Mumbai Indians lost their last match against Kings XI Punjab by 18 runs at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai © IANS
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) are taking on rejuvenated Mumbai Indians (MI) at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali. The home side, KXIP, are rolling in the bottom of the points table at four points from eight games, and cannot afford to lose too many matches from here on. MI, who lost their last game against Mumbai Indians (MI), will be looking to take revenge for their lost by 18 runs. Live Cricket Updates: KXIP vs MI, IPL 2015 Match 35 at Mohali
A head-to-head battle suggests KXIPare slightly ahead, having won eight of the 15 encounters. Therefore, the home team will have their hopes pinned on their big guns firing on Sunday at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. The morale of the KXIP players would be low after they suffered a comprehensive 9-wicket defeat against Delhi Daredevils (DD) yesterday. That came after the 97-run thrashing at the hands of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai. Playing their first home game at Mohali on April 27, KXIP had lost by 20 runs to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). LIVE SCORECARD: KXIP vs MI
Mumbai, however, will go into the away contest as a confident outfit with both their batting and bowling giving tight performances together. The onus of scoring the runs will be on the shoulders of Ambati Rayadu and skipper Rohit Sharma, who have showed glimpses of their brilliant skills with the willow. Preview: SRH vs CSK
Squads:
Kings XI Punjab: George Bailey (c), Virender Sehwag, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Mitchell Johnson, Murali Vijay, Shaun Marsh, Akshar Patel, Sandeep Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Manan Vohra, Thisara Perera, Rishi Dhawan, Anureet Singh, Karanveer Singh, Nikhil Naik, Parvinder Awana, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Yogesh Golwalkar, Beuran Hendricks, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Lendl Simmons, Vinay Kumar,Corey Anderson, Aiden Blizzard, Jasprit Bumrah, Aditya Tare, Pawan Suyal, Mitchell McClenaghan, Marchant de Lange, Unmukt Chand, Aaron Finch, Parthiv Patel, Siddhesh Lad, Abhimanyu Mithun, Shreyas Gopal, Pragyan Ojha, Hardik Pandya, J Suchith, Akshay Wakhare, Nitish Rana.