MPL T20 2026: Match 23, MS vs JRL Match Prediction – Who will win today’s MPL T20 match between Malwa Stallions vs Jabalpur Royal Lions?

Malwa Stallions (MS) will face Jabalpur Royal Lions (JRL) in Match 23 of the Madhya Pradesh T20 League (MPL) 2026 on Saturday, June 13, at the Daly College Ground in Indore.

The Malwa Stallions are at the bottom of the table, with just one win in six matches. Having lost five of their six games, they will be playing for pride in their final games. They were beaten in dominant fashion by the Royal Niram Eagles in their last game, being bundled out for a paltry 113.

Jabalpur Royal Lions, on the other hand, have played just two matches this season, winning both. They still maintain their perfect record in the season and are coming off a dominant five-wicket win against the Ujjain Falcons, chasing down a total of 211 with relative ease.

MS vs JRL: Match Details

Daly College Ground, Indore: Pitch Report

The Daly College Ground in Indore has seen a slew of high-scoring matches, both favouring batting and bowling teams. Out of all the games held at this venue, just one game has not seen scores of over 190 in at least one innings of the game. This is also expected to be a high-scoring fixture between two dominant teams.

MS vs JRL: Head-to-Head T20 Record

This is the first fixture between the two teams.

MS vs JRL: Predicted Playing XIs

Malwa Stallions:

Saksham Purohit (wk), Ansh Yadav, Akhil Nigote Yadav, Ashutosh Sharma (c), Rishabh Chauhan, Parth Sahani, Prashant Kasde, Sachin Vishwakarma, Aditya Mishra, Vivek Sharma, Ishan Choudhary

Jabalpur Royal Lions:

Arpit Gaud, Ajay Rohera (wk), Abhishek Bhandari, Akarsh Singh, Ritik Tada, Sanjog Nijjar, Rahul Batham (c), Nayanraj Mewada, Akshay Sharma, Pankaj Patel, Puneet Datey

MS vs JRL: Probable Best Performers of the Match

Probable Best Batter: Ritik Tada 

The 23-year-old batter Ritik Tada has been the Royal Lions' best batter in 2026. He followed up his 27-ball 47 from the first game with a dominant 32-ball 91 against the Falcons, making light work of a 211-run chase. He will be looking to continue this run for the team.

Probable Best Bowler: Puneet Datey

Seamer Puneet Datey has been one of the Royal Lions' premier strike bowlers. He has picked up four wickets in two games at an economy rate of 6. He picked up figures of 3 for 18 in his first game. 

Today's Match Prediction: Jabalpur Royal Lions to win the match