Punjab Kings Playing 11 vs Mumbai Indians- IPL 2024, Match 33
Updated - 18 Apr 2024, 06:18 PM
Punjab Kings (PBKS) take on Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 33 of IPL 2024 in Mullanpur on Thursday, April 18. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST. The Kings are heading into this game after a loss in their previous game.
Punjab Kings took the game to the 19th over trying to defend 147 but lost it in the end. They missed Shikhar Dhawan in the last match and will be missing him for the next seven to 10 days as per coach Sanjay Bangar.
PBKS have struggled to get good opening stands in the season so far and the absence of Shikhar Dhawan will complicate it all the more. The bowlers performing well in the last match should come as a relief for the Kings.
The Kings have played six games and won just two. They are yet to win two games back to back and have struggled to keep the consistency going. The loss to Rajasthan Royals should hurt them as it was a close game.
The batters will push themselves to give their bowlers a few more runs in the next game. Talking about chances, PBKS might like to field the same XI, especially with no Shikhar Dhawan.
Punjab Kings Playing 11 vs Mumbai Indians- IPL 2024, Match 33
Atharva Taide
The hard-hitter Taide was drafted into the playing XI in the last game,e. He will open the batting in this game as well. He scored 15 in the last match.
Jonny Bairstow
Bairstow will continue to play for the Kings. So far he has scored 96 runs in six matches at an average of just 16. He needs a big inning in this next match.
Sam Curran (C)
Curran will slot in at three. He has the added responsibility of captaincy and he has to perform in this next game with both bat and ball. He scored a fifty in the first match and not anything substantial since then.
Liam Livingstone
Livingstone batted down the order in the previous match but should bat at four. He scored 21 off 14 balls. He too needs a big one for his team against MI.
Jitesh Sharma (WK)
Jitesh scored 29 off 24 balls in the last match. This is his highest score in this year's IPL so far. He has scored just over 100 runs in the season so far at an average of 17.67.
Shashank Singh
Shashank scored nine batting in the lower order. He could not replicate his finishing prowess in the last game. However, he is now a regular member of the team and should come good against MI.
Ashutosh Sharma
Ashutosh will slot in at seven. He scored 31 off 16 balls and was key to taking his team to 147. He will be given consistent chances given the way he has performed in the last few games.
Harpreet Brar
Brar will slot in at eight. He can handle himself with the bat and his left-arm spin will be key for his franchise in the game against Mumbai. He bowled three overs for 22 runs last game.
Kagiso Rabada
Rabada will slot in at nine. He was key for the Punjab Kings in the last game picking up two for 18. He has now taken nine wickets from six games.
Harshal Patel
Harshal Patel will bat at 10. He was impressive with the ball as well in the last match taking two for 21. He has now taken seven wickets in six games for PBKS.
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh concludes the likely PBKS playing XI against Mumbai Indians. He was expensive in the last game and did not pick any wickets.
Impact Sub: Prabhsimran Singh
Prabhsimran Singh has been used as the Impact Substiture by Punjab Kings almost throughout the season and will use him in the same role, especially in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan. He scored 119 runs from six games at an average of 19.83.
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