Punjab and Mumbai will fight out for the final time in Chennai’s Chepak Stadium in Indian T20 League 2021. Both sides lost their previous game and they desperately need a win to boost their points table. Punjab suffered three consecutive games and it will be tough for them to crack the playoffs if they lose again.
Mumbai’s story is mixed-up now as they have two wins and two defeats from the first four games in Chennai. They defended smartly against Kolkata and Hyderabad but lost to Bangalore and Delhi in the final over thriller. In the previous game, their batting unit let them down and it cost them a match. They got a fiery start in powerplay but middle-order couldn’t replicate and Delhi trapped them in the spin. Bowlers fought hard but it was an average total in Chennai and Delhi ended their 5-match losing streak against Chennai. Read More: Indian T20 League team analysis of Mumbai Mumbai needs to update its batting issues. Only Rohit and Surya showed some responsibility. Middle-order has been poor so far and Mumbai lost their 6 inside 12 overs after 2016 which was a big concern. We saw their issues in death-overs in the first three games but this time, they failed to deliver in middle-overs. Any change is unlikely to happen and Mumbai will continue with Jayant who was impressive with bat and ball. On the other hand, Punjab’s poor campaign continues and for the second time, their batting unit let them down. They have scored 120 or below twice in their four games which is a big concern. In the last game, they were bowled out on 120 and Hyderabad chased it down with nine wickets in hand. Punjab bowlers tried to fight with a small total but they failed to achieve their goals. Read More: Indian T20 League team analysis of Punjab Punjab have just one win from four wins and that one win came against Rajasthan in a last-ball thriller. Overall, we haven’t seen a collective team performance from Punjab so far. Pooran now has three ducks in four games and he should be replaced by Malan who had great numbers in T20Is. Allen was impressive with his bowling and Hooda can offer them a 5th bowling option,. Henriques is a good option to try in middle-order. Punjab will look to bounce back after three back-to-back defeats. Pitch Behaviour Chennai’s surface is now a bowling-friendly wicket and it offers good assistance to spinners. Batting would be tough and they have to play with a sensible approach. Any target above 140 would be a tough one to chase. Probable XI Mumbai Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult Punjab KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Moises Henriques, Nicholas Pooran/Dawid Malan, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Fabian Allen, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh Fantasy Picks Mumbai Rohit Sharma Suryakumar Yadav Punjab KL Rahul Chris Gayle Indian T20 League is ready to serve the best cricket in 2021. We're providing all Indian T20 League 2021 Updates with match predictions and match reports. Use your cricketing skills and create your fantasy cricket teams and play on online fantasy cricket app. Download MyTeam11 Fantasy games in India and win huge winnings.
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