KL Rahul Captain of Punjab Kings takes the catch to dismiss Ishan Kishan of Mumbai Indians
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Match details

Venue: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Toss: Punjab Kings elect to bowl first

Points Table Standings: MI 4 | PBKS 8

Head-to-Head: 26 matches - MI 14 | PBKS 12

Mumbai Indians have won three from the last five matches played against Punjab. Their last encounter went into the Super Over in which Punjab Kings came out on the top.

Pitch Report: Spinners will have an upper hand on a slow pitch. Batsmen will have to bat with a realistic approach. However, RCB scored a massive 204 at the same venue.

Chasable score: <180

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Playing XI

Punjab Kings: KL Rahul (C&WK), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques, Fabian Allen, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh

Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Dream 11

WK – KL Rahul (C), Ishan Kishan

Batsmen – R Sharma (VC), M Agarwal, SK Yadav, H Pandya

All-rounder – D Hooda

Bowlers – T Boult, J Bumrah, R Chahar, A Singh

13.2 – FOUR!

Another boundary in the backward point area. This has been a fine calculative knock by the Mumbai captain. Fifty comes up in 40 balls.

END OF OVER 13: MI 76/2

10 runs from the over

Suryakumar Yadav 19 (17) | Rohit Sharma 47 (39)

Arshdeep Singh 2-0-17-0 | Deepak Hooda 3-0-15-1

Mumbai Indians will look to touch the 150 mark in 20 overs

Bishnoi to bowl Over 14

12.2 - SIX! Suryakumar puts the foot on the gas!

Inside-out shot over extra cover for maximum

END OF OVER 12: MI 66/2

10 runs from the over

Rohit Sharma 46 (38) | Suryakumar Yadav 11 (12)

Deepak Hooda3-0-15-1 | Arshdeep Singh1-0-7-0

Arshdeep to bowl over 13

11.3 - SIX! Rohit Sharma is looking set to play a big one today 

Slams it over deep midwicket for maximum

END OF OVER 11: MI 56/2

Hooda comes back in attack

Suryakumar Yadav 10 (11) | Rohit Sharma 37 (33)

Arshdeep Singh 1-0-7-0 | Fabian Allen 2-0-21-0

10.3 - FOUR!

Rohit Sharma is carrying MI innings on his shoulder. A boundary in the third man area.

END OF OVER 10: MI 49/2

Rohit Sharma 36 (32) | Suryakumar Yadav 4 (6)

Fabian Allen2-0-21-0 | Ravi Bishnoi 2-0-7-1

Allen has been expensive

9.5 - SIX!

Rohit Sharma slams a juicy full toss over cow corner for first maximum of the match

END OF OVER 9: MI 39/2

140 looks tough from here but Mumbai will have to manage it somehow with 8 wickets in hand.

Allen to continue

END OF OVER 8: MI 37/2

Rohit Sharma 27 (25) | Suryakumar Yadav 1 (1)

Fabian Allen 1-0-11-0 | Ravi Bishnoi 1-0-5-1

7.2 - FOUR!

Same shot, same result!

7.1 - FOUR!

Rohit Sharma puts it past backward point

END OF OVER 7: MI 26/2

Allen to bowl Over 8

6.6 - WICKET!

Bishnoi strikes! Punjab Kings are all over Mumbai Indians here.

KL Rahul takes a sharp catch behind the wickets to send Kishan back in the dugout

Ishan Kishan c Rahul b Ravi Bishnoi 6 (17b 0x4 0x6) SR: 35.29

End of Powerplay: MI 21-1 

Punjab Kings will be the happier side at the end of six overs. This is also the lowest score in the powerplay in this edition.

Ravi Bishnoi comes in to bowl Over 7

END OF OVER 5: MI 17/1

Shami to bowl final over of the powerplay

Rohit Sharma 11 (13) | Ishan Kishan 3 (12)

Moises Henriques 3-0-12-0 | Deepak Hooda 2-0-5-1

4.6 - FOUR!

It took 30 balls for the first boundary to arrive. Rohit Sharma sweeps it fine and cancels what could have been a maiden over.

END OF OVER 4: MI 12/1

Just 2 runs from the over. Punjab Kings bowlers are dominating Mumbai batsmen.

END OF OVER 3: MI 10/1

Hooda to continue

Rohit Sharma 6 (10) | Ishan Kishan 1 (3)

Moises Henriques 2-0-7-0 | Deepak Hooda 1-0-3-1

END OF OVER 2: MI 7/1


Rohit Sharma 4 (7) | Ishan Kishan 0 (0)

Deepak Hooda 1-0-3-1 | Moises Henriques 1-0-4-0

1.6 -WICKET!

de Kock plays it straight to mid-on for a soft dismissal. Early setback for Mumbai Indians. Ishan Kishan is the new man in at No. 3

Quinton de Kock c Henriques b Hooda 3 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60

End of Over 1: MI 4/0

Time for Spin. Hooda comes in to bowl Over 2

MATCH BEGINS!

QDK and Rohit walk out to bat. Moises Henriques to open the bowling.

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