IPL 2020: KXIP VS MI MATCH PREDICTION | MATCH 13 | MI VS KXIP

ABOUT THE MATCH

The match between Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will be the 13^th match of the 2020 IPL and it will be taken place on 1^st October in Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. It is scheduled to begin at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC).

So far, both the teams, KXIP and MI have equal records- one victory and two-loss, with each losing match of those matches on a Super Over. Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab will try their best to bounce back to win the match.

Match Preview:

Kings XI Punjab:

• The outstanding batting of Mayank Agarwal has now gone unrewarded two times. He scored 89 runs off 60 balls to lead a recovery from the team of Delhi Capitals only to fall two deliveries short and after the tie, KXIP lost the match in Super Over.
• Against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), KXIP captain KL Rahul performed in a fantastic way with the bat and led the team to win the match, but a ton of Agarwal in a total score of 223/2 last time couldn’t prevent KXIP from a loss to Rajasthan Royals.
• The expensive bowling of Sheldon Cottrell last time could mean Chris Jordan’s return to the team, who himself was dropped after giving runs in the 1st match.

Probable Playing XI:

Mayank Argawal, KL Rahul (c, wk), Karun Nair, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, James Neesham, Chris Jordan, Mandeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi

 Mumbai Indians:

• To date, Mumbai Indians has won only one match and lost the opening match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and another one from RCB. The one winning match was a memorable one, though MI captain Rohit Sharma smashed 80 runs in 49 balls and claimed a victory against Kolkata Knight Riders.
• After the outstanding performance of Kieron Pollard in the last match, he could shift up the batting order.
• Last time, James Pattinson was found expensive with the ball and now Mumbai Indians have to make a decision whether they can afford to utilize two of their foreign players’ places on opening bowlers. If they do, it will give chance to Chris Lynn.

Probable Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult, James Pattinson, Jasprit Bumrah

Pitch Report:

The pitch at Abu Dhabi is batting-friendly with a lot of runs on this surface.

 Weather condition:

Hot and clear weather can be expected in Abu Dhabi during the match.  

Probable top performers:

Kings XI Punjab:

KL Rahul:

When these two teams met last time, KL Rahul hit an unbeaten hundred and scored 132* and 69 runs respectively in his last two matches in 2020 IPL.

Mayank Agarwal:

In his last two innings, Mayank Agarwal knocked 89 and 26 runs respectively and smashed 106 runs to follow up the opposite score.

Mohammad Shami:

Last time, although he was expensive with the ball, he picked three wickets and so far he claimed seven wickets in this 2020 IPL.  

Mumbai Indians:

Kieron Pollard: 

After performing some fine forms in the CPL 2020, he starred in the 2020 IPL when these teams last met.

Ishan Kishan:

In the last match, Ishan Kishan has given heroic performance and scored 99 runs in 58 balls. He was caught while attempting to hit six in the last ball.

Jasprit Bumrah:

So far, Jasprit Bumrah was expensive in the last two matches, but in his day, he can win the match single-handedly.

 Head to head:

• Overall T20I Matches – 24
• Kings XI Punjab won – 11
• Mumbai Indians won – 13
• No Result – 00
• Tie– 00

Team form in last 5 matches:

• Kings XI Punjab –  L, W, L, W, L
• Mumbai Indians – L, W, L, W, W

Broadcast Details:

• Tv – Star Sports Network
• Live Streaming – Disney+ Hotstar
• Match Timings – 1^st October 2020 at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC)

Probable winning team:

Although Mumbai Indians’ performances don’t reflect that well in their previous games, still they are looking a little stronger team on paper as compared to Kings XI Punjab.