IPL 2020 Match 36 MI v KXIP Betting Preview

Match Details
Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Sunday, October 18th 2020
16:00 SA Time

IPL 2020: Match 36 – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab Preview, Prediction, Probable Playing XI and Value bets.

Betting Preview

It’s match number 36 and Mumbai Indians (MI) square off against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. These are two teams who’ve had contrasting times in this tournament so far. Mumbai have lost just two games and are at the top of the points table while Punjab have won just two games and are reeling at the bottom of the points table.

With six wins from eight games, it seems like MI are well and truly on their way to a playoff spot. A top-two spot looks likely as well. The defending champions have looked a class apart and they just seem to have every base covered. The batting is looking rock solid. The bowling is firing on all cylinders and there’s decent variety as well. MI haven’t put a foot wrong and have now extended their winning streak to five. However, there is a new challenge for MI as they need to adapt to different conditions. This will be just their third game outside Abu Dhabi and only second in Dubai.

On the other hand, KXIP will be happy to get the two points against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). It was their second win of the season and both have come against RCB. Chris Gayle infused some much-needed life into the side while the top order continued to fire. It seems like KXIP might’ve finally got their combination right but they need that consistency. The KL Rahul-led side also needs to handle pressure situations better as they almost bottled the last game as well.

Injury and Availability News

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Probable Playing XI

Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Kings XI Punjab

KL Rahul (c & wk), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh

Key Players to watch out for

Quinton de Kock: The left-handed wicket-keeper batsman has found new life in this tournament. De Kock scored just 48 runs at an average of 12.00 in the first four games. However, in the last four matches, the South African has amassed 221 runs at an average of 72.66 and a strike-rate of 164.9.

KL Rahul: The KXIP skipper has been in excellent form and is the leading run-getter of this tournament. Rahul has scaled 448 runs at an average of 74.66 and has registered four half-centuries and a hundred. Moreover, he has a superb record against MI and he will be a key man for KXIP once again.

Chris Gayle: The big Jamaican opener played his first game of the season and smashed a match-winning half-century. Gayle took his time but looked in good touch even though he batted at No. 3. He will be the one to watch out for.

Value Betting

Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma to be MI’s top batsman at 2.25.

Jasprit Bumrah to be MI’s top bowler at 1.90.

Kings XI Punjab

KL Rahul to be KXIP’s top batsman at 2.00.

Mohammed Shami to be KXIP’s top bowler at 2.25.

Prediction: Mumbai Indians to win at 0.54.