MI vs PBKS Dream11 prediction, IPL 2023: Fantasy Suggestions, Captain and Vice Captain, Impact Sub Options

MI vs PBKS Dream11 prediction: Mumbai Indians will be hosting Punjab Kings in match 31 of the IPL 2023 at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. The match is second of the Saturday's doubleheader and will start at 7:30 PM IST.

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians are on a comeback trail with three consecutive wins while Punjab Kings, on the other hand, have lost three games of their last four games. Both the team, however, are tied on six points with MI having a slender 15-14 lead in the head-to-head. PBKS won the last two encounters between the sides.

MI vs PBKS injury update

MI injury update Jofra Archer is set to miss the game but the English pacer is nearing his return.

MI key players Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma are consistently firing runs while Rohit Sharma is blowing hot and cold this season. Down the order, Tim David and Cameron Green provide further firepower with the latter scoring half-century in the last game.

Jason Behrendorff, Riley Meredith, and Piyush Chawla are in good wicket-taking form this season. Hrithik Shokeen took two wickets in his last game at the venue and could come in handy with the bat down the order.

Out of form Suryakumar Yadav struggled to maintain consistency as he scored just seven runs in the last game following a 43-run knock against KKR at Wankhede.

PBKS injury update Shikhar Dhawan is set to take another week to recover.

PBKS key players His absence severely weakens Punjab batting, which hinges hopes on the likes of Sikandar Raza, Matt Short, and Shahrukh Khan to provide runs. Short is struggling against spin and may make space for Bhanuka Rajapaksa in the line-up.

Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma scored 46 and 41 respectively in the last game as well but the consistency of the entire batting order has been an issue. Liam Livingstone crucially made a comeback from injury in the last game but could only score two runs.

Among bowlers, Arshdeep Singh is taking wickets every game but not in bunches while Sam Curran went wicketless in the last game after taking three wickets in the game before. Nathan Ellis went for 41 runs on return to the line-up in place of Kagiso Rabada while Harpreet Brar has taken four wickets in three games, including two in the last game against RCB.

Out of form Rahul Chahar has picked just a wicket in five IPL 2023 appearances while opener Atharva Taide scored 0 and 4 in the two opportunities in absence of Dhawan.

MI vs PBKS predicted playing 11 and impact sub options

MI predicted playing 11 Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Cameron Green, Arjun Tendulkar, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff

MI Impact sub options Riley Meredith, Kumar Kartikeya, Duan Jansen, Arshad Khan, Sandeep Warrier, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis

PBKS predicted playing 11 Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

PBKS Impact sub options Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Matt Short, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada

MI vs PBKS pitch report

The Wankhede is known to be batting-friendly due to the true nature of the wicket and quick outfield. The average score batting first in IPL at the venue is 167. However, the wickets have helped the quicker bowlers in the night matches.

The history at the venue suggests that the team batting second has had the most success. So, the captain winning the toss will be tempted to chase, especially with the dew factor also coming into play during the second innings of the match.

MI vs PBKS Dream11 prediction

MI vs PBKS dream11 predicted lineup 1
Wicket-keeper: I Kishan, P Singh
Batter: R Sharma, S Yadav, T Varma
All-rounder: S Curran, C Green
Bowler: A Singh, P Chawla, J Behredorff, R Meredith

MI vs PBKS Dream11 predicted lineup 2
Wicket-keeper: I Kishan, J Sharma
Batter: R Sharma, S Yadav, T Varma
All-rounder: S Curran, C Green, L Livingstone
Bowler: P Chawla, J Behredorff, R Meredith

Captain & vice captain options: I Kishan and Tilak Varma are in good form while P Chawla is consistently wickets as well.