🏏 IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings
📅 Match Details
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Format: T20 (20 overs per side)
Occasion: Qualifier 2 – Winner advances to the Final against Royal Challengers
Bengaluru
📰 Match Preview
The Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are set to clash in a
high-stakes Qualifier 2 match.
MI secured their spot by defeating Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator, while
PBKS, after a top-two finish in the league stage, lost to Royal Challengers
Bengaluru in Qualifier 1.
Both teams are eager to secure a place in the final.
🧮 Head-to-Head Record
In their most recent encounter on May 26, 2025, PBKS defeated MI by 7 wickets,
successfully chasing a target of 185 runs.
Key performances included Josh Inglis scoring 73 runs and Priyansh Arya
contributing 62 runs for PBKS. For MI, Suryakumar Yadav scored 57 runs.
🏏 Team Squads
Mumbai Indians (MI):
Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Will Jacks,
Naman Dhir, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult,
Deepak Chahar
Punjab Kings (PBKS):
Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran
Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Kyle
Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh
🔍 Key Players to Watch
MI: Surya kumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah,
Hardik Pandya
PBKS: Josh Inglis, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas
Iyer
📺 Live Streaming
The match will be broadcast live on Star
Sports channels and streamed online via Disney+ Hotstar.
📊 Match Prediction
Both teams have shown strong performances throughout the season.
Given MI's recent victory in the Eliminator and PBKS's loss in Qualifier 1, MI
might have a psychological edge.
However, PBKS's balanced squad and previous win against MI make them formidable
opponents.
