IPL 2019, Match 9: Mumbai Indians' strongest playing XI against Kings XI Punjab

#3. All Rounders (Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya)

Hardik Pandya is an indispensable part of Mumbai Indians (Picture courtesy: BCCI/iplt20.com)

In at number 6 will be Hardik Pandya. Hardik was back to his best in batting terms against RCB. His swashbuckling knock of 32 runs off just 14 balls helped MI finish strongly in the first innings. While bowling, he gave away a few runs at the death, but that is expected on grounds like the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Hardik would be hoping to improve his death bowling and Rohit should be contemplating on batting him a bit higher up the order. The Mohali wicket will suit Hardik's batting style and the all-rounder will be looking forward to the match against KXIP.

In at number 7 will be Hardik's brother, Krunal Pandya. Although the elder Pandya faltered with the bat against RCB, his economical spell in the middle overs against RCB was very important in the bigger scheme of things. The Pandya brothers are indispensable to this MI unit and both of them have looked in good form.