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IPL table toppers Mumbai Indians face Kings XI Punjab in Dubai on Sunday night knowing full well that KXIP have the firepower to cause an upset. Sunday night's game in Dubai promises to see tall scores considering the top batsmen of IPL 2020 feature on either side. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, who have slammed centuries in this edition of the IPL, have given Kings XI Punjab solid starts and will once again be their team's biggest batting hope. Chris Gayle entertained with a breezy fifty in his first match of the tournament and MI will be wary of the burly Jamaican who can be a match-winner on his day. But Gayle will be seriously tested by MI's bowling attack where Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult have been outstanding. Rahul Chahar's leg-spin will also be a threat. Mumbai's big hitters are all in good form and Rohit Sharma once showed what he is capable of when MI thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets on Friday in Abu Dhabi. Quinton de Kock has given MI blazing starts and it will be a challenge for KXIP pace spearhead Mohammad Shami to contain the South African. Mumbai Indians defeated Kings XI Punjab by 48 runs in their first leg clash in IPL 2020. Get here live cricket scores of MI vs KXIP here. (Live Scorecard | Points Table | News)
7:03 PM IST: Rohit Sharma wins the toss, Mumbai Indians will bat first.
7:07 PM IST: Both the teams are unchanged.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock(wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.
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