Mumbai are, for all intents and purposes, in the midst of a rebuild; with their veterans aging and responsible for five trophies, this is as good a time as any. But that leaves them exposed to the powerhouses of the IPL. With Dewald Brewis and Tilak Verma gaining experience and Jofra Archer set to join the squad next year, 2023 could be Mumbai’s year, but 2022? Well, it could be Punjab’s. Having signed players like Liam Livingstone, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Kesigo Rabada and Rahul Chahar, this looks like a squad to beat, but for their bowling issues. Mumbai have lost all four of their matches so far, while Punjab have won only two of their four. Both teams come into this fixture angling for a win, But, both teams have their issues, whichever captain – Rohit Sharma or Mayank Agarwal – figures it out first will come out on top. In addition, Mumbai skipper Rohit is 25 runs away from the 10,000 T20 runs milestone. If he achieves it this match, he will become the second Indian to do so – after Virat Kohli – and the seventh of all-time.
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Mumbai Indians have won the toss, and will bowl first
Plugging leaks the priority for both teams
Mumbai and Punjab are both leaking way too many runs way too easily as evidenced by their economy rates – 9.41 and 9.13 – the worst in the league.
Rohit closes in on major milestone
Rohit Sharma is 25 runs short of reaching 10,000 runs in T20 cricket. He will be the second Indian – after Virat Kohli – to hit the milestone
Punjab Kings (tentative line-up)
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Mayank Agarwal (cpt)
- Jonny Bairstow (wk)
- Liam Livingstone
- Jitesh Sharma
- Shahrukh Khan
- Odean Smith
- Kagiso Rabada
- Rahul Chahar
- Vaibhav Arora
- Arshdeep Singh
Mumbai Indians (tenative line-up)
- Ishan Kishan (wk)
- Rohit Sharma (cpt)
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Tilak Varma
- Dewald Brevis
- Kieron Pollard
- Fabian Allen
- M Ashwin
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Tymal Mills
- Basil Thampi
Exhausted champions
Five-time winners of the IPL, Mumbai Indians are on a four-match losing streak, angling for a win. Punjab arrive in the tie having lost their last match, in the dying moments to the Gujarat Titans.
