Neesham makes a good start

Jimmy Neesham was brought into the attack for the seventh over of the innings and he made a good start, giving away just 6 runs from the over. Rohit Sharma was lucky to get a boundary off the outside edge, which would have carried straight to the second slip had there been one. Mumbai Indian are 47/2 after 7 overs

K Gowtham into the attack – FOUR! FOUR!

K Gowtham is into the attack in place of Ravi Bishnoi. And he gets punished. Rohit Sharma hits him for two back-to-boundaries. Just a tad bit short of length, Rohit gives himself room, hits it late. This is poetry in motion.

Good comeback from Cottrell

Sheldon Cottrell was hit for two boundaries in the previous over and has bowled quite beautifully in this one. He keeps fixing his lines. Learning player.

KXIP vs MI, IPL 2020 Live Score: STATS ATTACK

Rohit vs spin in PP this IPL (before today)

Three innings

One run

Eight balls

Two dismissals

SK Yadav Run out!

GONE! A direct hit from Mohammed Shami and SK Yadav has been found out of his crease. He has to go back. Big blow for Mumbai Indians. MI 21/2

Ravi Bishnoi into attack

Ravi Bishnoi has been brought into the attack and he has been able to contain SK and Rohit so far. Bishnoi is quite good in his role in creating shackles.

Cottrell to Suryakymar - FOUR! FOUR!

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav gets a ball outside off stump, and he just glides it through the covers and it will race through the boundary. FOUR! Same ball, same length, same result! Suryakumar is on fire.

IPL 2020 Live Score: FOUR!

FOUR! Rohit Sharma hits a stunning boundary to end the over from Mohammed Shami. Good start from MI skipper. This is going as per plan.

5000 runs for Rohit Shamra

FOUR! Mohammed Shami pitches it outside off stump to Rohit Sharma and theMumbai Indians captain gleans it for a boundary through covers for 4. Rohit surpasses 5000-run mark in IPL.

Cottrell to de Kock - BOWLED!

GONE! Sheldon Cottrell cleans up Quinton de Kock with a beauty. That ball went right through – with no hindrance what soever. First blow for Mumbai Indians. MI 0/1

Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock out to bat

Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock are out to bat for Mumbai Indians. Sheldon Cotrell starts the attack for Kings XI Punjab.

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In-match stats

· 165: Average 1st innings score at Abu Dhabi is 165 from 4 matches of IPL 2020.

· 50/50: So far at Abu Dhabi in IPL 2020, team batting 1st and 2nd both have won 2 each from 4 matches at the venue.

· 50/50: Outside all the grounds of Mumbai and Mohali, both teams have encountered 6 times in IPL and have won 3 each.

· 8/13: Mumbai Indians have won 8 out of 13 times against Kings XI Punjab while chasing in IPL.

· 7/11: KXIP have won 7 out of 11 times against MI while batting first.

· 2: Runs required by Rohit Sharma to reach 5000 IPL runs, he will be the 3rd player to achieve this feat in the IPL behind Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina

· 158.75: Chris Lynn’s strike rate against KXIP is the 4th best by a batsman against them in the IPL

· 10: Runs required by Rohit Sharma to reach the 600-run mark against KXIP, this will be the 5th IPL team against he would have scored 600 plus runs against.

· 14: Runs required by KL Rahul to reach the 500-run mark against MI, his 486 runs currently are his most against a side in the IPL

· 2: Number of centurions for KXIP against MI in the IPL, most by an opponent against MI

· 1: If Rahul scores a fifty or more, he will be the joint 3rd on the list of most 50+ scores against MI in the IPL.He is currently on 4 50 plus scores against MI.

· 14: Catches taken by Pollard against KXIP in the IPL, joint most by a player against KXIP in the IPL

· 2: Wickets needed by Glenn Maxwell to reach 100 T20 wickets

· 2: Wickets needed by Mohammed Shami to complete 100 T20 wickets

· 7: wickets needed by Rahul Chahar to reach the 50-wicket mark in T20s

· 3: Wickets needed by Dhawal Kulkarni to reach 150 T20 wickets

Rohit Sharma at toss

MI captain Rohit Sharma: We would have batted first. We played good cricket here batting first in the last game, so we just need to put up a good performance. The talk before the tournament for us was to focus on the basics of batting, bowling and fielding and our preparations were good. We back ourselves to do whatever is thrown at us. We are playing the same team.

KL Rahul speaks at toss

Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul speaks at toss: “We’re going to bowl first. It is a new strip, looks really good and should play well for 40 overs. Hopefully there is a bit of movement first up. Gowtham comes in place of M Ashwin, that’s the only change.”

MI vs KXIP – Playing XI of both teams

Mumbai Indians are playing the same team. ings XI Punjab make one change – K Gowtham comes in place of M Ashwin.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Nair, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi

MI vs KXIP LIVE SCORE: TOSS!

Kings XI Punjab win toss, elect to bowl against Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi.

Toss in 5 minutes

KXIP vs MI: Toss in 5 minutes. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul – what should they choose after winning the toss in Abu Dhabi?

Average total in Abu Dhabi

The average total this season in Abu Dhabi has been 163. This will be a competitive total for any team. Can MI surpass KXIP challenge?

Pitch Report

“It looks like an absolute road. A bit of carry, a bit of bounce, not a blade of grassm” reckons Brett Lee on Star Sports.

