Injured Shikhar Dhawan is sidelined as Punjab Kings face off against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 Match 33 on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
Toss update: Punjab won the toss and asked the Mumbai Indians to bat first.
Shikar Dhawan is not well and is not playing today’s match against MI
The match is scheduled to begin at 30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT) at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur.
Can Mumbai, under new skipper Hardik Pandya, make it to the top four despite losing four of their games in five matches? This match is a good opportunity against the not-so-good performing Punjab Kings team to win and move ahead in the points table.
Previous Encounters:
Despite a great effort, PBKS lost to Rajasthan Royals in the previous match they played.
However, MI lost to Chennai Super Kings, even though their captain Rohit Sharma made an incredible 100 runs.
Head-to-Head:
Both sides have contested 31 matches, and Mumbai Indians are ahead with 16 victories, with Punjab Kings having 15 wins.
Key Players:
PBKS: Kagiso Rabada (bowling stars), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma
MI: Rohit Sharma (highest run-scorer), Ishan Kishan and Jasprit Bumrah.
Where to Watch PBKS vs MI Live:
India: The match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network channels in India. JioCinema will be live-streaming the events.
Other Major Countries:
- Australia: Fox Sports
- Bangladesh: GTV
- Canada: Willow TV
- Caribbean: Sky Sports
- New Zealand: Spark Spor
- South Africa: SuperSport
- Sri Lanka: Dialog TV
- UK: Sky Sports
Team News:
The opening batsman of PBKS, Shikhar Dhawan, is injured and he will be replaced by Jonny Bairstow or Rilee Rossouw.
MI may replace the all-rounder Mohammad Nabi with the fast bowler Nuwan Thushara, which the team could consider.
Rohit Sharma is about to join the second team of the players of MS Dhoni after the series of 250 IPL matches.
Pitch and Conditions:
An expected pitch-friendly wicket in Mullanpur. Teams that win the toss tend to choose to bat last and they often have a good record of doing so.
Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians are at the same loss level and will strive to recover from that loss. Watch and see the team that wins this match.
