New Delhi: Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings will be eager to give them all in high-day struggle for the top-two of the Indian Premier League on Monday when they meet their final league-stage fixtures. With Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bangalore, MI, and PBKS have achieved playoff spots before normal, determining the last league match final standing.Currently in second place with 17 points, PBKS is slipping in third or fourth place with damage to MI, which will place them in the eliminator on 30 May.Protecting a top-two finish seems challenging for pbks, as they not only need to defeat a combined MI side, but also rely on losing their final matches on both GT (18 points) and RCB (17 points).After losing his previous game in Delhi’s capitals, PBK now finds himself in a winning scenario for a top-to-finish against MI.
On the other hand, MI can benefit from their better net run rate between four playoff teams. A win against Punjab Kings, combined with disadvantages to GT and RCB, can significantly increase its possibility of securing a top-two space.Beyond the much awaited struggle, RJ Mahawash-Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal had a fan-girl moment to be a girlfriend as she met Punjab Kings co-owner and actress Preity Zinta at Rambagh Palace in Jaipur.RJ Mahwash took a series of paintings from the palace and on Instagram to share a video.“Zara is not the most beautiful?” She wrote while sharing the photos with Preity Zinta.Teams (from):Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (C), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz (WK), Ryan Ricelton (WK), Sreejith Krishnan (WK), Bewon Jacobs, Tilak Verma, Namana Dhar, Mitchell Santner, Mitchell Santner, Michele Santner, Michele Santor Balt, Karn Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Rheswani Kumar, Topley, vs. Penmets, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujib ur Rehman, Jasprit Bumrah.Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadera, Vishnu Vinod (WK), Josh England (WK), Haranur Pannu, Payla Avinash, Prabhasimran Singh (WK), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoish, Marco Jens, Market Singh, Vyashak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Sen, Javier Bartlet, Praveen Dubey, Kyle Jaimison.
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