Dharamsala
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
208
52
18
PBKS
PBKS
200/8 (20.0)
MI chose to BOWL
MI
MI
205/4 (19.5)
MI won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
PBKS vs MI IPL 2026 Match Preview: Fantasy Tips, Pitch Report & Playing XI

Published on May 13, 2026

PBKS vs MI IPL 2026 Match Preview: Fantasy Tips, Pitch Report & Playing XI

The Indian Premier League action continues with a high stakes T20 encounter as PBKS take on MI. This match carries massive weight for PBKS, who desperately need a victory to keep their playoff qualification hopes alive. On the other hand, MI have already been eliminated from the tournament and will be playing for pride, looking to spoil the party for the home side.

If you are building your Fantasy Winning Team, this fixture offers incredible value. Here is your ultimate Dream11 Prediction and match analysis to help you dominate your fantasy contests.

Match Details

  • Match: PBKS vs MI
  • Date: 14 May 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

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Weather Report

Dharamsala will offer cool and pleasant weather for this evening clash. The temperature will hover around 20 to 22 degrees Celsius with a humidity level of 55 percent. The Rain impact is expected to be zero, ensuring a full game. A gentle mountain breeze will be present, but the Dew factor will be the biggest talking point, making the ball skid nicely onto the bat in the second innings.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Pitch Report for the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium suggests a paradise for batters. The ball comes onto the bat beautifully at this high altitude venue.

  • The Average score in the last 5 matches is a massive 208 runs.
  • The Pace vs spin dominance heavily favors the fast bowlers, with pacers taking 52 wickets compared to just 18 wickets for spinners.
  • The Batting vs bowling trend shows that chasing is highly preferred due to the heavy dew later in the evening.
  • The relatively smaller boundary size makes defending totals extremely difficult.

Fantasy Takeaway: Load your teams with top order batters and death over pace bowlers. Spinners might struggle to grip the ball in the second innings.

Team Form & Head to-Head

PBKS

  • Last 5 matches: LLLLW
  • Recent performance summary: The team has struggled with four consecutive losses but bounced back with a win recently. They are highly motivated to secure a playoff spot.
  • Head to-head record: 5 wins against tonight's opponents.

MI

  • Last 5 matches: LWLLL
  • Recent performance summary: A dismal season has left them eliminated. Their batting has shown flashes of brilliance, but bowling has leaked heavy runs.
  • Head to-head record: 3 wins against the home side.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Mitchell Santner is Injured and unavailable for selection.
  • Atharva Ankolekar remains Doubtful due to fitness issues.
  • All other major players from both squads are Fully fit.

Probable Playing XI (Both Teams)

PBKS

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Ben Dwarshuis, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

MI

Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar

Key Players to Watch

  • Cooper Connolly: The standout performer for PBKS with 415 runs this season. His aggressive batting style is perfect for this venue.
  • Ryan Rickelton: The leading run scorer for MI with 382 runs. He has been giving rapid starts in the powerplay.
  • Arshdeep Singh: The premier pacer for PBKS has bagged 13 wickets. His death bowling will be crucial on a high scoring ground.
  • Shreyas Iyer: Anchoring the PBKS innings brilliantly, he has amassed 392 runs and plays spin exceptionally well.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Cooper Connolly
  • Ryan Rickelton
  • Shreyas Iyer
  • Suryakumar Yadav

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Corbin Bosch: A massive differential who has picked up 7 wickets and bowls crucial death overs.
  • AM Ghazanfar: With 13 wickets to his name, his mystery spin could dismantle the middle order, offering huge points in Mega Leagues.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Given the high stakes, PBKS are the clear favorites to win. Their motivation to qualify for the next stage of the IPL, combined with their strong home record and superior head to head stats, gives them the edge over an already eliminated MI squad.

Disclaimer

Always check the Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team. Pitch conditions and last minute changes can heavily impact match outcomes.

