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PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 Qualifier: Punjab Kings will face Mumbai Indians during the second qualifier of IPL 2025 in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The Punjab-based franchise will aim to bounce back after suffering a heartbreaking loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru during the first qualifier and will aim to lift their first trophy.

At the same time, Mumbai Indians would be riding high on confidence as they defeated Gujarat Titans by 20 runs during the Eliminator and qualified for the second playoffs.

The skippers of both teams will try to reach the summit clash for different reasons. Shreyas Iyer will have a point to prove since he wasn't retained by the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders before the mega auction last year. And as far as Pandya is concerned, he will try to redeem himself as he had a disappointing stint as MI captain last year.

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PBKS vs MI Qualifier 2: Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report

If the trends of the last few matches at this venue are considered, then the surface here has witnessed run-fests and teams have consistently scored more than 200 runs during a lot of matches. The average first-innings score here is 221 runs.

The last IPL 2025 match held at the Narendra Modi stadium was between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans, where CSK posted a mammoth target of 231 runs and the hosts couldn't chase it. During the last six matches, whichever team batted here first won the match.

PBKS vs MI Qualifier 2 Match: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Head-to-Head Record

Matches played: 33

PBKS Won: 15

MI Won: 17

IPL 2025 PBKS vs MI Qualifier 2 Match: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Probable Playing XI

Punjab Kings Probable XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Vijay Kumar Vyshak.

PBKS Impact Subs: Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett, Aaron Hardie

Mumbai Indians Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (c), Raj Angad Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Richard Gleeson

MI Impact Subs: Reece Topley, Ashwani Kumar, Karn Sharma, Robin Minz, Bevon Jacobs

Players to Watch:

1. Suryakumar Yadav

The star T20 batter has been in sublime form during IPL 2025 and he boasts of experience playing in knockout matches which will play a huge role for the Mumbai-based franchise. Since his surface here in Ahmedabad would be batters-friendly, his contribution would thus prove to be quite important.

2. Jasprit Bumrah

Since the upcoming match is expected to be a run-fest, Bumrah's bowling prowess would bolster MI's chances as he would aim to bowl four brilliant overs. If he can pile up pressure on the opponent and take wickets consistently, then MI's chances would be bolstered.

3. Arshdeep Singh

Since Marco Jansen flew back to South Africa due to international commitment, all eyes would now be on the country's highest wicket-getter of the shortest format to rise for the Punjab-based franchise. He does have the ability to perform well in pressure situations and help his team rattle MI's batting lineup.

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