Kings XI Punjab today is playing their first home game against the Mumbai Indians in match number nine of the IPL 2019. The Mumbai Indians have never lost a game at the IS Bindra Stadium since 2011 and the home team would surely want to change their record. Ravichandran Ashwin led team would surely want to have a winning start in front of their home crowd who have come to cheer for them. So the news from the centre is that KXIP has won the toss and has elected to bowl. Ashwin Murugan to make a debut for Kings XI Punjab. KXIP vs MI, IPL 2019 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians on Star Sports and Hotstar Online
A while ago, we brought to you the weather report which said that the weather in Mohali is going to be really hot. However, the weather is supposed to cool down by 4-5 degrees towards the evening as the game progresses. Talking about the teams’ head-to-head encounter between Mumbai and Punjab, the teams have played against each other on 22 occasions out of which, 10 games are won by the home team and rest by Rohit Sharma led MI. Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians live scorecard.
Check out the video of the toss below:
.@lionsdenkxip captain @ashwinravi99 wins the toss and elects to bowl first at Mohali.@mipaltan skipper @ImRo45 says that he would have batted first. #KXIPvMI #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/ZXHEHCOLhZ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 30, 2019
Now let’s check out the playing XI of both teams.
Mumbai Indians XI: Q de Kock, R Sharma, S Yadav, Y Singh, K Pollard, K Pandya, H Pandya, M McClenaghan, M Markande, J Bumrah, L Malinga
Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Lokesh Rahul (w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Andrew Tye
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