Punjab Kings will lock horns against Mumbai Indians in the 46th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 at the IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali on Wednesday. When these two teams had met earlier in the season, Punjab Kings had won by 13 runs after they had posted a huge score of 214 runs on the board.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for PBKS: W L W L W
PBKS had won their last match against Chennai Super Kings in a thrilling contest and that win must have added a lot of confidence to their bag. Shikhar Dhawan has returned to the team and he adds a lot of experience at the top of the order for the Mohali-based franchise.
Current form for MI: W L L W W
After losing two consecutive matches, MI returned to winning ways against Rajasthan Royals in the previous game. Batting has been consistently delivering for the Rohit Sharma-led team but bowling still remains a huge concern for the team.
Head to Head: Matches: 30, Won by MI: 15, Won by PBKS: 15.
It is even-stevens in the H2H battle as both teams have won the equal number of matches.
Players to watch out for: Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Arshdeep Singh, Sikandar Raza, and Kagiso Rabada will hold the key for PBKS.
Tim David, Rohit Sharma, Jofra Archer, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, and Jason Behrendorff will be the key players for MI.
MI Squad for IPL 2023:
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs (SA), Vishnu Vinod.
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Tim David (AUS), Ramandeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Dewald Brevis (SA).
All-rounders: Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Duan Jansen (SA), Cameron Green (AUS).
Bowlers: Jofra Archer (ENG), Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff (AUS), Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Raghav Goyal, Piyush Chawla.
PBKS IPL 2023 SQUAD
Wicketkeepers: Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma.
Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (SL), M. Shahrukh Khan, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Bhatia.
All-rounders: Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone (ENG), Sam Curran (ENG), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Shivam Singh, Mohit Rathee, Matthew Short.
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis (AUS), Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada (SA), Vidwath Kaverappa.
