Punjab Kings (PBKS) will square off against Mumbai Indians (MI) in their seventh match of the ongoing TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Saturday, April 22.

The Kings will look to return to winning ways after they went down to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a hard-fought encounter. 

With six points from as many matches, PBKS are placed seventh in the TATA IPL 2023 standings.

On the other hand, hosts MI have won their last three matches in the ongoing TATA IPL. Having accumulated six points from five matches, the Rohit Sharma-led MI are placed just a spot above PBKS in the points table.

Head-To-Head: 

Punjab Kings have won 14 of the 29 matches against Mumbai Indians. At the Wankhede Stadium, PBKS have won four of their nine meetings.

Competition Total Matches Won by PBKS Won by MI
Overall 29 15 14
At Wankhede 9 5 4

However, the Kings have dominated MI in their recent meetings, winning three of the last five clashes. 

Match Date Venue 1st Innings 2nd Innings Result
13/04/2022 Maharashtra Cricket
Association
Stadium, Pune		 PBKS (198/5) MI (186/9) PBKS won by 12 runs
28/09/2021

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

 PBKS (135/6) MI (137/4) MI won by 6 wickets
23/04/2021

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

 MI (131/6) PBKS (132/1) PBKS won by 9 wickets
18/10/2020 Dubai International
Cricket Stadium,
Dubai		 MI (176/6) PBKS (176/6) PBKS won in Super Over
01/10/2020

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

 MI (191/4) PBKS (143/8) MI won by 48 runs

Jitesh Shines For PBKS:

Wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma has been the third-highest run-scorer for Punjab Kings since 2022. The 29-year-old has scored 354 runs in 16 matches at an excellent strike rate of 152.

Most runs for PBKS since 2022

Player Innings Runs SR
Shikhar Dhawan 18 693 130
Liam Livingstone 15 439 180
Jitesh Sharma 16 354 152

Livingstone’s Return

Liam Livingstone was one of the standout players for the Punjab Kings in TATA IPL 2022. The hard-hitting batter amassed 437 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 182 (the highest for his team).

Player Innings Runs SR
Liam Livingstone 14 437 182
Rahul Tripathi 14 413 158
Shimron Hetmyer 15 314 154

The England all-rounder also smashed the second-most number of sixes in TATA IPL 2022.

Player Innings Sixes
Jos Buttler 17 45
Liam Livingstone 14 34
Andre Russell 12 32

Some More Interesting Stats:

  • Arshdeep Singh is one wicket away from 50 wickets in TATA IPL.
  • Liam Livingstone is 61 runs away from 500 runs for PBKS in TATA IPL.
  • Sam Curran is 76 runs away from 500 runs in TATA IPL.