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Mumbai Indians were trumped by Delhi Capitals in their last match. Capitals went to win their first match at Chepauk after 11 long years. In the 16th match of IPL 2021, Mumbai Indians will go head to head with Punjab Kings who have lost their previous 3 matches.

While batting first on a tricky pitch in their previous match, Mumbai Indians could only manage 137 for the loss of 9 wickets in their 20 overs. They were blown away by Mishra Magic. Mishra picked 4 wickets by conceding just 24 runs and showed the world yet again why he is regarded as an IPL Legend. Rohit Sharma (44 off 30 balls) was the top scorer for his side. 

Mumbai Indians have played 4 matches so far, out of which they won 2 and lost 2. After losing the previous game, they would like to get back to winning ways when they face a rather struggling Punjab Kings.

Punjab Kings’ IPL campaign is nothing less than a disaster so far. Despite having a fancy squad, they have failed to make most of their resources. The young-leggie Ravi Bishnoi, who was their second-highest wicket-taker, is yet to get a game. The onus will be on their top guns to rise to the occasion and give Punjab Fans something to cheer.

In their last match, they only mustered 120 runs against SRH. Despite having a star-studded batting line-up, not even a single batter crossed the 25-run mark. Their highest scores were Mayank and Shahrukh Khan with 22 runs.

Altogether Kumble & Co. have a lot of brainstorming to do, before facing the mighty Mumbai Indians. The only thing which will give them confidence is that they have had some good wins against the defending champions in the past, and will need the same here.

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Mumbai Indians

• Rohit Sharma – Hitman has 669 runs from 24 innings at an average of 33.4 vs PBKS.  He has a better record in 2nd innings against them.
• Quinton de Kock – Quinny has got a strong average against Kings in the IPL. In 8 innings, he has 293 runs at an average of 41.9 against them.
• Suryakumar Yadav – SKY has 228 runs from 12 innings at an average of 20.7, his average further goes down to 13.6 while batting first. He has not enjoyed much success against Kings but players with the sub-standard record are doing well and with the current form, SKY could be next in line. He has been looking good in IPL 2021 without going on to make the big score.
• Kieron Pollard – Polly has got a good record against Kings. In 20 innings he has 5 wickets and 498 runs at an average of 38.3.  
• Hardik Pandya – Flamboyant Pandya got out on a golden duck in the last match. Against Kings, he has 3 wickets and 169 runs from 9 innings at an average of 24.1. The spotlight will be on him to perform.
• Krunal Pandya – Senior Pandya has 4 wickets and 127 runs from 6 innings at an average of 25.4 vs PBKS.  
• Rahul Chahar – Chahar has 5 wickets from 4 innings against Kings. He is better with every match. Watch out for him throughout the tournament. 
• Jasprit Bumrah has 17 wickets from his 12 innings vs Kings. 11 have come bowling first.
• Trent Boult has 8 wickets from 7 innings against Kings.

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Punjab Kings

• KL Rahul – KL has got one of the best batting records against MI. In 12 innings he has 580 runs at an average of 64.4.  KL missed out in the last match and after losing the previous three games, there is a bit of extra pressure on him to perform.
• Mayank Agarwal– Mayank has 211 runs from 12 innings at an average of 19.2. vs MI  He has an identical record in both innings. However, he has shown some promising form in the last two games of IPL 2021.
• Chris Gayle – Universe Boss got bossed by Rashid Khan in the last match. Against MI, he averages 41.5 with 664 runs from 18 innings. During the pitch report if you see a new deck is being used, try him as C/VC only in the 1-2 GL Team.
• Nicholas Pooran –  So far Nicky P has a Silver Duck 0 (2), Golden Duck 0 (1), Diamond Duck (0). Very few people know that Pooran was part of the Mumbai Indians camp early on in his career as he did not get a single chance to play for them. Watch out for him and do pick him in Grand leagues.
• Deepak Hooda – Hooda has 115 runs from 7 innings against MI. He was seen bowling a good amount of overs in the previous match, and has been in good touch with the bat. He will be up against Krunal Pandya.
• Fabian Allen – Allen made a debut for Kings in the previous match and picked up a wicket.
• Mohammad Shami – Shami has gone wicketless in the previous two matches but that does not change the fact that he is the leader of the pack. Pick him in Grand Leagues. In 8 matches he has 9 wickets against MI.
• Arshdeep Singh – Arshdeep has played once against Mumbai and picked 2 wickets.
• Moises Henriques has 2 wickets and 76 runs from 4 innings at an average of 25.3 vs MI.
• Chris Jordan – Kings bowling has been below par in the first four matches, Jordan can be quite effective with his slower ones and his cutters at Chepauk. Watch out for him and do pick him in your Grand League teams.
• Murugan Ashwin has 3 wickets from 4 innings against MI. He is playing on his home ground, will be a good punt in Grand Leagues.

Stats and Facts

• Overall Played Played 26 | Kings XI Won 12 | MI Won 14.
• Ishan Kishan has 154 runs from 8 innings at an average of 19.2 vs PBKS.
• From both the teams, no player reached a fifty in their previous match. Both sides have struggled so far on the Chepauk track.

Predicted Playing XI

Mumbai Indians: 1. Quinton de Kock (wk), 2. Rohit Sharma (c), 3. Suryakumar Yadav, 4. Ishan Kishan, 5. Hardik Pandya, 6. Kieron Pollard, 7. Krunal Pandya, 8. Rahul Chahar, 9. Jayant Yadav, 10. Jasprit Bumrah, 11. Trent Boult

Punjab Kings: 1. KL Rahul (c & wk), 2. Mayank Agarwal, 3. Chris Gayle, 4. Moises Henriques, 5. Nicholas Pooran, 6. Deepak Hooda, 7. Shahrukh Khan, 8. Fabian Allen, 9. Murugan Ashwin, 10. Mohammed Shami, 11. Arshdeep Singh

Chepauk Chennai Pitch Report 

Murali Kartik pitch report from SRH vs PBKS match.

“Perfect overhead conditions today – the square boundaries are pretty short on both sides 64m at one end, 68m at the other. This is once again the same track that was used for the second Test of the India-England series. It’s quite dark, it’s pretty dry as well. This is the same pitch that was used for the SRH-RCB game, where there was plenty of turns available. A bat-first pitch, bat sensibly, and post a decent total on the board.”

Fantasy Nuts need to check which pitch is being used before the toss.

Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

In the current scenario, Defeating MI would be quite difficult for PBKS unless we see a Gayle Storm. MI to win!

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