Playing XI
Top Fantasy Picks-All Rounders
Hardik's bowling services have not been used by Mumbai this season yet but so far his bat has done enough talking especially in the recent matches. His scores this season: 21*, 0, 30*, 28, 30* (vs Punjab), 15, 18 and 14.
In his last 5 matches against Punjab, Pollard has scored a total of 237 runs which have come at a SR of 221. Watch out for him as these numbers are astounding.
Krunal looked rusty initially in the tournament but gained momentum in the recent matches. His stats in the last 4 matches: 3 wickets and 44 runs scored.
Top Fantasy Picks - Bowlers
With 12 wickets Bumrah is the joint highest wicket taker for Mumbai this season. As context, he has taken 6 wickets in his last 4 matches against Punjab, thus looking in good touch against them.
Just 3 matches for Murugan this season but in these matches he had figures of 2/23, 1/16 and 3/21. Given that the pitches have started to slow down, he can be a player who can come in cheaply in your fantasy team and give valuable points.
Boult is the one who is tied with 12 wickets along with Bumrah. Boult’s IPL career best bowling figures of 3/19 has come against Punjab, an interesting stat to think about.
Top Fantasy Picks - Batsmen & Keepers
The orange cap(KL Rahul) holder with 448 runs is certainly the first-choice player to be picked. Stat alert: His last 6 inns against Mumbai read 17, 100*, 71*, 94, 24 and 68*
With 251 runs so far, Rohit is the 2nd highest run scorer for Mumbai this season. The skipper of Mumbai has performances of 70 (this season), 32, 6 and 24* in his last 4 matches against Punjab.
With 3 fifties in his last 4 innings, de Kock should be a certainty in any fantasy team. To go with that he has inflicted 10 dismissals so far (2nd most by a keeper this season) which adds some bonus wicket keeping points.
Probable XI
Mumbai : Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
Punjab : Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (c)(wk), Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sarfaraz Khan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi.
Preview
Second match on Super Sunday sees Mumbai take on Punjab. A team that is in supreme form taking on one that is battered. Mumbai are on a 5-match winning spree, no stopping the defending champions. Punjab have recovered from a 4-match losing one, only by just, against Bangalore in their last game. If the Bangalore they faced second time around was much different from the one earlier, Punjab now have to contend with the mightiest of challenges, an insurmountable Mumbai. Punjab need to keep winning from here and if they do pull it off against Mumbai, they can take on any side in the coming games and march strong. But therein lies the challenge, how to take down a side that has advanced so strongly in this edition. Much to ponder for Rahul and his men. A daunting task beckons them.
Mumbai at Dubai : Played 4, Won 3, Lost 1
Punjab at Dubai : Played 5, Won 2, Lost 3
Toss : Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat first.