Mumbai Indians suffered their third defeat in IPL 2023 earlier tonight against the Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Mumbai-based franchise conceded 214 runs in the first innings and then scored 201/6 in their 20 overs, losing the game by 13 runs.
The five-time champions will head to Ahmedabad next for their debut at the world’s largest cricket stadium. Rohit Sharma’s men will clash against the defending champions Gujarat Titans. The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium has produced some high-scoring matches this season, which is why MI may want to make some changes to their playing XI for the next match.
In this article now, we will look at the two changes the Mumbai-based franchise should consider making for their next match.
1. Kumar Kartikeya in for Hrithik Shokeen
Hrithik Shokeen has a lot of talent, but he has remained wicketless in his last two matches. Perhaps, the Mumbai-based franchise can pick Kumar Kartikeya in his place for the next match. Kartikeya is a left-arm wrist-spin bowler.
Bowlers like him are tough. Kartikeya played against CSK, where he returned with figures of 1/24. It will be interesting to see if he Mumbai-based franchise pick him in the playing XI.
2. Sandeep Warrier in for Arjun Tendulkar
Left-arm pacer Arjun Tendulkar has impressed the fans a lot with his yorker-bowling skills. While the Mumbai Indians may want to give him one more opportunity despite his expensive spell against the Punjab Kings, the thing is he went for 31 runs in his last over, which may have impacted his confidence a lot.
Perhaps, giving Tendulkar a short break and allowing him to work more on his bowling would be a good solution because the ground in Ahmedabad also produces high-scoring matches. An experienced star like Sandeep Warrier can take Tendulkar’s place.
