IPL 2023 Match 46, PBKS vs MI Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will lock horns in match 46 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League 2023 on Wednesday, May 03 at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. 

Punjab Kings will be coming into the contest, after a victory over Chennai Super Kings by a margin of four wickets. PBKS have won five out of nine games played, and currently, they are placed in sixth position on the IPL points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of -0.447. Indian left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh has been the man-in-form for PBKS as he has picked 15 wickets in nine games, PBKS would look to carry forward their winning momentum when they meet MI in their upcoming encounter 

Mumbai Indians are coming into the contest after a victory over Chennai Super Kings by a margin of six wickets. MI have won four games and lost four out of eight games played. Currently, they are seventh on the IPL points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of -0.502. 

Tilak Varma has been the man-in-form for MI, as he has aggregated 248 in eight games at an average of 41.33 and a strike rate of 152.14. In the bowling department, Piyush Chawla has picked 13 wickets in eight games. Cameron Green also contributed with both bat and ball as aggregated 243 runs and five wickets in eight games played. MI would also look to carry forward their winning momentum when they meet PBKS in their upcoming encounter

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 46 between Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2023:  

Head-to-Head: Both PBKS and MI have met each other 30 times in the IPL history as both have won 15 games each 

1 – Shikhar Dhawan (49) is one fifty away from completing 50 half-centuries in the IPL. 

2 – Sam Curran (98) is two big hits away from reaching 100 sixes in T20 cricket. 

4 – Liam Livingstone (46) requires four sixes to complete 50 maximums in the league. 

6 – Suryakumar Yadav (94) is six sixes away from completing 100 maximums in the league. 

8 – Ishan Kishan (192) requires eight fours to complete 200 fours in the league. 

2 – Jofra Archer (48) is two scalps away from reaching 50 wickets in the IPL. 

1 – Suryakumar (249) needs just one six to get to 250 maximums in T20 cricket. 

23 – Jitesh Sharma (1977) needs 23 runs to reach 2000 runs in all T20s. 

6 – Curran (44) needs six fours to get to 50 fours in the cash-rich league. 

26 – Sikandar Raza (3474) requires 26 runs to reach 3500 T20 runs.