Tata IPL 2022 – MI vs PBKS, match preview, predicted lineups

MI vs PBKS
Match no. 23 of IPL 2022 between MI and PBKS takes place today

Mumbai Indians look for their first win of the tournament as they take on Punjab Kings in Tata IPL 2022.

Date & Time : 13th April 2022, 7:30 PM IST

Venue : MCA Stadium, Pune

Mumbai Indians know they are not going to win the title until they start winning games and they know they need to keep playing their brand of cricket.

MI captain Rohit Sharma is a good leader and he can certainly help them with the bat. In terms of the Mumbai top order they need to score big to post huge totals. While bowling wise they have the resources and Bumrah needs to come good.

MI have so far lost to DC, RR, KKR & RCB.

Punjab Kings, on the other hand have won two and lost two games so far. They know they need to keep winning games to qualify for the playoffs.

Punjab Kings doesn’t seem to have a problem upfront with Shikhar Dhawan & Liam Livingstone scoring runs. While in the bowling they have reliable Rahul Chahar. But the other contributions are required from key players.

PBKS have so far beaten RCB & CSK but have lost to KKR & GT.

Head to head wise Mumbai are ahead winning 15 games compared to Punjab’s 13 out of the 28 played between the two.

The Pune pitch will aid the batters while good bowlers will get their rewards.

Team news and possible lineups

There are no. fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.

MI XI : R. Sharma (C), Kishan (WK), Brevis, S. Yadav, T. Varma, Pollard, F. Allen, M. Ashwin, Unadkat, Bumrah, Mills.

PBKS XI : M. Agarwal (C), Dhawan, Livingstone, Bairstow (WK), J. Sharma, S. Khan, O. Smith, Rabada, R. Chahar, Arora, A. Singh.

Prediction

Toss as usual will play a key role and sides will look to chase.

Alankrit Mathur

Hi, I am Alankrit Mathur. I have a passion for Football & Cricket. I love to write blogs about the above mentioned sports.

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