IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 Preview: In-Form MI Take On Wounded PBKS In Do-Or-Die Clash

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Last Updated:May 31, 2025, 13:28 IST

The in-form Mumbai Indians are up against the wounded Punjab Kings successful the combat for the past spot successful the final.

Punjab Kings instrumentality connected Mumbai Indians astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad. (Image: Sportzpics)

The Mumbai Indians, successful formidable form, volition contiguous a pugnacious situation to the shaken Punjab Kings successful a virtual semifinal erstwhile they clash successful Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League this Sunday.

The Punjab Kings, led by Shreyas Iyer, faced an eight-wicket decision against the Royal Challengers Bangalore successful a one-sided Qualifier 1, which whitethorn person dented their confidence. Now, they find themselves successful a must-win concern arsenic they aspire to unafraid their archetypal IPL trophy.

In contrast, the Mumbai Indians took a important measurement towards perchance winning their sixth rubric with a resounding triumph that eliminated the rubric favorites, Gujarat Titans, successful the Eliminator.

Historically, the Mumbai Indians person proven adept astatine navigating the IPL knockout stages, giving them an borderline implicit the remaining teams. This acquisition could tilt the equilibrium successful favour of Hardik Pandya’s team.

Coach Mahela Jayawardene’s task is to support his squad focused and organized, a feat helium has managed successfully since taking implicit a broadside that finished astatine the bottommost successful the erstwhile season.

For the Iyer-Ricky Ponting duo, the situation is to assistance their players determination past the dense decision successful their past crippled and refocus their vigor connected addressing issues, particularly successful the bowling department, wherever Arshdeep Singh is nether added pressure.

The lack of Marco Jansen and the unavailability of IPL’s highest-ever wicket-taker, Yuzvendra Chahal, was noticeable erstwhile the Punjab Kings struggled to find effectual bowling options against RCB.

However, the Punjab Kings whitethorn consciousness that their corporate mediocre show successful the knockouts is present down them and hasn’t outgo them the accidental to scope the final.

The borderline for mistake is slim for the Punjab Kings, considering however Rohit Sharma dismantled Gujarat Titans’ bowling attack, mounting up a triumph for the Mumbai Indians with a important knock.

A broad presumption suggests that the Mumbai Indians person nary evident weaknesses, having performed consistently well. They volition trust connected their talented Indian players, including Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Hardik Pandya.

Mumbai Indians are peculiarly pleased with caller recruits Jonny Bairstow and Richard Gleeson, who person integrated good and played captious roles successful their triumph implicit Gujarat Titans connected a batting-friendly pitch.

Ultimately, the result of the lucifer astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium mightiness hinge connected however good the bowling attacks execute their plans, arsenic the surfaces person typically produced high-scoring games.

Jasprit Bumrah’s skillful bowling and strategical deployment implicit the 20 overs person been 1 of Mumbai Indians’ biggest strengths this season.

While Bumrah’s accuracy has made it hard for batters to people disconnected him, the Punjab Kings volition gully assurance from their erstwhile triumph implicit Mumbai Indians this season, contempt Bumrah’s economical performance.

Suryakumar Yadav’s accordant batting and Tilak Varma’s awesome sound against Gujarat Titans item Mumbai Indians’ batting strength. For the Punjab Kings, it is important that their explosive openers, Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya, find their bushed to acceptable a beardown foundation.

Teams (from):

Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Bevon Jacobs, Robin Minz (wk), Krishnan Shrijith (wk), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Satyanarayana Raju, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Raghu Sharma, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Richard Gleeson, Charith Asalanka.

Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod (wk), Josh Inglis (wk), Harnoor Pannu, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Harpreet Brar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Mitch Owen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey, Kyle Jamieson.

Match starts astatine 7:30 PM IST.

(with PTI Inputs)

Amar Sunil Panicker

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