Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer spent some time in the nets•PTI
PBKS have the second-best run rate (10.05) and balls-per-sixes ratio (8.70) of any team, only behind RCB on both counts, and a defining feature of the standards they are setting is their refusal to slow down even when wickets fall. Statistically, they have been attacking pace a lot more than spin, which bodes well for them at Wankhede, where the red soil makes pace bowling come on the bat nicely and spinners typically play a peripheral role.
MI’s batters needs to step up big time – they are lagging behind currently – as the last thing they would want is their opposition showing them how to bat at Wankhede. The first thing they would want is to end two streaks: they have lost three in a row since winning their opening game, and PBKS are yet to drop a match.
