The 31st match of the ongoing 16th season of the Indian Premier League will be played between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium tomorrow. Having lost and won a match each at their home ground this season, MI will be looking to make the most of an opportunity of hosting a team which isn’t in the best of forms.
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Readers must note that these two teams had locked horns against one another only once in the last season. Played in Pune, a high-scoring encounter had witnessed PBKS successfully defending a 199-run target. Speaking of playing at this venue, this will be the first MI vs PBKS contest since IPL 2019.
In what was also a high-scoring match, KL Rahul‘s maiden IPL century was thumped by Kieron Pollard‘s quintessential match-winning knock.
All in all, there isn’t much to differentiate between MI vs PBKS Head to Head Record in IPL History. Although Indians have a slight one-match lead, Punjab are at the leading position in other facets and not too far behind when it comes to playing away from home. Interestingly, they also have a better average innings totals than the opposition.
MI vs PBKS Head to Head Record in IPL History
Total number of matches played: 29
Matches won by MI: 15
Matches won by PBKS: 14
Matches played in April: 12 (MI 5, PBKS 7)
Matches played on Saturday: 5 (MI 1, PBKS 4)
Matches played at Wankhede Stadium: 9 (MI 5, PBKS 4)
MI average score against PBKS: 162
PBKS average score against MI: 165
Most runs for MI: 522 (Rohit Sharma)
Most runs for PBKS: 70 (Shikhar Dhawan)
Most wickets for MI: 1 (Jason Behrendorff)
Most wickets for PBKS: 3 (Rishi Dhawan & Arshdeep Singh)
Most catches for MI: 5 (Suryakumar Yadav)
Most catches for PBKS: 1 (Shikhar Dhawan & Arshdeep Singh)
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Sadde s are putting in the work ahead of #MIvPBKS. ⚔️❤️#JazbaHaiPunjabi #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/RsWB1Q6Mhu
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 21, 2023
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).