Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will be desperate to resurrect their faltering campaigns in IPL 2024 when the two bottom-rung teams face-off on Thursday.
Only a few decimal points separate the two teams after six matches each with Punjab`s marginally better Net Run Rate of -0.218 keeping them at the seventh spot in the IPL points table, one above Mumbai Indians (-0.234).
Both Punjab and Mumbai have lost four matches each and are coming off defeats in their respective last outings, which mean pressure will be high on both the camps to get their act together.
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For Punjab, the challenge of getting the best out of their top order has compounded with regular skipper Dhawan being sidelined for `seven to 10 days` due to a shoulder injury.
Mumbai Indians would know they have enough firepower in the camp to turn the tide but a collective effort on a consistent basis is the need of the hour.
Two wins at home against Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru did end their three-match losing run, but a loss to Chennai Super Kings despite Rohit Sharma`s century meant the five-time winners have forced them to go back to the drawing board.
PBKS vs MI live updates: Full squads
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Tim David, Shreyas Gopal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Anshul Kamboj, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Mohammad Nabi, Shams Mulani, Naman Dhir, Shivalik Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Arjun Tendulkar, Nuwan Thushara, Tilak Varma, Harvik Desai, Nehal Wadhera, Luke Wood
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Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Jitesh Sharma
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Sam Curran
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah (VC)
PBKS vs MI live updates: Toss update
Punjab Kings wins toss and elects to bowl first against Mumbai Indians.
PBKS vs MI live updates: Confirmed playing XIs
Punjab Kings: Rilee Rossouw, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah
8:45 PM: 115/2 (14)
Rabada concedes six singles in the over as Suryakumar-Tilak rotate the strike effectively. Suryakumar drives down to long-on and Tilak pulls past square leg for singles.
8:30 PM: 99/2 (11.4)
Rohit`s attempt to accelerate the innings results in his dismissal as he slices a slower delivery from Sam Curran to backward point, ending his innings at 36 runs off 25 balls.
8:18 PM: 68/1 (8)
Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma continue to build their partnership, with Suryakumar hitting a six with his signature shot and Rohit adding singles despite a challenging delivery from Rabada.
8:06 PM: 54/1 (6)
Rohit`s LBW decision is overturned through a successful review as ball-tracking reveals the impact was in front of middle and leg but missing the stumps, saving him from dismissal.
7:54 PM: 36/1 (4)
Arshdeep Singh tries to engage Rohit Sharma with varied deliveries, including a six dismissed over deep mid-wicket, while Suryakumar Yadav manages singles.
7:42 PM: 18/1 (2.1)
Rabada gives Punjab the first breakthrough with Ishan Kishan`s wicket. The prolific Mumbai opener departs for only eight runs.
Match begins!
Liam Livingstone concedes a boundary as Rohit elegantly drives past extra cover, while Ishan Kishan adjusts to pull a short delivery to deep mid-wicket in the following deliveries.