The ground dimensions

The ground dimensions in Abu Dhabi make it even more tougher for the teams. The ground width is 79m in front, while it is around 59 to 63 m all around.

Jasprit Bumrah vs Mohammed Shami

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are two of the best Indian current pacers who usually bowl in tandem and in partnership. But today, they will be up against each other. That is the beauty of IPL.

Battle within KXIP

There is a battle within Kings XI Punjab – for Orange Cap. KL Rahul has scored 222 runs so far, while Mayank Agarwal has scored 221 runs. Who will win the Orange Cap.

Toss in 30 minutes

To bat or bowl first – this is the question? I have a feeling the captains might be interested in batting first today, even though that has not been the trend in IPL 2020.

KXIP have lost two games from winning position

Kings XI Punjab have lost two games from winning position in the series so far. They need to find ways to not lose games they could win.

IPL 2020 Points Table

Kings XI Punjab have won one out of 3 games so far and are currently lying at no. 5th position in the table. Mumbai Indians have won as many games are at 6th position.

Will Chris Gayle return?

Chris Gayle has missed out on the early few games for Kings XI Punjab in the season so far and fans are wondering if he will play his first game tonight against Mumbai Indians.

Mohammed Shami key for KXIP

The Kings XI Punjab fast bowler Mohammed Shami is currently the holder of the prestigious Purple Cap, and will be key for the side in getting early breakthrough and contain runs in death overs.

Will Hardik Pandya bowl?

Mumbai Indians have been quite careful in managing Hardik Pandya’s workload and the allrounder has not been given the ball yet. But Zaheer Khan had hinted that he would definitely bowl in the tournament at some stage. Will we see Pandya bowl today?

OUR TAKE: Who will win between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians?

Karan Prashant Saxena: I think this match is quite evenly balanced as Kings XI Punjab have a great batting line-up, while Mumbai Indians have a great bowling line-up. Abu Dhabi is a slow, treacherous, large ground. The batsmen need to settle in and take their time to get going. I think this match is tilted in Mumbai’s favour, as they have one of the best bowling units in IPL 2020. Jasprit Bumrah, James Pattinson, Trent Boult and add spinners Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar – I like KL Rahul, but I think KXIP will struggle today.

Aritra Mukherjee: This will be a great contest. I’m personally very excited to see KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal face Trent Boult, James Pattinson and Jasprit Bumrah. As far as picking a side for today, I’d go with MI because they are not depended on any 2-3 players, unlike KXIP. I actually want to see how the KXIP middle order react if Rahul and Mayank don’t get them off to a flier.

Points to consider

The Abu Dhabi stadium is quite larger as compared to the ones at Sharjah and Dubai – and hence the spinners will be playing a crucial role for both the teams. This might make Kings XI Punjab go for Mujeeb ur Rahman in place of Sheldon Cottrell. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians have the advantage of having played two games in Abu Dhabi before this, while it is Kings XI Punjab’s first game at the venue.

KXIP vs MI - Head to Head stats in details

Matches won by KXIP: 11

Matches won by MI: 13

Matched played in India: 22 (KXIP 10, MI 12)

Matches played in UAE: 0 (KXIP 0, MI 0)

KXIP average score against MI: 167

MI average score against KXIP: 162

Most runs for KXIP: 289 (Lokesh Rahul)

Most runs for MI: 417 (Kieron Pollard)

Most wickets for KXIP: 2 (Murugan Ashwin, Hardus Viljoen and Mujeeb Ur Rahman)

Most wickets for MI: 12 (Jasprit Bumrah)

Most catches for KXIP: 3 (Lokesh Rahul)

Most catches for MI: 14 (Kieron Pollard)

KXIP vs MI Live Score: Shane Bond speaks

Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond spoek before the match: “KL Rahul, he’s got runs against us in the last few games as well…We know he’s a dynamic player, scores all around the field. We also know that he takes his time generally through the middle overs, so that’s perhaps an opportunity – if he gets that far – to create some pressure on him and the batsmen in and around him. But we will have specific ideas of how we’re going to get him out. In the end, we just can’t allow him to score in areas where he’s very strong. He scores well over extra cover, the pick-up over fine leg.” – MI bowling coach Shane Bond

MI Predicted XI against KXIP

Mumbai Indians may look to bring in Nathan Coulter-Nile in place of James Pattinson. But to tackle the threat of KL Rahul, you need your best bowlers and James Pattinson has been impressive this season so far. No need to change teams.

MI Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (wk), SuryaKumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson/Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

KXIP Predicted XI against MI

KXIP Predicted XI against MI: It is highly likely that Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul will play with the same playing XI he employed against Rajasthan Royals.

KXIP Predicted XI: KL Rahul (c/wk), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, M Ashiwn, Ravi Bishnoi, Sheldon Cottrell, Mohammad Shami

IPL 2020 Live Score

Here is all you know about the squads of both the teams:

Squads:

Kings XI Punjab Squad: Lokesh Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Karun Nair, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Chris Jordan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Hardus Viljoen, Jagadeesha Suchith, Ishan Porel, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh, Simran Singh, Harpreet Brar

Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayant Yadav, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai

KXIP vs MI - IPL Interesting stats

* KL Rahul needs 14 more tuns to reach 500 runs in Indian Premier League against Mumbai Indians.

* Rohit Sharma needs two more runs to complete 5000 IPL runs.

KXIP vs MI - Head to head stats

Matches: 24

MI Won: 13

KXIP Won: 11