Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul wins toss, elect to bowl against Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi. Mumbai playing the same starting XI. KXIP make one change - K Gowtham in place of M Ashwin. Despite winning just one match out of the three contests they have played so far, KXIP have impressed everyone with their batting abilities, especially their openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal.
The duo are enjoying a superb run in the ongoing IPL and are currently leading the run-scorers’ tally with 222 and 221 runs respectively, including one century and a fifty each. Mumbai Indians’ possess a potent pace threat and they will look to employ the forces of Jasprit Bumrah, James Pattinson and Trent Boult to tackle Rahul and Mayank Agarwal threat. Both teams will be looking to win after losing the previous game.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI):
Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI):
KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Karun Nair, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi
