Indian T20 League 2024: Punjab vs Mumbai, Match 33 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Punjab (PUN) will face Mumbai (MUM) in the 33rd match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Thursday (April 18) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. Both teams have won two out of six matches so far.

Punjab lost their previous match against Rajasthan as Rajasthan chased down the target of 148 runs in 19.5 overs with three wickets in hand. Chennai defeated Mumbai in their previous outing by 20 runs after posting a total of 206 runs for the loss of four wickets. 

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PUN vs MUM Head-to-Head Record: 

Punjab and Mumbai have faced each other in 31 matches so far. Mumbai have won 16 out of these 31 matches, while Punjab have been victorious on 15 occasions. Punjab have won three out of the last five matches against Mumbai.

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Punjab vs Mumbai, Match 33: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

PUN vs MUM Probable Playing XIs

Punjab:

Jonny Bairstow, Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada 

Mumbai:

Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shreyas Gopal, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal 

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Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report 

The average first innings score in the last eight T20 matches at this venue has been 165 runs. The teams batting first have won five out of these eight matches. The team winning the toss, however, might look to bowl in this game. Both pacers and spinners are likely to find enough help from the surface. 

PUN vs MUM Key Player Battles

Rohit Sharma vs Punjab’s bowlers 

Rohit has scored 812 runs in 29 matches against Punjab at a strike rate of 140.2. He has a batting average of 47 against Sam Curran. Rohit has made 59 runs off 50 deliveries against Kagiso Rabada. 

Jasprit Bumrah vs Punjab’s batters 

Bumrah has the second-best economy among the top 10 wicket-takers against Punjab. He has picked a total of 20 wickets in 15 matches at an average of 17.95, an economy of 6.34, and a strike rate of 17. He has dismissed Liam Livingstone twice in three balls. 

Sam Curran vs Mumbai 

Curran has scored 133 runs at a strike rate of 156.5 in four matches against Mumbai, including two half-centuries. With the ball, Curran has picked five wickets at an average of 11. Curran has a batting strike rate of 170 against Romario Shepherd. 

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Arshdeep Singh vs Mumbai’s bowlers 

The left-arm pacer has taken eight wickets in six matches against Mumbai at an average of 27. He has an economy of 3.5 against Hardik Pandya.