Off-colour Mumbai Indians still look too strong for misfiring Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings need to end their losing streak soon, but they will find it tough against the defending champions
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Just because a win will take the Punjab Kings to the same points as the Mumbai Indians doesn't mean they are having the same kind of tournament. The Kings have been going down a slippery slope since their last-ball opening-game win against the Rajasthan Royals, and a team like Mumbai could be only one convincing win away from finding their groove even if they aren't looking as scary as they did last year after four games.Team news
The Kings' bowling attack hardly bothered the Sunrisers Hyderabad top order on Tuesday. So they may want to bring in a frontline spinner like Ravi Bishnoi, who was their second-highest wicket-taker and their most economical bowler last season.Likely XIs
Punjab Kings: 1 KL Rahul (capt & wk), 2 Mayank Agarwal, 3 Chris Gayle, 4 Deepak Hooda, 5 Nicholas Pooran, 6 Shahrukh Khan, 7 Moises Henriques, 8 Fabian Allen/Ravi Bishnoi, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 M Ashwin, 11 Arshdeep SinghStrategy punt
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Vishal Dikshit is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo