The match between Punjab Kings XI and Mumbai Indians will be held on Thursday 18 April in Mohali.

This match will be played from 7.30 pm. For this, the team of Punjab Kings XI is already present in Chandigarh.

Mumbai Indians team has also reached Chandigarh late night. In this, along with Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla and other players of the team are also present.

For the match to be held on April 18, players of both the teams Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings XI will practice this evening at the Maharaja Yadvinder Singh Stadium of Punjab Cricket Association. For this, the practice schedule of both the teams has been fixed on 16th and 17th April.

The Meteorological Department has also issued a rain warning on the 18th. This may cause some disruption in the game. However, a special drainage system has been installed in this stadium, which allows water to drain immediately after rain.

The top order of Punjab Kings XI is performing poorly. Captain Shikhar Dhawan has scored only 152 runs while playing five matches in this 2024 season. Apart from this, Sam Curran scored 126 runs and Prabhu Simran also scored 119 runs in 6 matches.

Similarly, Jonny Bairstow has scored only 96 runs in 6 matches.

Due to this the team is facing continuous defeats. The problem for the team is that the top order is not performing well.