Pbks vs mi match preview Qualifier 2: The Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will be in front of Mumbai Indians (Mi) in the qualifier 2 match of 2025. This match will be like a semi -final, where defeat for both teams will have to be out of the tournament. But the winning team will directly take on RCB in the final on 3 June.
Punjab Kings’s confidence has been slightly shaken after losing by eight wickets in 1 wicket in unilateral qualifiers 1 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Now this team, led by captain Shreyas Iyer, has reached the position of ‘do or die’ for the expectations of winning their first IPL title.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Titans in Eliminator and took another step towards the sixth title. History suggests that the experience of playing in this path of IPL knockout to Mumbai Indians is more than that of Punjab Kings and other teams, and this is the same thing that Hardik Pandya -led team gives a slight increase in this match.
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At the same time, the mission of captain Iyer and coach Ricky Ponting for Punjab Kings will be strengthening their team from the previous defeat, especially in the bowling attack. Additional pressure on Arjdeep Singh was clearly visible, while PBKS’s bowling attack was seen fighting against RCB with the absence of Marco Yanseen and the absence of the most wicket bowler Yuzvendra Chahal.
Talking about Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma won the team by batting well against Gujarat’s bowling attack. In such a situation, there will be no scope for the mistake for PBKS. Mumbai’s performance so far has been excellent in almost every department. The Indian core team of Rohit, Jaspreet Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya have strengthened this team.
Apart from this, new players Johnny Bairstow and Richard Glison also contributed significantly to the team. Glison’s bowling, especially against Gujarat, played an important role. There are often high-scoring games on the pitch of Narendra Modi stadium, so the plan of bowlers of both teams can prove to be important here.
Know whose pan is heavy
In the Indian Premier League, there has always been an exciting battle between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. So far 33 matches have been played between the two teams in the IPL, in which Mumbai Indians have won 17 and Punjab Kings have won 16 matches. In the last 5 matches, Punjab Kings were heavy, which has won 3 matches.
Mumbai vs Punjab h2h
Total IPL Match: 33
Mumbai won: 17
Punjab won: 16
Possible playing-11 of Punjab Kings: Prabhasimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh English (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Nehal Vadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Harpreet Brar, Kail Jemison, Arshdeep Singh.
Mumbai Indians potential playing-11: Rohit Sharma.
