The northern greats Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will be locking horns with three-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at the PCA Stadium in Mohali for the 9th match of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The irony is that both the teams have had a contrasting journey so far in the IPL.
In their respective last games, while KXIP faced defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Kolkata, the game in which R Ashwin’ poor judgment cost the game Punjab. However, Mumbai defeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Bangalore, the game which will be known for the last ball of the match which wasn’t called a no-ball by the umpire.
On Saturday, both the teams will be looking forward to winning their second game of the season with KXIP having home advantage.
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Let us take you’ll to the Probable Fantasy XI you can create with the following tips:-
Wicket-Keepers
With KL Rahul failing to deliver in both the games for Punjab till now, Quinton de Kock becomes a better choice when it comes to fantasy cricket. However, the irony is that there is no better option apart from both of them.
Batsmen
Considering the performance of both the teams in their last games and the pitch conditions in Mohali, Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Yuvraj Singh become the obvious choices for the fantasy XI. However, Kieron Pollard can be the extra option in the batting line-up. Apart from them, the options in the batting line-up can be Chris Gayle, Surya Kumar Yadav, and Sarfaraz Khan.
All-rounders
After the respective last games of both the teams, the Pandya brothers are the obvious choices for the all-rounders’ slots. However, the only good option apart from them is either R Ashwin or Ben Cutting (if he plays).
Bowlers
In their respective last games, KXIP and MI did decent bowling barring a few bad overs, hence, the effective bowlers of that game seem to have made the cut and they are, Mohammed Shami, Andrew Tye, and Jasprit Bumrah. Apart from them, there are some good options like Anit Rajpoot, Lasith Malinga, Mayank Markande, and Mitchell McClenaghan.
Disclaimer:- The above-selected players are according to the fantasy points system of the popular website Dream11, so the credits and value of various players may differ according to the various fantasy platforms.
