Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan shared a light moment during toss when the former said that he asked the latter what to do after winning the toss.
“I asked Shikhar Dhawan what to do. He said bowl first, so we will bowl first,” Rohit quipped after the toss.
He would go on to elaborate, saying, “It’s a good pitch, we have chased down targets pretty well, so will stick to our strength. You always want to have a score in front of you on such pitches. It’s important to keep the balance, we have played enough IPL games, things can change quickly. You can see how tight the table is. It’s important to focus on what we can do as a team. It’s all about coming fresh into the game and try to execute your plans.”
Meanwhile, Pacer Riley Meredith pulled out because of an injury as MI brought in Akash Madhwal in place of the Aussie in a three-member overseas lineup.
Punjab replaced Kagiso Rabada with Matthew Short in their playing XI.
In the match, Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma were in the middle looking to help Punjab mount a fighting target on the board.
Piyush Chawla has taken 2 wickets while Jofra Archer has scalped one as Punjab currently sit at 145/3 after 15 overs.
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