horns with Punjab Kings (PBKS) as Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to fielf first in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Saturday (April 22).
“We are going to have a bowl first. Really nice to have some wins under the belt, winning is always nice and the atmosphere is good but the job is not done. Quite surprisingly nice and pleasant. Looking forward to this game. We have had some injuries but Jofra is back and that is the only change. Wankhede is a good pitch to bat on and it gets better as the game goes on, hopefully we restrict them and chase it down later,” MI skipper Rohit Sharma said after winning the toss.
“Back to back games and not much time to think about it. No Shikhar, that's why I am here but he's recovering and should be back soon. Great opportunity for the others to put their hand and we are going with the same team. Lot of close games for us. We would have bowled as well, that is the trend but hopefully we do well,” PBKS captain Sam Curran said after the toss.
Head-to-Head
In head-to-head encounters in IPL, MI and PBKS have played 29 games. MI has won 15 games while PBKS has won 14 games. At Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, MI and PBKS have played 9 games. Out of those, the home team MI won five games while PBKS won four games.
Pitch and Conditions
"It is not the biggest ground going around; 65 meters one side and 59 on the other, downtown 75. The batters will be mindful of the dimensions. It looks like a very very good batting track but the fast men could be the ones to watch out for tonight. It is a great ground to bat on and it is a chasing ground. No dew, I don't think," Matthew Hayden and Danny Morrison analysed the pitch.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff
Mumbai Indians Subs: Ramandeep Singh , Kumar Kartikeya, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Punjab Kings Subs: Nathan Ellis, Mohit Rathee, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Gurnoor Brar.
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