Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will play the 34th match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) on 4th May 2018 at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. As far as weather is concerned, it will be a warm and dry day; the temperature will be above 30ºC during the match.
IPL 2018 Match 34 KXIP vs MI Pitch Report
Holkar has a good batting wicket. Indore pitch is known for its high scoring match. Pitch has a decent grass covering with few cracks. Pitch is double-paced. Ball has been stopping a bit off the seamers as well; it helps for spinner also.
IPL 2018 Match 34 KXIP vs MI Team News
Kings XI Punjab are at the 4th in the points table in 7 matches with 10 points; 5 wins and 2 losses. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians are at the bottom of the points table with 4 points in 8 matches; 2 wins and 6 losses. Mumbai Indians need a miracle to qualify for the playoffs; winning all the remaining 6 matches.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Team News
Kings XI Punjab have got a good rest and will be playing after a gap of a week. KXIP are unlikely to make any changes to their playing XI if they then most probably will replace Barinder Sran with Mohit Sharma.
Mumbai Indians (MI) Team News
Evin Lewis missed the last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore due to the wrist injury, till now there is no update about him for this match. If he is fit then he will be replacing Kieron Pollard.
IPL 2018 Match 34 KXIP vs MI Head to Head
Kings Xi Punjab and Mumbai Indians have 20 encounters against each other in IPL and had won 10 matches each. In last 10 matches played between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians have won 6 matches and 4 are won by 6 matches.
Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians have only played one match against each other at Holkar Stadium, Indore and which was won by Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets.
Check: MI vs KXIP Head to Head: KXIP vs MI Head to Head IPL Records
| Total | KXIP Won | MI Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In IPL | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| At Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore | 1 | 0 | 1 |
IPL 2018 Match 34 KXIP vs MI Match Prediction
IPL 2018 Match 34 KXIP vs MI Toss Prediction
The average first innings total here is 147, the team that wins toss would be desperate to chase. The ground is relatively small with straight boundaries only 73 metres. On all 4 games played here, the team batting second has won.
IPL 2018 Match 34 KXIP vs MI Score Prediction
Score here is unpredictable but it will be around 160. Average first innings total here is 147.
| Batting First | Predicted Score |
|---|---|
| Kings XI Punjab | 175+ |
| Mumbai Indians | 160+ |
Our Prediction for IPL 2018 Match 34 KXIP vs MI Who will Win?
Mumbai Indians have very less chance of winning this match in front of Kings XI Punjab.
| Team | Batting First Winning % | Batting Second Winning % |
|---|---|---|
| Kings XI Punjab | 65% | 75% |
| Mumbai Indians | 25% | 35% |
Match Details: IPL 2018 Match 34 KXIP vs MI
Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Date: 4th May, 2018
Time: 8:00 pm (IST)
Toss: Mumbai Indians won by the toss and elected to bowl first.
Playing XI for KXIP: KL Rahul(wk), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Axar Patel, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Playing XI for MI: Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan(wk), Rohit Sharma(c), JP Duminy, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Ben Cutting.