Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

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Mumbai Indians have lost 3 matches on the bounce and are looking vulnerable for the wooden spoon.
Punjab Kings are undefeated after 3 good wins and losing out on certain match points after their fixture against the struggling Knight Riders was rained off.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.

Shreyas Iyer cut against New Zealand (Getty Images).

This Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. Mumbai’s home advantage didn’t help them against Royal Challengers in a high-scoring match at the Wankhede. The Punjab Kings are strong challengers for the top spot so they will be pushing for the win.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
Betting Markets to Watch
Latest Odds

Mumbai’s hopes for a record title challenge has hit the skids, while the Punjab Kings look on track for the playoffs as they look to avenge last season’s defeat in the final.

Match Details

Match	Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	16 April 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Mumbai Indians	LWLLL
Punjab Kings	LWW–W

Mumbai’s apparent power start to the season was against the Knight RIders, who have become the tournament’s whipping boys. Their 3 subsequent defeats suggest they will be struggling to make the playoffs this season. The Punjab Kings are a team on fire and will be full of confidence travelling to Mumbai.

Head-to-Head Record

Date	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
1 June 2025	Punjab Kings	5 wickets	IPL
26 May 2025	Punjab Kings	7 wickets	IPL
18 Apr 2024	Mumbai Indians	9 runs	IPL
3 May 2023	Mumbai Indians	6 wickets	IPL
22 April 2023	Punjab Kings	13 runs	IPL

Two powerful wins last season highlight the Kings’ current strength. Mumbai have power in their squad but they need to start firing together as a unit.

Team News

Mumbai Indians: Big-hitting opener Rohit Sharma tweaked a hamstring against the Royal Challengers which affected their unsuccessful run chase as he had to retire hurt. He is expected to make the line-up to play the Punjab Kings.

Possible XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah.

Punjab Kings: The Kings are likely to field a second spin bowler to back up Yuzi Chahal and counteract the punishment being handed out to their pacemen so far this season. This Wankhede strip also usually offers something to the spinners.

Possible XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Key Stats

Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav has scored 51 & 33 in his last 3 innings.
Mumbai Indians’ Sherfane Rutherford hit 9 sixes in his 31-ball 71* against RCB.
Mumbai Indians’ Mitchell Santner took 2/19, 2/21, 1/22 & 1/43 in his last 4 matches.
Punjab Kings’ Shreyas Iyer has scored 50 & 69* in his last 2 knocks.
Punjab Kings’ Prabhsimran Singh has scored 37, 43 & 51 in his 3 IPL knocks.
Punjab Kings’ Vijaykumar Vyshak has taken 3/34 & 2/38 in his 3 bowling spells.

Match Analysis

In their most recent match at the Wankhede 4 days ago the Royal Challengers packed on 240 runs in their 20 overs against Mumbai Indians, hitting 15 sixes.

Mumbai replied with 222/5, hitting 14 sixes, 9 coming from Sherfane Rutherford alone. The loss of Rohit Sharma to a hamstring injury was possibly the difference between winning and losing. Sharma scored 78 at the Wankhede in the Mumbai Indians' opening match of IPL 2026.

The red soil pitch at the Wankhede Stadium plays to high-scoring games thanks to its consistent pace and bounce. The short boundaries also favour batters and the ability to play through their strokes with confidence usually ensures the crowd have plenty of sixes to enjoy.

The red soil pitch does give the spin bowlers encouragement later in the evening, while the pacemen should enjoy some movement with the new ball.

The dew factor in the second innings also benefits the side chasing as bowling and fielding becomes trickier with the slippery ball.

Betting Markets to Watch

Score Over/Under Runs

Shreyas Iyer has scored 50-plus in his last 2 knocks and is worth backing to score 30+ runs.

Take Over/Under Wickets

Mumbai Indians’ dangerman Jasprit Bumrah has returned figures of 0/35, 0/21, 0/32 and 0/35 in his 4 matches and is worth backing to take 1 or less wickets.

Most Match Sixes

Sherfane Rutherford his 9 sixes in his 71* against RCB at the Wankhede 4 days ago. He has hit 11 sixes off 46 balls this season and is batting at a strike-rate of 219.56.

Best Punjab Kings Bowler

Vijaykumar Vyshak is the Kings’ leading bowler with 5 wickets from his 3 bowling innings at a strike-rate of a wicket every 12 balls.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Mumbai Indians Win	1.68
Punjab Kings Win	2.05
Match to go to a Super Over	29.00

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Verdict

Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings

Jasprit Bumrah is backed to take under 1.5 wickets, with Sherfane Rutherford backed to hit the most match sixes.

Shreyas Iyer is backed to score 30+ runs, while Vijaykumar Vyshak is my pick as the Punjab Kings’ best bowler.

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