On Thursday (1st October) evening, Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will face each other at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium (Abu Dhabi) in the 13th match of the IPL 2020. During this match, both teams will play their fourth match in this IPL season.
Kings XI Punjab and the defending champions Mumbai Indians have started their ongoing season in a very similar fashion. Out of their first three matches of this season, both have won once each and suffered two defeats each, including one Super Over defeat.
After their Super Over defeat in their season opener against Delhi Capitals (DC), Kings XI Punjab thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 97 runs but just suffered a four-wicket defeat in their next match against Rajasthan Royals (RR).
On the other hand, the reigning champions Mumbai Indians played the opening match of this tournament against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) where they suffered a five-wicket defeat. But then the Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 49 runs. In their last match, the defending champions suffered a Super Over defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Let’s look at some crucial stats preview before the upcoming 13th match of the IPL 2020 between KXIP vs MI
Head-to-head records between KXIP vs MI
| Stats | Matches | KXIP Won | MI Won | Tied | No Result |
| Overall | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| In IPL | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| In UAE | – | – | – | – | – |
| In last 5 matches | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| In IPL 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Records of KXIP and MI in the UAE
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied (W/L) | No Result |
| KXIP | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 (0/1) | 0 |
| MI | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 (0/1) | 0 |
Important stats between KXIP vs MI
(Teams’ Stats)
| Stats | KXIP (vs MI) | MI (vs KXIP) |
| Highest total | 230/3 (20 overs) at Mumbai on 11th May 2017 | 223/6 (20 overs) at Mumbai on 11th May 2017 |
| Lowest completed total | 119/8 (20 overs) at Durban on 29th April 2009 & 119/9 (20 overs) at Centurion on 12th May 2009 | 87 (12.5 overs) at Mohali on 10th May 2011 |
| Largest victory (by runs) | 76 runs at Mohali on 10th May 2011 | 25 runs at Mohali on 25th April 2016 |
| Largest victory (by wickets) | 8 wickets at Mohali on 30th March 2019 | 8 wickets for twice |
(Top players’ stats)
| Stats | KXIP (vs MI) | MI (vs KXIP) |
| Highest individual score | 104* by Hashim Amla at Indore on 20th April 2017 | 100* by Lendl Simmons at Mohali on 21st May 2014 |
| Best bowling figures | 4/15 by Marcus Stoinis at Visakhapatnam on 13th May 2016 | 5/21 by Munaf Patel at Mohali on 10th May 2011 |
| Most runs scored | 526 runs by Shaun Marsh | 417 runs by Kieron Pollard |
| Most wickets | 15 wickets by Piyush Chawla | 22 wickets by Lasith Malinga |
Other important stats
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
- KL Rahul (1474 runs) is 26 runs away to complete his 1500 runs for KXIP. He will be the third batsman to score 1500 T20 runs for KXIP.
- Caribbean star Chris Gayle (4484 runs) is 16 runs away to complete his 4500 IPL runs. A total of six batsmen, including two overseas batsmen, have managed to cross the 4500-run milestone in IPL career.
- Glenn Maxwell (78 sixes) is one six away to put behind Shaun Marsh (78 sixes) and become the second most six-hitter for KXIP. Only South African cricketer David Miller is leading this list with 87 IPL sixes for this team.
- Mohammed Shami (47 wickets) is three wickets behind to complete his 50 IPL wickets.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Rohit Sharma (4998 runs) is two runs away to complete his 5000 IPL runs. He will be the third batsman to reach this milestone after Suresh Raina (5368 runs) and Virat Kohli (5430 runs).
- To become the second most T20 wicket-taker as an Indian pacer for Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya (42 wickets) needs to pick up one more wicket as he will surpass Munaf Patel (42 wickets) and climb up this position. Only Jasprit Bumrah has taken more wickets in this list as he has picked up 88 T20 wickets for this team.
