The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have been criticised a lot following the whole ‘mankade’ incident in their first game of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019. Their management would surely not have anticipated the kind of controversy they find themselves dragged into. Now into the third game of the IPL 2019 season, they will want cricket to take ascendency against Mumbai Indians (MI), an opposition they have a good record in terms of head to head. They have played each other 22 times with Mumbai Indians winning 12 of those game while Kings 11 Punjab have 10 wins in their bracket. Ahead of Match 9 of IPL 12, here we have a look at the last five games between Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians. KXIP vs MI, IPL 2019 Match 9 Key Players: Jasprit Bumrah to David Miller to Yuvraj Singh, These Cricketers Are to Watch Out for at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium.

MI vs KXIP – May 16, 2018 – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Mi won by 3 runs

Keiron Pollard was the star of the Mumbai Indian’s batting as his fifty powered his team to a score of 186/8. While anything above 180 in Mumbai is always a challenging score but not completely safe. The Kings 11 Punjab chase was led by K L Rahul who topped scored with 94 and while he was there the visitors looked set for a way win. After his dismissal, they choked and lost the game by a mere 3 runs. IPL 2019 Today's Cricket Matches: Schedule, Start Time, Points Table, Live Streaming, Live Score of March 30 T20 Games and Highlights of the Previous Match!

KXIP vs MI – May 4, 2018 – Holkar Stadium, Indore – MI won by 6 wickets

The Kings 11 Punjab batting first put on a good display scoring 174 runs in their quota of twenty overs. The Mumbai Indians were calm and composed in reply with Surya Kumar Yadav hitting a fifty. In the lower order, Rohit Sharma and Krunal Pandya saw off the opposition resistance to take the side home.

MI vs KXIP – May 11, 2017 - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – KXIP won by 7 runs

The Kings Eleven Punjab rained several blows on the Mumbai Indians with Wriddhiman Saha leading the assault in a massive score of 230. But an easy win for Punjab turned out to be a nervous affair with Mumbai Indian coming very close going down by just 7 runs in the end. Axar Patel was the pick of the bowlers giving away 28 runs for 1 wicket in his three overs. IPL 2019 Schedule in PDF: Download VIVO Indian Premier League 12 Full Timetable With Fixtures, Matches, Team and Venue Details.

KXIP vs MI – April 20, 2017 – Holkar Stadium, Indore – MI won by 8 wickets

Another high scoring encounter between the two sides with Mumbai Indians chasing down 199 for victory with ease. Josh Butler and Nitish Rana punished the Punjab bowling as they finished the game under 16 overs. Nitish Rana remained unbeaten on 62 to see off the win and announced himself on the big stage.

MI vs KXIP – May 13, 2016 – YSR Stadium, Visakhapatnam - KXIP won by 7 wickets

Marcus Stoinis picked up 4 wickets in his spell giving away just 15 runs to restrict Mumbai Indians to 124/9. The slow grippy pitch of Visakhapatnam aided Stoinis as he became virtually unplayable. Murali Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha hit the fifties to win the game for Punjab, but the result was beyond doubt in the first innings itself.

The two games Kings 11 Punjab lost to Mumbai Indians tilted the head to head record in Mumbai’s favour else it was neck to neck in the season prior to it. It will be interesting to see how their latest battle pans out.

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