Sanjay Manjrekar has picked up the winner from the match between Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal, which will be seen at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Bumrah had a clear upper hand, dismissing Mayank three times while giving away just six runs.

In an interview with ESPNcricinfo, Manjrekar explained: “If he has such a track record then it’s quite simple to predict. Bumrah will hit the stumps as usual. Mayank takes a forward stride and gets in trouble. So pro-Bumrah.”

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However, Mayank has struggled in the middle, scoring just 42 runs from four matches at a dismal average of 10.50. But apart from worrying about his returns, he needs to have to find a solution to his team’s selection headaches. Meanwhile, PBKS dropped the in-form Bhanuka Rajapaksa for Jonny Bairstow for the match against Gujarat Titans (GT) but the move backfired as Punjab’s batting unit fell short of 10-15 runs and ended up losing as well.

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“…The way Rajapaksa played those two innings (43 off 22 and 31 off 9), he should have almost been a certainty for the entire season. To drop him because Bairstow was back was very wrong. You can never undervalue the current from and confidence. It was a big mistake. They should bring him back somehow but the problem is he has been dropped so I don’t know how his temperament is, how confident he will be now. So it was a big mistake and hopefully PBKS won’t have to pay too big a price for it. No, I think Punjab Kings have more ability. Anything can happen, even a flop-show, some teams ping surprises you like that. But I’ll always back the team with more ability and I have been saying that Mumbai Indians are low on ability this season so Punjab Kings favorites to win,” Sanjay Manjrekar conclued.