Kings XI Punjab playing its first game on the grounds of Abu Dhabi.
The 5th place Kings XI Punjab is going to take on 6th place Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2020 on Thursday.
Cricket fans are expecting a thrilling match once again as both sides have equal pinch hitters who could turn the game in a span of one over.However, the history and the ground say the Mumbai Indians have a slight edge on the Punjab Kings.
Abu Dhabi ground is a larger one compared to Sharjah where KXIP has played earlier.It is their first game on this ground, and experience comes into play from the spinners.
On the other side, Mumbai Indians are playing their third game on this ground and have enough plans to mould their strategies according to the situations.Moreover, in the last five encounters with KXIP, MI has an edge with three big victories.
On over-all, MI versus KXIP head-to-head stands at 13-11 ratio.
From the beginning of the season, MI is going with the same side, except for one or two changes.
On KXIP side, the suspense continues about Chris Gayle, as all the current batsmen have been performing well.The toss is going to be a key in Abu Dhabi as the bowling in the second innings seems critical.
Onto records front, KL Rahul completes 500 runs against MI if he scores 14 runs in this match.Rohit Sharma is two runs short to complete 5000 runs in IPL.
