PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: The 2nd qualifier match of the 18th season of IPL will be played on June 1 between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. Shreyas Iyer will be captaining the Punjab Kings, while Hardik Pandya will be leading the Mumbai Indians. In this article, we will talk about the head to head records, pitch report, weather forecast and playing XI of both teams.
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PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Head-To-Head Records
In the last 17 seasons of IPL, 32 matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians so far. Out of these, PBKS has won 15 matches, while MI has emerged victorious in 17 matches. During these matches, PBKS’s highest score against Mumbai has been 230 runs, while MI’s highest score against Punjab has been 223 runs. On the other hand, PBKS’s lowest score against the Indians is 119 runs, while MI’s lowest score against the Kings is 87 runs.
PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Pitch Report at Narendra Modi Stadium
In the second qualifier match of IPL 2025 playoffs, the match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings will be organized today at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Batters have been seen dominating the pitch of the world’s largest cricket stadium. However, in the beginning, fast bowlers and in the middle overs, spinners will definitely give some shocks to the batting team. The highest IPL T20 team score here so far is recorded in the name of Punjab Kings when they scored 243 runs for 5 wickets in the match played in the current season against the host Gujarat team.
At the same time, the lowest IPL score (89 runs) at Narendra Modi Stadium is recorded in the name of the host Gujarat Titans team. The highest target successfully chased here was by Punjab Kings against Gujarat Titans in the last IPL season when they won by scoring 200 runs. The average first innings score on the Ahmedabad pitch is 170 runs. In the 38 IPL matches played here so far, 17 matches have been won by the team batting first, while the team batting later has won 21 matches. If we look at the statistics, the batsmen can dominate the pitch throughout the match.
PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Weather Forecast in Ahmedabad
According to the weather forecast, the temperature in Ahmedabad will be around 34 degrees in the afternoon, it may be slightly less around 6 pm. But there is a possibility of rain in Ahmedabad at 6 pm, let us tell you that the toss takes place at 7 o’clock. There is a possibility of rain at this time as well. During this time the humidity is expected to be 55 percent and the winds are expected to blow at a speed of 18 kilometers per hour. It is going to be hot there during the day. If it rains before the match, it will also affect the pitch.
IPL 2025 has now come to its final turn. The Punjab Kings team performed brilliantly in the tournament and finished on top in the group stage with 19 points. Although they lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier 1, they have now got another chance. On the other hand, the Mumbai Indians team finished at number 4 with 16 points and then defeated Gujarat Titans in the eliminator. The team that wins today’s match will get a direct ticket to the final, while the losing team will be out of the tournament.
PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Probable Playing XI
Punjab Kings Probable Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Praveen Dubey, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal
Mumbai Indians Probable Playing XI: Ryan Rickleton (wicketkeeper), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Impact Player: Rohit Sharma
PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Full Squads of Punjab and Mumbai
Punjab Kings Squad for IPL 2025
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Xavier Bartlett, Kyle Jamieson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash
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Mumbai Indians Squad for IPL 2025
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar, Robin Minz, Bevon Jacobs