IPL 2026 MI vs PBKS players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Deepak ChaharMIBOWL173RHB62294795514.51135.31159RM1731903.525.247.951956/733530.21517320827.020.621.026830790
Shardul ThakurMIBOWL196RHB7123477689.93125.19156RM1902253.426.39.1117.365/2356731.922314628.6917.980.460.73116001560
Praveen DubeyPBKSBOWL33RHB2492303815.33107.98024LBG32332.8207.2616.514/1918000000160.320.010.01410000
Azmatullah OmarzaiPBKSALL174RHB1393421706220.66136.223255RMF1631683.125.198.417.964/943000000724.71.411.81315276680
Robin MinzMIWK22LHB1742455818.84155.06132SLA000-112918600140.410.040.04310000
Shreyas IyerPBKSBAT253RHB24644697514734.52137.8751887OB,LBG511.6819.914901/281091081.4814392050486.7313.6514.12212800
Sherfane RutherfordMIBAT258LHB2305144998625.13140.4619599RFM31171.832.529.732014/2481733.9237103028.6413.880.710.9616343000
Rohit SharmaMIBAT471RHB458541253112131.01135.7921699OB59291.828.627.8421.814/6175683.8503243066.7169.7913.4110.3413453700
Naman DhirMIBAT60RHB54812166226.43156.495168OB1881.837.629.42415/19351159.5655303063.6270.473.415.6219191500
Tilak VarmaMIBAT156LHB14836465515141.56145.1931589OB28111.6297.2723.902/26931153583261036.4358.233.214.64215714100
Jasprit BumrahMIBOWL283RHB4933113167.0686.92012RF2803493.821.066.9818.165/10421123.3256739.11060.012.163.072113090
Vishnu VinodPBKSWK73RHB6814177210932.81142.2110241201.67.570-37000000150.40.030.0117292500
Shashank SinghPBKSBAT109RHB932417636825.55146.6711219RM,OB35242.329.258.6620.203/43583427274337.5614.090.470.62246200
Arshdeep SinghPBKSBOWL207LHB4927162237.36101.25021LMF2052703.623.48.6616.275/32471053.9539113501073.881.722.9418220108
Prabhsimran SinghPBKSWK128RHB12612359611931.54151.0928554000-661080800382070186.0813.0411.43412311100
Harpreet BrarPBKSBOWL107LHB51264322917.28129.72054SLA1041043.223.917.4619.244/183011414000121.120.030.07450000
Vijaykumar VyshakPBKSBOWL58RHB18868136.8117.2406RM57703.526.589.2117.303/511843.83502937.5133.750.080.12420000
Will JacksMIALL257RHB24020645510829.34156.6747950OB129942.222.657.6517.714/15121445.218167150537.531.892.637715148
Trent BoultMIBOWL297RHB81513162310.53111.26032LFM2953393.726.138.1819.154/1399524.61238220161.360.030.06370000
Yuzvendra ChahalPBKSBOWL342RHB452781104.553.2801LBG3363943.623.927.7918.4146/25771033.933908201129.60.591.111490450
Marco JansenPBKSALL151RHB933012137119.25137.216153LF1481673.627.388.4819.365/30771040.440449650839.911.211.8715342280
Ryan RickeltonMIWK166LHB15913468612332.09148.2932652114143.52401/14119994.4850382066.7188.118.612.3851029400
Xavier BartlettPBKSBOWL112RHB61265665916.17126.9169RFM1101333.425.18.8816.944/1058732.32261130916.820.310.612473238
Cooper ConnollyPBKSALL65LHB5712134310729.84141.817172SLA37302.624.137.4619.403/23271088.3883415080385.558.558.8714393500
Corbin BoschMIALL125RHB79308998118.34115.4296RFM1121173.225.68.4418.144/1450395285167100763.982.494.368560448
Priyansh AryaPBKSBAT58LHB581168310329.52176.9711270OB11122601/2171074740342070277.9312.5610.0210503808
Raj BawaMIALL28LHB2053976126.46130.16145RMF21263.121.88.8314.803/2812232641615068.830.250.399530418
Mitchell OwenPBKSALL75RHB656130510822.11180.995198RM4230227.69.8716.715/1732000000140.370.010.02280000
Raghu SharmaMIBOWL9RHB10000000LB853.343.48.3431.202/342321.3640133.3119.980.360.44237030
Suryansh ShedgePBKSALL29RHB2283475724.78180.72145RMF18132.229.9210.0117.903/4614461244106050517.160.490.7620181400
Mayank RawatMIALL12RHB951142928.5122.58012OB951.723.87.5918.803/52144000130.330.010.01270000
Krish BhagatMIBOWL3RHB211071047.6100RM30210.50-125.5111000150.310.010.01470000
Completed matches of Mumbai Indians
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
29 Mar - 07:30 PMMumbaiKolkata Knight RidersKKRMumbai IndiansMI220/4 (20.0)224/4 (19.1) MI won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
04 Apr - 03:30 PMDelhiMumbai IndiansMIDelhi CapitalsDC162/6 (20.0)164/4 (18.1) DC won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
07 Apr - 07:30 PMGuwahatiRajasthan RoyalsRRMumbai IndiansMI150/3 (11.0)123/9 (11.0) RR won by 27 runs
12 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBMumbai IndiansMI240/4 (20.0)222/5 (20.0) RCB won by 18 runs
