Mumbai Indians would be aiming to address their batting woes and achieve consistency while Punjab Kings would be desperate to arrest their overall slide as the two sides clash in Chennai. A misfiring middle-order is a major concern for Mumbai and Rohit and Co. will look to fix that today against an under-performing side. With three consecutive defeats, Punjab too have a lot of fixing to do and now would be the right time for them if they are to keep their play-off hopes alive. Stay with TOI to get IPL live score, playing 11, scorecard, highlights and ball by ball score updates of the 17th IPL match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians.
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PBKS vs MI Live Score: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma will be aiming for wins in Match 17 of IPL 2021.© BCCI/IPL
Lowly Punjab Kings (PBKS) face defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 17 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday. MI have been inconsistent in IPL 2021, losing to Delhi Capitals (DC) by six wickets in their previous fixture. The Rohit Sharma-led side are fourth in the league standings, with two wins and two defeats. All eyes will be on spinner Rahul Chahar, who has been brilliant for Mumbai this year, with eight wickets from four games. The India international is currently fourth in the Purple Cap race. Punjab have been in poor form this year, and have lost their last three matches. Their most recent defeat was against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Wednesday, losing by nine wickets. Skipper KL Rahul will be hoping to find his form, and is currently sixth in the Orange Cap race, with 161 runs from four fixtures. The wicketkeeper-batsman was the highest run-scorer in IPL 2020.
Punjab Kings Squad: KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Shahrukh Khan, Fabian Allen, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jalaj Saxena, Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar, Jhye Richardson, Ishan Porel, Riley Meredith, Utkarsh Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Ravi Bishnoi
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Adam Milne, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Neesham, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh
