Chennai, April 23: Punjab Kings lock horns with Mumbai Indians in Match 17 of IPL 2021 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday (April 23).
KL Rahul's PBKS head into the contest on the back of a hattrick of defeats, while Rohit Sharma-led MI come into the contest fresh off a defeat in their recent outing. Both sides will look to get back among the wins.
After winning their IPL 2021 opening game against Rajasthan Royals, PBKS have slumped to three defeats in a row against Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. While, they played the first three games in Mumbai, their batting collapsed in the first game in Chennai.
Mumbai Indians, meanwhile, have played all their games in Chennai so far and have lost two of four with wins coming against Kolkata Knight Riders and SRH. Rohit's side, however, suffered defeats to Royal Challengers Bangalore and DC thanks to a batting failure.
In the head-to-head battle, Mumbai hold the slightest of advantages as they have won 14 of their 26 encounters against Punjab.
Last season when they met, both secured a win each and the last time they met the game ended in a super-over with PBKS taking the win.
Here mykhel brings you the live updates of IPL 2021, Match 17, PBKS vs MI:
In the first five matches played in Chennai this season, teams batting first have won on four occasions. However, the last two matches have seen successful chases. Plus with the dew factor also coming into play, captains may opt to bowl first at the toss, which is just an hour away now.
In the 26 encounters between them, Mumbai Indians have won 14 while Punjab Kings have won 12 with their most recent meeting ending in a super over after some brilliant death bowling display.
Punjab have registered two of the lowest scores of this season with 108 vs CSK and 120 vs SRH. But, in both matches while the powerful top order failed to deliver, one man stood firm to at least get them to three figures. And that's Tamil Nadu batsman Shahrukh Khan. Will we see more fireworks from him today on his home pitch?
.@PunjabKingsIPL's Shahrukh Khan scored an impressive 4⃣7⃣ off 3⃣6⃣ balls against #CSK. 👍 👍
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 23, 2021
Will the big-hitter set the stage on fire when #PBKS take on #MI tonight in Chennai? 🤔 🤔 #VIVOIPL
Let's revisit that stroke-filled knock as we gear up for the #PBKSvMI clash 🎥 👇
Rest of the batting flopped, but skipper Rohit played without fear during defeat to Delhi Capitals and is due a big innings. Will he build on his batting knock from the previous match?
.@ImRo45 scored a brisk 4⃣4⃣ off 3⃣0⃣ balls, with the help of 3⃣ fours & as many sixes in #MI's last game against #DC. 👌 👌
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 23, 2021
Will the @mipaltan skipper go big tonight against #PBKS ❓ #VIVOIPL
As we get ready for #PBKSvMI clash, let's re-watch HITMAN's 44-run knock 🎥 👇
While Rahul's PBKS suffered a batting collapse on Wednesday (April 21), Rohit's MI also surprisingly suffered similar consequence a day earlier on Tuesday (April 20). So, both teams will look to bat sensibly when they take the field today.
Both Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians and KL Rahul's Punjab Kings will look to rebound from defeats on yet another possible slow surface.
Hello all and welcome to mykhel's live score and updates of Match 17 of IPL 2021 in which Punjab Kings clash with Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.