IPL 2019 | MI vs KXIP: Match Build-up, Squad, Predicted XI, Live streaming, Fantasy Tips, pitch and weather conditions

04/09/2019

After losing in the first few matches, Mumbai Indians are back to winning ways and it will be an interesting thing to notice if Kings XI Punjab can overcome their away blues in Mumbai. As Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin face each other, there will be a battle of brains as well.

Mumbai have been expectedly good at home and will try to exact revenge of the loss at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali in the second week of the IPL. The last encounter was a fairly easy encounter for the Punjab-based franchise as KL Rahul attacked from the word go, and with top-order support from Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal, he took the team over the line.

Sharma will have an opportunity to exact revenge at his team’s home base in Mumbai after regaining the momentum by getting the better of Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively. Alzzari Joseph’s debut has turned out to be an inspiring decision and with all three new faces in the form of Rahul Chahar, Jason Behrendroff, and Joseph performing well, Jasprit Bumrah’s burden has reduced a lot as well. This promises to be an interesting encounter.

Form Guide: (Last five matches)

Mumbai Indians: WWLWL

Kings XI Punjab: WLWWL

Head to Head:

Both the teams have met each other 23 times in the IPL. While Mumbai Indians have won 12 times, Punjab managed to win rest 11 matches.

Last meeting:

The last time both the teams met was earlier this season when Mayank Agarwal and Chris Gayle provided the base while KL Rahul capitalised on that to help Kings XI Punjab secure an eight-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in Mohali.

Predicted XI

MI: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jason Behrendorff, Rahul Chahar, Alzarri Joseph, Jasprit Bumrah.

Squad: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Kieron Pollard, Evin Lewis, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jason Behrendorff, Quinton de Kock, Jayant Yadav, Barinder Singh Sran, Lasith Malinga, Yuvraj Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Pankaj Jaiswal, Rasikh Dar

KXIP: Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Squad: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller and Ravichandran Ashwin, Mandeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sam Curran, Mohammed Shami, Prabhsimran Singh, Nicolas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin

Weather:

Mumbai will throw a hot and humid weather as has always been the case in that part of the world and that may force teams to chase first.

Pitch conditions:

Mumbai has always been a batting-friendly wicket and considering Mumbai’s pacers have done well, they will provide a fast pitch with an easy batting surface.

Where to watch:

Star Sports 1, HD 1, Star Sports Tamil, Star Sports Bangla, Star Sports Kannada, Star Sports Select 1, Select HD 1, Hotstar

Fantasy Tips:

1) Which batsman will hit more sixes? (Rahul or Rohit Sharma)

Answer - KL Rahul

2) Which batsman will hit more fours? (Mayank Agarwal or Surya Kumar Yadav)

Answer - Mayank Agarwal

Venue and Time:

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai at 8 PM