Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will play the 13th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 on Thursday (October 1) at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians are at number four and five positions in the points table respectively, winning only one match in three matches played so far. They are going to face each other for the first time in the IPL 2020.
IPL 2020: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians -Pitch Report
The Sheikh Zayed stadium has big boundaries with a slow, low, sticky surface. Hitting fours and sixes won’t be an easy task for Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians batters.
In the last match played between SunRisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals, Shreyas Iyer had complained that the ball was not properly coming to bat while chasing.
Also, the ground has already hosted four matches so the pitch will have become slowish. So, winning the toss is an important factor to have the upper hand in the game.
IPL 2020: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians- Weather Forecast:
On Thursday, the maximum temperature in Abu Dhabi will be 38 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature will be 29 degrees celsius. The wind will blow at a speed of 16 km/hr. The hot and humid climate had exhausted players like Rohit Sharma, AB de Villers as they have complained about the weather conditions. So, the key will be to be hydrated to keep up the energy.
Kings XI Punjab Predicted XI: KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Sarfaraz Khan, Jimmy Neesham, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi.
Mumbai Indians Predicted XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, James Pattinson, Jasprit Bumrah.