Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Pitch Report: Mumbai team is preparing to enter the field again in the Indian Premier League. After playing 4 consecutive matches at home, the team is now reaching Mohali directly, where it has a match against Punjab Kings. This match is important for both the teams, because they do not have many points. Meanwhile, what could be the pitch of Mohali? On this, the batsmen will revolt or the bowlers will show their talent, let us know. We will also tell you how the head to head statistics are between the two teams.
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Head to Head
Even though Mumbai Indians team has won the Indian Premier League title 5 times so far and Punjab’s hands are empty, but when we talk about head to head statistics between these two teams, there is not much difference in it. 31 matches have been played between Punjab and Mumbai in this tournament. Out of these, Punjab has won 15 matches and Mumbai has won 16 matches. That means the competition has been almost equal. Punjab team will play at its home, it can also get the benefit of this. Punjab’s highest score against Mumbai Indians is 230 runs, while Punjab has also made its highest score of 223 runs against Mumbai. That means there is not much difference here also.
Three matches of this season have been played so far in Mohali
So far three matches have been played at Maharaj Yadvendra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali. Of these, one match took place in the day and two in the evening. The next match will also be in the evening, so if we talk about the last two matches played at the same time, then the Punjab team has lost both the matches at home. First they were defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad by 2 runs, after which Rajasthan Royals defeated them by 3 wickets. Yes, Punjab won the day’s match played against Delhi by 4 wickets.
Less runs scored in the second match after the first
Talking about the first of the two matches played in the evening, Punjab had scored 180 runs while batting first, after which Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to win the match by scoring 182 runs. After this, in the second match, Punjab batted first and scored 147 runs, in response to which Rajasthan won the match by scoring 152 runs for seven wickets. Despite low scoring, the match went till the last over.
There will be help for pacers, chances of high scoring match are less.
If we talk about the pitch of Maharaja Yadvendra Singh Cricket Stadium, the pitch here is considered very fast. Or it would not be wrong to say that it is one of the fastest pitches in India. This stadium and ground are new, that is why the pacers get help here. But here if you are expecting that there will be a high scoring match then it may not happen. Only 170 to 180 runs will be enough to win. The spinners may get some help in the middle overs, but it seems that the difference between victory and defeat will be decided by the pacers.
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