16 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiMumbai IndiansMIPunjab KingsPBKS195/6 (20.0)198/3 (16.3) PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
20 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadMumbai IndiansMIGujarat TitansGT199/5 (20.0)100/10 (15.5) MI won by 99 runs
23 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiChennai Super KingsCSKMumbai IndiansMI207/6 (20.0)104/10 (19.0) CSK won by 103 runs
29 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiMumbai IndiansMISunrisers HyderabadSRH243/5 (20.0)249/4 (18.4) SRH won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
02 May - 07:30 PMChennaiMumbai IndiansMIChennai Super KingsCSK159/7 (20.0)160/2 (18.1) CSK won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
04 May - 07:30 PMMumbaiLucknow Super GiantsLSGMumbai IndiansMI228/5 (20.0)229/4 (18.4) MI won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
10 May - 07:30 PMRaipurMumbai IndiansMIRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB166/7 (20.0)167/8 (20.0) RCB won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
14 May - 07:30 PMDharamsalaPunjab KingsPBKSMumbai IndiansMI200/8 (20.0)205/4 (19.5) MI won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
20 May - 07:30 PMKolkataMumbai IndiansMIKolkata Knight RidersKKR147/8 (20.0)148/6 (18.5) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Completed matches of Punjab Kings
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
31 Mar - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhGujarat TitansGTPunjab KingsPBKS162/6 (20.0)165/7 (19.1) PBKS won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
03 Apr - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKPunjab KingsPBKS209/5 (20.0)210/5 (18.4) PBKS won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
06 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRPunjab KingsPBKS25/2 (3.4) No result
11 Apr - 03:30 PMNew ChandigarhSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS219/6 (20.0)223/4 (18.5) PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
16 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiMumbai IndiansMIPunjab KingsPBKS195/6 (20.0)198/3 (16.3) PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhPunjab KingsPBKSLucknow Super GiantsLSG254/7 (20.0)200/5 (20.0) PBKS won by 54 runs
25 Apr - 03:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCPunjab KingsPBKS264/2 (20.0)265/4 (18.5) PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
28 Apr - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhPunjab KingsPBKSRajasthan RoyalsRR222/4 (20.0)228/4 (19.2) RR won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
03 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadPunjab KingsPBKSGujarat TitansGT163/9 (20.0)167/6 (19.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
06 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS235/4 (20.0)202/7 (20.0) SRH won by 33 runs
11 May - 07:30 PMDharamsalaPunjab KingsPBKSDelhi CapitalsDC210/5 (20.0)216/7 (19.0) DC won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
14 May - 07:30 PMDharamsalaPunjab KingsPBKSMumbai IndiansMI200/8 (20.0)205/4 (19.5) MI won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
17 May - 03:30 PMDharamsalaRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBPunjab KingsPBKS222/4 (20.0)199/8 (20.0) RCB won by 23 runs
23 May - 07:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGPunjab KingsPBKS196/6 (20.0)200/3 (18.0) PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Completed matches at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
11 May - 07:30 PMPunjab KingsPBKSDelhi CapitalsDC210/5 (20.0)216/7 (19.0) DC won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
14 May - 07:30 PMPunjab KingsPBKSMumbai IndiansMI200/8 (20.0)205/4 (19.5) MI won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
17 May - 03:30 PMRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBPunjab KingsPBKS222/4 (20.0)199/8 (20.0) RCB won by 23 runs
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