Preview: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab

20th April (CRICKETNMORE) - Mumbai Indians will take on Kings XI Punjab in match No.21 of IPL 2017 on Thursday i:e today. The match will be played at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Mumbai Indians team is in full flow with four consecutive wins where as Kings XI Punjab who started off well in the tournament with 2 wins have lost last 3 matches.

Current Standing in IPL 2017 (Full Points Table)

Mumbai Indians - Currently at No.3. They have won 4 out of the five matches played in this season.

Kings XI Punjab - Currently at No.5. They have won 2 out of the five matches played in this season.

Head to Head

Overall: Matches played – 18, Kings XI Punjab won – 9, Mumbai Indians won – 9

Kings XI Punjab

Manan Vohra has impressed everyone this season. He is striking the ball well and played an important knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last match. Skipper Glenn Maxwell is also looking good. He has had two good hits this season – both coming in matches in Indore. The team's bowling is an area of concern and Maxwell has to use the best options within the limits.

Mumbai Indians

The team will be aiming to extend their winning streak. Its looking positive with both batting and bowling in full swing. Nitish Raina is doing well. Butler, Pollard and Captain Rohit Sharma himself will provide strength in middle overs. Bumrah and Malinga are two of the most difficult bowlers to face in last overs and team would like to capitalise it.

Expected Playing XI

 

Expected Playing XI

Kings XI Punjab

Hashim Amla, Manan Vohra, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Glenn Maxwell (capt), Eoin Morgan, David Miller, Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, KC Cariappa, Ishant Sharma

Mumbai Indians

Jos Buttler, Parthiv Patel (wk), Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma (capt), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga

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Sahir