Mumbai Indians Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field first against Punjab Kings in the 42nd match of the IPL 2021. The match is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

Head 2 head count between MI & PBKS stands really close at 14-13 in favour of Mumbai Indians. The last time when these two teams met at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, PBKS thrashed MI by chasing 132 within 18 overs. Playing XI of both teams are:

Mumbai Indians (MI) - Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Punjab Kings (PBKS) - KL Rahul(w/c), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh