The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Qualifier-2 matches will be played between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings today. The match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from 7:30 pm.
The winning team of the match will clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the final to be held on June 3, which has already made it to the final by winning Qualifier-1. Mumbai has made it to Qualifier-2 by beating Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator match.
Both teams will clash against each other for the first time in the playoffs. At the same time, the two will clash against each other for the second time in the season. Last time, Punjab beat Mumbai by 7 wickets.
Match Details, Qualifier-2 Mi Vs PBKS Date- June 1 Stadium- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Time: Toss- 7:00 pm, match start- 7:30 pm
The difference of a win between Mumbai-Punjab
A total of 33 matches have been played between Mumbai and Punjab in the IPL so far. MI has won 17 and PBKS A11. At the same time, both teams will face each other for the first time on this field.
In the superb form of Surya-Rohit
Suryakumar Yadav, who scored the highest scorer for MI this season, is in excellent form. He now has 673 runs in 15 games. Surya is the highest 25+ score of any T20 league season. He has achieved this achievement 15 times. At the same time, opener Rohit Sharma scored a superb 81 against Gujarat in the last match. He also completed his 300 sixes in the IPL.
Trent Bolt in the bowling is taking wickets in the opening overs. He has taken 21 wickets in 15 games so far. Yorker Specialist Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Sentner are with him.
Expect Punjab from Shreyas Iyer
The team will be expected to score a big score from Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer. Iyer's team suffered a defeat on the home ground after being dismissed against Bengaluru in Qualifier-1. Opener Prabhasimran Singh is the top batsman of the team. He has scored 517 runs at a strike rate of 167.83. There is also Priyanka Arya to support it.
Left Arm Paisal Arshadeep Singh has taken the highest wicket in the tournament for PBKs. He has taken 18 wickets in 15 games so far. Yuzvendra Chahal may return from this match after the injury. In addition to Arshadeep, the team expects Azmatullah Omarzai to take wickets in the opening overs.
Pitch report Narendra Modi helps the pitch batsmen at the stadium, but the spin bowlers can also get some help in the middle. The pitch will be considered a total of 200 scores. So far 42 IPL matches have been played at this place. The first batting team has won 21 matches and the batting team has also won 21 matches in the second innings. The highest team score here is 243/5, which Punjab Kings scored against Gujarat Titans this season.
Weather condition The weather will be very hot in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The sun will also be very bright. There is a 2% possibility of rain. On the day of the match, the temperature here is between 28 and 38 degrees Celsius. The wind speed will be 20 km / h.
Possible playing -11 of both teams
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (Captain)Prabhasimran Singh, Josh English, Nehal Vadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Praveen Dubey, Kyle Jemison, Harpreet Brar, Arshadeep Singh. Impact Sub: Mushir Khan
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (Captain)Rohit Sharma, Johnny Barstow, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Sentner, Trent Bolt, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Glasson. Impact Sub: Ashwini Kumar
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