Thursday, 18 Apr PBKS vs MI Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key match factors – PBKS vs MI

• Mullanpur has been kind to the batters until now. Hence, teams should not think twice about chasing.
• Rohit Sharma has scored over 22 percent of the team’s runs. It is high time that the other batters start showing consistency.
• Sam Curran is a quality player and his role as an all-rounder in the next game is expected to hold a lot of importance.
• Jasprit Bumrah has not only been amongst the wickets, but has an excellent economy rate. He needs to stay in form for MI to beat PBKS.

Match Preview

Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns in the 33rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Thursday, April 178. Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh will host the contest.

MI, led by Hardik Pandya, have not had the best of campaigns thus far in the tournament. They are struggling in the bottom half of the table with 4 points and a net run rate of -0.234 thanks to wins in 2 out of 6 games. They will go into the game after losing to the Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.

After being asked to chase down a big target of 207, MI finished at 186 for 6 despite a hundred from Rohit Sharma. Hardik Pandya had a forgettable day in the office after he was hit for 3 sixes in a row by MS Dhoni. He also failed to perform with the bat in hand.

PBKS have had a similar campaign until now as they also have 4 points to their name from 6 games. They lost to Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 3 wickets in their previous contest.

After being asked to bat first, PBKS put up a respectable score of 147 for 8 on the board. Thereafter, RR chased down the target with 1 ball to spare. Arshdeep Singh failed to defend 10 runs off the last over.

Head-to-Head Record Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians

Mumbai and Punjab have played 31 matches in the IPL since their first meeting back in 2008. Out of them, MI have won 16 games while PBKS finished on the winning side 15 times. In their previous meeting, MI beat PBKS by 6 wickets at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.

After being asked to bat, Punjab scored 214 for the loss of 3 wickets. Liam Livingstone scored an unbeaten 82 off 42 balls. He got support from Jitesh Sharma, who made 49 off 27. Laster, Ishan Kishan’s 75 and Suryakumar Yadav’s 66 made sure that MI chased down the target with 7 balls to spare.