Punjab Kings lost their last match against Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets on the same ground of Jaipur. Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant innings of 53 runs and a late cameo by Marcus Stoinis of 44 runs took Punjab Kings to 206 but they couldn't defend this total. Their three match unbeaten streak broke in that match. Now they have three wins in the last five games.
Mumbai Indians have been in better form, winning four matches out of the last five games. They are coming off a brilliant win against Delhi Capitals led by their superstar Suryakumar Yadav and bowlers. Surya scored 73 runs while Mitchell Santner and Jasprit Bumrah did their magic in the bowling department.
Punjab Kings are currently at second place in the points table. They have won 8 out of 13 matches. In the last match, they lost to Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets. They scored well in batting but the bowling was weak. Now they would like to secure a top 2 finish along with victory.
This season Punjab has made a very strong comeback and has reached the playoffs after 11 years. Their batting order is going very well but sometimes there is a problem in bowling. If the bowling is good in this match, then there is a strong chance of winning.
Mumbai Indians are at fourth position with 8 wins in 13 matches. The start of the season was bad but they made a strong comeback in the middle. They won the last match against Delhi Capitals in which both their batting and bowling were strong.
They struggled in the last season as well and in the beginning of this season too they won only one match in the first 5. But now the team is in rhythm. If they win these matches then they can come in the top 2 which will give them an extra chance to reach the final in the playoffs.
The 32 match head-to-head rivalry between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians has been an interesting one. There is a difference of two matches between these two teams. Mumbai Indians have 17 victories while Punjab Kings managed to win 15 games. In the last match, Mumbai Indians won by 9 runs, in which Suryakumar Yadav scored 78 runs and Bumrah took 3 wickets. In the year 2023, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians played against each other two times. Both teams managed to win one match each. Punjab Kings won the first match by 13 runs while Mumbai Indians won the second match by 6 wickets.
The pitch of Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur is considered to be batting-friendly where fast bowlers get a little help in the beginning of the match and spinners get grip in the middle overs. So far 62 matches have been played here in which the team batting second has won 39 times, which clearly shows that the chasing teams get more advantage.
The average score of the first innings is 165 which shows that the pitch is scoring but there are not extremely high totals. Talking about the weather, the temperature in Jaipur will remain between 33-38°C, humidity will be 30-40% and there is no chance of rain, so the match will be completed smoothly.
Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Players: Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia, Mayank Markande, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh
Injury Update: None
Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Players: Karn Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Satyanarayana Raju
Injury Updates: None
As per toss analysis If Punjab Kings won the toss, they will choose to bowl first as chasing is the better option in Jaipur. Mumbai Indians are expected to score 50-60 runs in the first 6 over while their total will be more than 200 runs. They will defend this title with a strong bowling lineup.
In the other case if Mumbai Indians wins the toss, they will also choose to ball first and will try to restrict Punjab Kings under 200 however it is expected that Punjab Kings will be able to score 200+ runs in this match of the bat first. But again Mumbai will win this match with a strong chase.
In both cases, Mumbai Indians are expected to win this match.
Suryakumar Yadav has scored 583 runs in 13 matches. His average is above 72 and strike rate is close to 170. Currently he seems to be the most consistent batsman of the team. He scored runs every time in the last few matches. He was the man of the match for his innings of 73 not out against Delhi in the last match. He scored 35 against Gujarat Titans. He played 48 not out against Rajasthan. He delivered a solid innings of 54 runs against LSG. Whenever he stays on the pitch he tries to hit a big shot in every over. It could be risky to ignore him in this match after these solid stats.
Jasprit Bumrah has taken 16 wickets in just 9 matches. Average is around 14 and the economy has also been tight. In the last few matches, he showed impact everywhere. Took 3 wickets against DC and gave away just 12 runs. Got 2 wickets against Gujarat. In the match against RR as well, he dismissed the 2 batters. However his best this season was 4 wickets against LSG. He bowls in every phase and keeps the pressure built. If any bowler from Mumbai looks the most dangerous then it is Bumrah.
Both teams are strong but Mumbai Indians' momentum seems a little better. Their bowling is also quite solid in the death overs. Punjab will come under a little pressure if early wickets fall. Mumbai Indians can win this match on a pitch that will support their batters in both the innings.
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