Mumbai Indians aur Punjab Kings ka match Wankhede mein IPL 2026 regular season ke dauraan hone wala hai. PBKS abhi tak unbeaten hai, unhone teen wins liye hain, jabki MI apni opening victory ke baad lagataar teen matches haar chuki hai. Pichle saal 2025 Qualifier mein dono teams mile the jahan PBKS ne MI ko eliminate kiya tha. Ab dono phir se aamne-saamne hain, MI apni losing run khatam karna chahti hai aur PBKS apna perfect record maintain karna chahti hai.
Toss & Conditions
Wankhede ki pitch par achha pace aur bounce milta hai, jisse fast bowling ke against stroke play karna easy ho jata hai. Recent matches mein dew ka kaafi asar raha hai, isliye chasing teams ko lights ke neeche zyada comfort milta hai.
Head-to-Head
Pichle teen encounters mein, Punjab Kings ne do baar jeeta hai jabki Mumbai Indians ne ek baar.
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians IPL regular season mein ninth position par hai, 4 matches se 2 points ke saath. Unka record 1 win aur 3 losses ka hai, NRR -0.772 hai. Unhone apne last teen matches RCB, Rajasthan Royals, aur Delhi Capitals ke against haare hain.
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings IPL regular season mein third position par hai, 3 matches se 7 points ke saath, abhi tak unbeaten hain. Unka record 3 wins aur NRR +0.720 ka hai. Unhone apne last teen games Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, aur Gujarat Titans ke against jeete hain.
Playing XI
News & Facts
- Rohit Sharma 19 par RCB ke against retired hurt hua tha, shayad hamstring issue ke wajah se, aur is match ke liye uski availability uncertain thi.
- PBKS ne is season ke sabhi matches mein same XI use kiya hai, bina kisi fitness concern ke.
- Ryan Rickelton ko Arshdeep Singh ne do baar out kiya hai jabki usne 36 balls par 50 runs banaye hain, strike rate 139 ke saath.
- Marco Jansen ne Rickelton ko teen baar out kiya hai 46 balls mein, 70 runs concede karte hue, strike rate 152 ke saath.
- Yuzvendra Chahal ne Suryakumar Yadav aur Hardik Pandya dono ko chaar-chaar baar out kiya hai, unke against strike rates 132 aur 95 rahe hain.
Key Stats
Prediction
Key stats PBKS ke favor mein hain 5-3 ke ratio se, points, NRR, Elo, win rate, aur head-to-head record mein lead karte hue, jabki MI ke paas har phase mein better economy rates hain. Sabhi chaar predictive models PBKS ko favor karte hain, average 67% win probability ke saath, jabki MI ke paas 33% hai. Bookmakers thoda alag soch rahe hain, MI ko 54% (odds 1.79) aur PBKS ko 46% (odds 2.04) de rahe hain. Final result MI ki ability par depend karega ki wo PBKS ke batting momentum ko kaise counter karein aur unke slightly better bowling efficiency ka fayda kaise uthayein.
