Punjab Kings are all in readiness of hosting Mumbai Indians in a reverse Indian Premier League 2023 fixture less than a couple of weeks after their first match of the season. Also the second of a double-header day, that intriguing high-scoring contest was played on a weekend.
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Popularly remembered for PBKS fast bowler Arshdeep Singh breaking the middle-stump twice off consecutive deliveries, the match had witnessed the visitors successfully defending a 215-run target primarily due to the left-arm spinner’s game-changing over.
A 13-run victory for Punjab had brought them at level with Mumbai in terms of number of victories in PBKS vs MI Head to Head Record in IPL History. Having faced each other 30 times over the years, both these teams have won and lost 15 matches thus far. It is noteworthy that Kings have won four out of their last five contests against this opposition.
Speaking of the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Cricket Stadium, it will be hosting these two teams after more than four years tomorrow. The hosts had chased down a 177-run target with eight wickets and as many balls remaining in the match during their last clash at this venue. Readers must note that Kings (8.45) have a better average run rate than Indians (8.06) in Mohali.
PBKS vs MI Head to Head Record in IPL History
Total number of matches played: 30
Matches won by PBKS: 15
Matches won by MI: 15
Matches played in May: 12 (PBKS 5, MI 7)
Matches played on Wednesday: 3 (PBKS 1, MI 2)
Matches played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Cricket Stadium: 8 (PBKS 4, MI 4)
PBKS average score against MI: 167
MI average score against PBKS: 163
Most runs for PBKS: 70 (Shikhar Dhawan)
Most runs for MI: 566 (Rohit Sharma)
Most wickets for PBKS: 7 (Arshdeep Singh)
Most wickets for MI: 2 (Piyush Chawla, Cameron Green & Jason Behrendorff)
Most catches for PBKS: 1 (Jitesh Sharma, Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran & Arshdeep Singh)
Most catches for MI: 5 (Suryakumar Yadav)
Taide’s tidy displays are no fluke! 🚀💪#JazbaHaiPunjabi #SaddaPunjab #TATAIPL I @atharva_taide14 pic.twitter.com/4YmYFbTfkX
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 2, 2023
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).