The 9th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 will going to take place between Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Saturday, March 30.
KXIP are at the 4th place in IPL 2019 table after playing two matches. They have won a game and lost the other game but are placed ahead of Mumbai Indians as they enjoy a better run rate. KXIP won their opening game against Rajasthan Royals (RR) which included a ‘mankading incident’ by KXIP skipper Ashwin who dismissed dangerous Jos Buttler as RR were approaching to win the match. In their second match, they suffered a loss from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), as Andre Russell stormed the victory away from them.
On the other side, Mumbai Indians lost their opening game against Delhi Capitals (DC) but made a comeback by winning their second game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 6 runs. The match between MI and RCB also marked a couple of ‘game-changing’ umpiring mistakes.
Match Details:
- The IPL 2019, match 9- KXIP vs MI will take place at 04:00 PM IST on Saturday, March 30.
- The match will be played at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
- The game can be streamed live on Star Sports Networks and Hotstar.
Pitch and Weather Report/Conditions:
The Mohali-based cricket stadium is a batting pitch which will arise problem for the bowling unit of both sides. The temperatures are expected to hover around the early 40s and there is not even an ounce of a chance of rain. Both the teams are expected to reach a huge score and the pitch favours the chasing side as the lowest total defended here was of 180 runs which is a competitive total at other pitches.
- Avg 1st inning score: 184
- Avg 2nd inning score: 175
Team News:
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP):
The debutant Varun Chakravarthy who was bought for ₹8 crore had a forgettable start to his IPL career as he was thwarted by the Kolkata batsmen. It remains to see if the Kings XI is going to be patient with him or will look to replace him against Mumbai Indians.
KXIP Team (From): Chris Gayle, Moises Henriques, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, David Miller, Mohammed Shami, Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul, Murugan Ashwin, Ankit Rajpoot, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Hardus Viljoen, Andrew Tye, Sam Curran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Agnivesh Ayachi, Darshan Nalkande, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Simran Singh, Harpreet Brar
Probable XI: KL Rahul (WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, David Miller, Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Shami, Hardus Viljoen, Andrew Tye.
Mumbai Indians (MI):
Mayank Markande could feature in the side considering the pitch conditions at Mohali have always been spin-friendly. Hardik Pandya has been looking in a good-form after the match against RCB.
MI Team (From): Yuvraj Singh, Lasith Malinga, Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Aditya Tare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jason Behrendorff, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Jayant Yadav, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Barinder Sran, Siddhesh Lad, Jasprit Bumrah, Pankaj Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Alzarri Joseph, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Mayank Markande, Rasikh Salam
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga.
Fantasy Tips and suggestions:
Wicketkeeper: KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock for KXIP and MI respectively are the wicketkeeper-batsman who are capable to play a well-contributed inning against any type of bowling attack.
Batsmen: For KXIP, Chris Gayle, David Miller and Mayank Agarwal are the players who will lead the batting unit of the team. While for MI, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraaj Singh and Suryakumar Yadav are expected to play the role of hard-hitters.
All-rounders: For Punjab, skipper Ravichandran Ashwin is capable to play the role of an all-rounder as he has done that already for Team India. On the other side, Mumbai will be featuring Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard as the prime all-rounder and we all know what they are capable of.
Bowlers: Among pacers, Hardus Viljoen, Andrew Tye are the prime bowlers for KXIP while Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga will lead the pace bowling attack for Mumbai Indians. KXIP have skipper Ashwin and record-signing Varun Chakravarthy as the spinners while MI have Mayank Markande and Krunal Pandya for the job.
Captain: Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, David Miller and Hardik Pandya are the top players in the race of Dream11 captains.
Dream 11 pick #1:
KL Rahul (wk), Chris Gayle ©, Rohit Sharma (vc), David Miller, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Krunal Pandya, Hardus Viljoen, Andrew Tye, Jasprit Bumrah
- Captain: Chris Gayle
- Vice Captain: Rohit Sharma
Dream 11 pick #2:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma ©, David Miller (vc), Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mayank Markande, Andrew Tye, Jasprit Bumrah
- Captain: Rohit Sharma
- Vice Captain: David Miller
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