MI vs PBKS: IPL 2023 Stats & Records at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns in match 31 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League 2023 on Saturday, April 22, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Mumbai Indians will be coming into the contest after a victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad by a margin of 14 runs. Currently, they are placed in sixth position, having a net run rate (NRR) of - 0.164. Youngster Tilak Varma has aggregated 214 in five games with an average of 53.50 and with a good strike rate of 158.51. MI would look to continue their winning momentum. 

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Punjab Kings will be coming into the contest, having lost against Royal Challengers Bangalore by a margin of 24 runs. PBKS have won three out of six games played, and currently, they are placed in seventh position on the IPL points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of -0.298. Indian left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh has picked nine wickets in six games, and Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma both performed well in their last game. PBKS would look to bounce back to winning ways when they meet MI in their upcoming encounter.

Wankhede Stadium Pitch Report

The surface at the Wankhede Stadium offers true bounce, and the batters will enjoy the ball coming onto the bat. The strip for the game is expected to be a batting paradise. Bowling first will be ideal and anything above 180 runs will be good on this wicket.

MI vs PBKS Head to Head Record:

Both teams have met on 29 occasions in which Mumbai Indians are on the winning side 16 times, and Punjab Kings have won the rest of the 14 games. 

IPL Records & Stats at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 

In 103 IPL games played in this venue, pacers have enjoyed bowling here with an average of 27.9 compared to spinners, 30.7. Teams batting second edge over teams batting first with 56 wins to 48 wins. Teams winning the toss have preferred to chase at Wankhede. 

MI vs PBKS Strategy and Matchups: 

Both Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma have struggled against Kagiso Rabada. Suryakumar Yadav has been dismissed thrice against Kagiso Rabada in 39 balls and scored 55 runs, whereas Rohit Sharma has been dismissed twice against Kagiso Rabada in 25 balls and scored 37 runs; this would tempt Sam Curran to use Kagiso Rabada in power play. 

Skipper Rohit Sharma has aggregated 768 runs against PBKS at an average of 33.39, with a strike rate of 139.89 in the IPL. He Smashed seven fifties against PBKS. 

MI vs PBKS Highest and Lowest Totals: 

MI's highest total against PBKS is 223. 

PBKS 's highest total against MI is 230. 

MI's lowest total against PBKS is 87. 

PBKS's lowest total against MI is 119. 

MI vs PBKS players to watch out for 

Mumbai Indians (MI) :

Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Piyush Chawla. 

Punjab Kings (PBKS) :

Sam Curran, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone 

MI vs PBKS squads for both teams

Mumbai Indians Final Squad:

Rohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal

Punjab Kings Final Squad: 

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Gurnoor Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Baltej Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, and Mohit Rathe.