- By Namrata Vijay
- Sun, 01 Jun 2025 09:58 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
PBKS vs MI Dream Team, Fantasy Cricket Prediction For IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 Match: Punjab Kings will lock horns with Mumbai Indians during the 2nd Qualifier of IPL 2025 in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Both the teams recently faced each other during an important group stage clash last week, where Punjab Kings emerged victorious in Jaipur while chasing a target of 185 runs with three wickets remaining.
The Shreyas Iyer-led side had won nine matches and lost four of the 14 that they had played during the group stage. They finished as the table toppers and qualified for the 1st Qualifier. But they suffered a heartbreaking loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they were skittled out for 101 runs in 14.1 overs. The visitors chased down the target in just 10 overs with eight wickets remaining.
At the same time, the Hardik Pandya-led side locked horns with Gujarat Titans during the Eliminator by finishing in the fourth position in the points table after winning eight matches and losing six. MI skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bat first and this decision worked in their favour. They posted a mammoth target of 228 runs, where Rohit Sharma scored a match-winning knock of 81 runs off 50 balls. While chasing GT could only score 208 runs.
Toss- The match toss for IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 between PBKS and MI will be held at 7:00 p.m. IST.
Time: 7:30 p.m. IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Where to watch Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians
The IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will be telecasted live on Star Sports network. It would be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app.
PBKS vs MI Narendra Modi stadium Pitch report
The surface here has remained batters-friendly throughout the tournament. There were many matches where the teams had posted a target of more than 200 runs, and these targets were chased down as well. Whichever captain wins the toss will choose to bowl first.
PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 Team Prediction:
Wicketkeepers: Prabsimran Singh, Josh Inglis, Jonny Bairstow
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Priyansh Arya
Allrounders: Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Arshdeep Singh
Captain: Priyansh Arya
Vice-captain: Rohit Sharma
PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 Probable Playing XIs:
Punjab Kings
P Simran Singh, P Arya, JP Inglis (wk), S Iyer (C), N Wadhera, Shashank Singh, MP Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, KA Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma, JM Bairstow (wk), SA Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, HH Pandya, Naman Dhir, Rajangad Bawa, Mitchell Santner, RJ Gleeson, JJ Bumrah, Trent Boult