IPL 2018 Day 40: Live Action: Today’s Prediction, Fantasy League Picks, Current Points Table and Schedule for Today's Matches of IPL 11
IPL 2018 Day 40: Live Action: Today’s Prediction.
On day 40 of Indian Premier League 2018 (IPL 2018), defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) take on Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Wankhede Stadium. It’s a must-win match Mumbai while Punjab cannot afford to give up on two valuable points as we move closer to IPL2018 playoffs. Both the teams have played an equal number of matches, that is 12, but KXIP have two more points than MI. Punjab after dropping to fifth place from third will be keen to move back to top four on the IPL 2018 points table.
The MI vs KXIP will be the 50th match of IPL 2018. This is Mumbai’s last home game of the season and they will look to take advantage of it, before they face-off Delhi Daredevils (DD) in their last match.
Highlights match No. 49 on May 15, 2018: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) broke Rajasthan Royals (RR) four-match winning streak. KKR chased down 143 with six wickets to spare. They win helped KKR solidify their third position on the points table. Kuldeep Yadav picked 4/20 as KKR restricted RR to a below-par total. KKR vs RR Full Scorecard
Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 145/4 in 18 overs (Chris Lynn 45; Dinesh Karthik 41 not out; Ben Stokes 3/15) beat Rajasthan Royals 142 all out in 19 overs (Jos Buttler 39; Kuldeep Yadav 4/20; Andre Russell 2/13; Prasidh Krishna 2/35) by six wickets.
Day 40 IPL 2018 Schedule: MI vs KXIP
As mentioned above, MI will face KXIP in front of the home crowd in IPL 2018 match 50 at the Wankhede Stadium. This apparently will be the second meeting this season between these two sides. Earlier, on May 04, MI defeated KXIP by six wickets at Indore. MI vs KXIP Live Score Updates
Day 39 Predictions: MI vs KXIP
Three back to back defeats for KXIP would have demoralised them. But they have it in them to bounce back. They lead the head-to-head record at Wankhede against Mumbai slightly by 4:3. And, that will be enough for them to take a cue from. Expect a close contest with Punjab prevailing.
IPL 2018 MI vs KXIP Fantasy League Picks
Openers KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav have been in good form for KXIP and MI respectively and they both become an automatic pick. One can also pick Rahul as a captain. Besides them, Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah and Krunal Pandya are obvious choices. KXIP spinner Mujeeb Zadran is injured and looks like he will miss this game as well, so leaving him out will be a sensible choice.
A Look at the IPL 2018 points table
With KKR strengthening their position on the third place, RR are at fourth. If KXIP defeats MI, they have a good chance of overtaking KKR at three. A simple win will anyway help them overtake RR at four. A win for Mumbai will take them to fourth place thanks to better run-rate. Here’s a look at the updated IPL 2018 points table.
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