IPL 2024 weather update: Mullanpur weather report for April 18 for PBKS vs MI match

The 33rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will see the Punjab Kings (PBKS) host the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, April 18.

Both teams have had a similar campaign this season and languish at the bottom half of the points table. Hosts Punjab are eighth with four points, winning just two out of their six games.

PBKS are coming into the contest on the back of two consecutive defeats. They will be desperate to win this game and pull their campaign back on track.

Mumbai, on the other hand, lost their first three games of the season. However, they bounced back to win two on the trot but went down to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 20 runs in their previous outing. MI are in the ninth spot, just below PBKS, with four points from six games, including two wins and four defeats.

With both teams eyeing to jump up in the points table, today's clash will likely be exciting.

Speaking of the weather conditions in Mullanpur on Thursday, it is expected to be pleasant with low humidity, which will range in the 30s. The temperature will be just over 30 degrees Celsius at the start of the game and will go down as the game progresses.

According to Accuweather, there is no chance of rainfall at all but there will be intermittent cloud during the initial overs of the IPL 2024 game.

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What is the head-to-head record between PBKS and MI in the IPL?

The two teams have produced some exciting games in the past. They have played against each other 31 times, with Mumbai edging Punjab with 16 victories. The hosts, on the other hand, have 15 wins under their belt.

In IPL 2023, PBKS won by 13 runs in the first encounter, while MI returned the favor in the reverse clash, winning comfortably by six wickets.