ABOUT THE MATCH:

The 36th Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai between the Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab.

This game is scheduled to begin at 07:30 PM IST (local time at 06:00 PM) (UTC at 02:00 PM). Star Sports Network (available in English, Hindi, Telugu , Tamil, Kannada and Bengali) will telecast the game. On Disney+ Hotstar, live streaming will also be available.

MATCH PREVIEW:

MUMBAI INDIANS:

1. In the tournament, Mumbai Indians is behaving like ruthless. In 7 matches, they won 5 matches and placed at the second position in the points table.

2. Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Suryakumar Yadav, all are in their fantastic form. In the limited chances, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard have been showing their magnificent skills.

3. In the bowling department, the trio of James Pattinson, Trent Boult, and Jasprit Bumrah have been dangerous for the opposite team with Rahul Chahar.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI:

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

KING’S XI PUNJAB:

1. The main reason behind the downfall of Punjab is their over-dependency on Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul. Punjab has to change their players’ combination as it is not looking like their best playing XI.

2. One change in the team is looking obvious that is Chris Gayle can replace Glenn Maxwell. Ishan Porel and Deepak Hooda can get a match instead of Simi Singh and Mandeep Singh.

3. KXIP has been on a continuous losing streak. Out of 7 games, they already lost 6 matches.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI:

KL Rahul (c)(wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.

PITCH REPORT:

During the second innings of the game, the pitch here typically slows down considerably. Chasing is therefore a daunting task here, even though the appropriate run rate can seem under control.

WEATHER:

Compared to some of the other days on Sunday evening, it will be much hotter. At the start, the temperature will be about 31 degrees Celsius, but as the game progresses, it will drop rapidly to around 27 degrees Celsius.

PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS:

MUMBAI INDIANS:

1. Rohit Sharma

At an average of 31, Rohit Sharma scored 251 runs in 8 matches and looks to be in good shape.

2. Jasprit Bumrah

In 8 games, Jasprit Bumrah has picked up 12 wickets and has an economic rate of 7,62.

3. Quinton de Kock

In the last two games, Quinton de Kock has recorded half-centuries. In the previous match against KKR, the wicket-keeper batsman scored a fine 78 off 44 balls.

KING’S XI PUNJAB:

1. Chris Gayle

Playing after a long time, in his first outing with a 45-ball 53, Chris Gayle immediately produced an impact.

2. KL Rahul

KL Rahul has been unbelievable with the bat this season. He scored 448 runs in 8 matches at an average of 75.

3. Mayank Agarwal

Mayank Agarwal is KL Rahul’s great opening partner. At a strike rate of 161, he scored 382 runs.

HEAD TO HEAD:

1. Total Played– 25.

2. MI Won– 14.

3. KXIP Won– 11.

4. Tie– 0.

5. No Result– 0.

BROADCAST DETAILS:

1. Tv– Star Sports Network.

2. Live Streaming – Disney+ Hotstar.

3. Match Timings – 18th October 2020 at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC)

PROBABLE WINNING TEAM:

Initially in the tournament, Quinton de Kock was inconsistent. He found his style, however, in the last two games, and so you can try him out as a Grand League team captain. Mumbai Indians are predicted to win this match.