In the match 33 of the TATA IPL 2024 the Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns with Mumbai Indians (MI). The match is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 18 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. Punjab Kings is led by Shikhar Dhawan, while Mumbai Indians is captained by Hardik Pandya.
Both Kings and Indians are heading into this game after losing their respective last games. In the head to head encounters, Punjab and Mumbai have been neck to neck, but Mumbai has dominated Punjab with 16 wins from 31 matches. In this article, we will take a look at the 3 key player battles to watch out for in the match 33 of the TATA IPL 2024 between PBKS and MI.
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Here are the three key player battles to watch out for during the PBKS vs MI match:
1) Rohit Sharma vs Kagiso Rabada
Rohit Sharma will aim to give a solid start to the Mumbai Indians with the bat, while Kagiso Rabada will try to take his wicket and provide Punjab Kings the early breakthrough during the powerplay. Both players are in decent form, thus it will be a promising affair. Therefore, this battle between the two will set the tone for the upcoming match between PBKS and MI.
2) Suryakumar Yadav vs Harshal Patel
Suryakumar Yadav can be a very dangerous batter, if he plays 15 or more balls. But among the current PBKS bowlers, Harshal Patel is the one who could stop him. Surya has scored just 43 runs form 33 balls bowled by the Harshal, and got once out. Therefore, it will be interesting to see that who gets upper hand in this battle.
3) Ishan Kishan vs Arshdeep Singh
Another interesting battle in today’s match will be between Ishan Kishan and Arshdeep Singh. Ishan has been batting brilliantly and has scored quick runs so far. But he hasn’t done well against Arshdeep. The pacer has dismissed the batter thrice in just 12 balls, which is only four balls per dismissal, while the batter has scored 25 runs.