Welcome to the coverage of the 51st match of the Indian Premier League between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab in Mumbai, on Thursday.

It's a do-or-die situation for Kings XI Punjab during their penultimate round encounter against table toppers Mumbai Indians.

A defeat for Punjab (12 points from 12 games) will mean that Kolkata Knight Riders (16 points from 13 games), Rising Pune Supergiant (16 from 12 games) and defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (15 points from 13 games) will be through even before playing their respective last league matches.

For Mumbai Indians, who are on 18 points from 12 games, the primary aim is to maintain their pole position going into the play-offs.

For Mumbai Indians, it will be a case of trying to regain the momentum after losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game.

The Wankhede stadium is like a fortress for Mumbai Indians where they have lost only match this season to Pune Supergiant.

For Mumbai, their batting has fired throughout the season and when skipper Rohit Sharma, Nitish Rana, Parthiv Patel, West Indian Kiron Pollard and Lendl Simmons fire in unison, it can send jitters to any bowling line up in the world.

With bowlers like Kiwi pacer Mitchell McClenghan, who has grabbed 17 wickets so far, Sri Lankan seamer Lasith Malinga, death specialist Jasprit Bumrah, Harbhajan and Pandya brothers, the side has potential to restrict any formidable batting line up and Punjab would be no exception.

On the other hand, Punjab who outplayed Kolkata Night Riders on Tuesday, will look to decimate the hosts to stay in the contention for play-offs and would be hoping that Sunrisers Hyderabad lose their final game.