Both teams had shared spoils in the last meeting (36-36), in Mumbai. The Bengal Warriors have won four, drawn two and lost two of eight matches this season.
The two teams, who faced each other in the opening game of the Mumbai leg, will play each other in the final game of the same leg. In that meeting, Jaipur pipped the hosts 36-39 courtesy of skipper Jasvir Singh’s Super 10.
Mohammad Hafeez returns for the Patriots and he will most likely feature in this game. For Jamaica, wholesale changes are not expected. We would bet on the Jamaican top order to come good. Patriots will rely on their openers.
The series is over and this game will be played in Colombo. We expect both teams, especially the Indians to experiment with their squad.
The two teams faced each other in the opening match of the season 5, where Telugu Titans defeated Tamil Thalaivas 32-27.
The U Mumba had pipped Haryana Steelers 29-28 in their previous fixture, held in Hyderabad. Following that win, the Mumbai outfit has won just two from seven matches.
Pakistani players are back for CPL and should be playing tonight. Morgan comes in for Barbados and Martin Guptill goes out for Guyana. He will be replaced by another Kiwi Luke Ronchi.
In their previous meeting, Gujarat Fortunegiants had drubbed U Mumba 39-21 at Ahmedabad. The Gujarat franchise has won seven of its 10 matches this season and are unbeaten in its last seven games.
UP Yoddha emerged with an upper hand in their previous fixture (27-32) at Nagpur. The Nitin Tomar-led Yoddhas are going into this match after beating Telugu Titans 25-23 in their last home game.
In their previous meeting, U Mumba thrashed Dabang Delhi 36-22 at Nagpur.
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