Mumbai are, for all intents and purposes, in the midst of a rebuild; with their veterans aging and responsible for five trophies, this is as good a time as any. But that leaves them exposed to the powerhouses of the IPL. With Dewald Brewis and Tilak Verma gaining experience and Jofra Archer set to join the squad next year, 2023 could be Mumbai's year, but 2022? Well, it could be Punjab's. Having signed players like Liam Livingstone, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Kesigo Rabada and Rahul Chahar, this looks like a squad to beat, but for their bowling issues. Mumbai have lost all four of their matches so far, while Punjab have won only two of their four. Both teams come into this fixture angling for a win, But, both teams have their issues, whichever captain - Rohit Sharma or Mayank Agarwal - figures it out first will come out on top. In addition, Mumbai skipper Rohit is 25 runs away from the 10,000 T20 runs milestone. If he achieves it this match, he will become the second Indian to do so - after Virat Kohli - and the seventh of all-time.
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Odean Smith's cracking three-wicket over seals Mumbai's fate
Wickets continue to fall!
Bumrah arrives and leaves immediately after slicing a high delivery
Late drama! On-fire Unadkat OUT with Mumbai needing 14 from three
Suryakumar Yadav OUT on 43!
Mumbai need to score 22 in six balls
Mumbai need 28 runs in 12 balls
Arshdeep starts his last over with Mumbai needing 33 to win in three overs
Suryakumar Yadav steps up to the crease to replace Brevis
..and Brevis is caught!
The young batsman's lifeline runs out after Arshdeep Singh catches him off a Odean Smith delivery
Brevis gets dropped on 45 near the boundary
Punjab give away 32 runs in the last six balls
Brevis hits four sixes back-to-back, smashes Chahar for 29
Mumbai lose captain Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan in the space of a few deliveries
Punjab close innings with 198 runs, losing five wickets
Dhawan's caught out!
Gabbar's innings end after a 50 ball 70. Shahrukh Khan on to replace him
.. and Livingstone's gone too
Jasprit Bumrah bowls a cracker of a delivery, barrelling through the stumps to send Livingstone packing for only a couple
Livingstone comes in to replace Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow was bowled clean by Unadkat
Punjab have hit 10 fours and four sixes so far
Mayank Agarwal departs for 52(32)
..and the captain's GONE!
Captain Mayank Agarwal smashes 51 in 30 balls!
Dhawan and Mayank combine for 88 run partnership
Punjab are scoring at 10 runs per over, worrying for the Mumbai Indians
Openers Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan have hit 80 runs in the first eight overs and don't look like stopping.
Powerplay overs end, Punjab score 65 for no loss
Tymal Mills joins the bowling attack, goes for FOUR!
Murugan Ashwin begins his spell, goes for 17
Dhawan has run-out scare, on 10(9)
Unadkat returns, gets smashed for a FOUR!
Bumrah takes the ball, goes up against Dhawan
And he immediately goes for a four!
Unadkat recovers from six to give away seven in over #2
Over two: 6,1,0,0,0,0
Dhawan opens the second over with a SIX!
Jaydev Unadkat's spell begins with the maximum
..and another FOUR for Mayank Agarwal
Mayank kicks it off with a FOUR!
Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal on strike for Punjab
Thampi opens the bowling for Mumbai
Mumbai Indians have won the toss, and will bowl first
Plugging leaks the priority for both teams
Mumbai and Punjab are both leaking way too many runs way too easily as evidenced by their economy rates - 9.41 and 9.13 - the worst in the league.
Rohit closes in on major milestone
Rohit Sharma is 25 runs short of reaching 10,000 runs in T20 cricket. He will be the second Indian - after Virat Kohli - to hit the milestone
Punjab Kings (tentative line-up)
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Mayank Agarwal (cpt)
- Jonny Bairstow (wk)
- Liam Livingstone
- Jitesh Sharma
- Shahrukh Khan
- Odean Smith
- Kagiso Rabada
- Rahul Chahar
- Vaibhav Arora
- Arshdeep Singh
Mumbai Indians (tenative line-up)
- Ishan Kishan (wk)
- Rohit Sharma (cpt)
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Tilak Varma
- Dewald Brevis
- Kieron Pollard
- Fabian Allen
- M Ashwin
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Tymal Mills
- Basil Thampi
Exhausted champions
Five-time winners of the IPL, Mumbai Indians are on a four-match losing streak, angling for a win. Punjab arrive in the tie having lost their last match, in the dying moments to the Gujarat Titans.