Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will both be gunning for their third win when they face off in the 33rd match of the 2024 Indian Premier League. Get our latest expert PBKS vs MI match betting tips, predictions and picks below. You can start betting on the IPL 2024 by opening your account with 1xbet here.
Punjab vs Mumbai Match Information
- Venue: Mullanpur Stadium, Mohali
- Date: Thursday, April 18
- Time: 7.30 pm local (2 pm GMT, 10 am EDT)
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What Have The Two Teams Done So Far?
Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians have both won two matches apiece from the six they have played so far. As a result they are seventh and eighth respectively in the IPL 2024 points table. A loss here could mean they could be left with needing to win at least six of their remaining seven matches to make it to the playoffs.
Quick PBKS vs MI Preview
Both teams enter this encounter knowing they are quickly getting into a place of no return. Going by how teams have done over the past two seasons when the IPL first introduced two extra teams, they would know that one needs to finish on eight victories from their 14 matches to make the playoffs.
And after six games, both Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings have just two.
One of the sides will lose this game and that would mean they would be left with six more victories to achieve from their next seven matches to have a shot at the knock-out stage.
Punjab Kings have been erratic, they rely heavily on their lower-order with the bat – but boy, have Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma done well at that – and the bowling hasn’t delivered as consistently as they would like.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians look like they have the batting to bulldoze most oppositions and with Jasprit Bumrah leading the bowling front, they should have done a lot better than they have.
It has been down to the rest of their attack which has come under a lot of fire and made life difficult for them. It also looks like they need a small switch to go off and things could dramatically change for the five-time champion.
PBKS vs MI Head to Head Stats
- Overall PBKS vs MI Head-to-head: Given the dominance that Mumbai Indians have shown in the IPL over the years, it’s a surprise that Punjab have managed to win 15 of the 31 matches they have played against them.
- While this is the first match these two teams are playing at this new stadium, Mumbai Indians lead 5-4 at Mohali.
- Over their last 10 meetings, it’s 5-5 on head to head making this a difficult one to predict based on history alone.
Possible Playing XIs/XIIs
Punjab Kings
Taide, Bairstow, Prabhsimran, Curran, Jitesh, Livingstone, Shashank, Ashutosh, Harpreet, Arshdeep, Rabada, Harshal.
Mumbai Indians
Rohit, Ishan, Suryakumar, Varma, David, Hardik, Romario, Nabi, Gopal, Bumrah, Coetzee, Madhwal
PBKS vs MI Predictions with Latest Odds*
- Prediction 1: Mumbai to win: 8/15 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Prediction 2: Gerald Coetzee – Top Mumbai Indians bowler: 10/3
PBKS vs MI Toss Prediction
Punjab to win the toss: 10/11
PBKS vs MI Score Prediction
First Innings – Over 180.5 runs: 5/6
*odds correct at the time of writing.
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