Shikhar Dhawan will be unavailable for the next two games at Mullanpur. On the other hand, Jitesh Sharma, who bravely played the last game despite a blow to the forehead that required over a dozen stitches, appears to be fine. Sam Curran is again going to captain the Punjab Kings. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians have no injury concerns.
Hardik Pandya’s struggle with the ball this season, with an economy rate of 12, makes him vulnerable against Punjab’s strong finishers. Shashank and Ashutosh have been aggressive against pacers, while Suryakumar Yadav has dominated Sam Curran but faces a tough challenge against Rabada. Rohit Sharma scored a century for MI in the losing cause against CSK. Both teams look strong on paper and just need to find the winning combination.
PBKS vs MI Probable Playing XI
PBKS: Jonny Bairstow, Atharva Taide, Sam Curran (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada [Impact sub: Prabhsimran Singh/Rahul Chahar]
MI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shreyas Gopal, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal [Impact sub: Suryakumar Yadav]
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PBKS vs MI Squads
PBKS: Atharva Taide, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Shashank Singh, Liam Livingstone, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Nathan Ellis, Tanay Thyagarajan, Shivam Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Rilee Rossouw, Chris Woakes, Rishi Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh
MI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal, Dewald Brevis, Naman Dhir, Nehal Wadhera, Harvik Desai, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Nuwan Thushara, Kwena Maphaka, Luke Wood, Piyush Chawla