Fantasy Pick: Back Rohit Sharma to go big

Safe XI: Ishan Kishan, Jitesh Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Liam Livingstone, Rahul Chahar (VC), Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah, Basil Thampi

Rohit Sharma has played a couple of decent knocks - 41(32) and 26(15) - this season but he is due for a big score. In his last five IPL outings in Pune, he has scored 173 runs at an average of 57.67 and a strike rate of 136.22. He would want to lead his team to a comeback after four losses in four games.

Playing against his former side, Rahul Chahar will be looking to make an impact. He is one of the very few players who has been consistent across all the games played this season. He is Punjab's leading wicket-taker with seven wickets and has also contributed with the bat scoring 12 and 22* in the last couple of games from lower down the order.

Suryakumar Yadav: Suryakumar Yadav has made a superb start to this season with scores of 68*(37) and 52(36) in a struggling Mumbai side. However, he has not been at his best against Kings in the past, as he averages only 20.08 against them, his lowest against all IPL sides - this is the only reason he is not our captain for this match.

Liam Livingstone: The England sensation has finally taken off in IPL after impressing in other top leagues. He is the leading run-scorer for Kings this season with 162 runs in four outings at a staggering strike rate of 190.58, which is the best this season for any player with 100 or more runs. He also picked up a couple of wickets in the game against Chennai Super Kings, which makes him a good allround pick.

Tilak Varma: One of the most impressive youngsters this season, Tilak Varma has scored 121 runs in four matches this season at a strike rate of 155.12. He was one of the top run-scorers in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 215 runs in seven outings at a strike rate of 147.26

Jitesh Sharma: The wicketkeeper bat from Vidarbha has been impressive with both the bat and the glove this season scoring 26(17) and 23(11). In the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he scored 214 runs in seven outings at a strike rate of 235.16, which is the best in the tournament for any player with 50 or more runs.

High Risk XI: Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone (VC), Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, M Ashwin, Basil Thampi