Punjab Kings (PBKS) lock horns with the Mumbai Indians (MI) in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Sunday, June 1, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Punjab are in the playoffs after 14 long years as they eye their first-ever IPL trophy, while Mumbai are hoping to get their hands on a record sixth IPL title.
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Punjab Kings are coming off a defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Qualifier 1 by 8 wickets. They will look to correct their mistakes and put on an improved performance against the five-time champions.
Mumbai, on the other hand, are coming off a scintillating win against Gujarat Titans (GT), as the 2022 champions fell short by 20 runs while chasing a target of 229.
The Sporting News takes a look at the details ahead of the much anticipated clash at Ahmedabad.
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IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: PBKS vs MI Head-to-head
The two teams have faced each other on 32 different occasions, with PBKS winning 15 of them and MI having 17 wins in their bag.
| Matches | PBKS win | MI win | NR/Tie |
| 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 |
IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: PBKS vs MI Expected lineups
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh. Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal
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Mumbai Indians: Jonny Bairstow (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Raj Angad Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Richard Gleeson, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar. Impact Player: Rohit Sharma.
IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: PBKS vs MI Predictions
Although Punjab got the better of Mumbai in their last league match, the Paltans have made it a habit to shift their gears in the all-important stage of the tournament over the years.
On a usually batting-friendly pitch, expect the likes of Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Josh Inglis, and Shashank Singh to score big.
Arshdeep Singh and Harpreet Brar will be tasked with taking quick wickets at regular intervals, and one can expect them to deceive the batsmen with their variations.
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Rohit Sharma and Jonny Bairstow will look to continue the momentum they received against GT in their last match; expect Suryakumar Yadav to play a big role in MI's batting lineup again.
Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult will again be favoured by skipper Hardik Pandya; expect all three of them to bowl important spells in a big match once again.
Considering overall factors, Mumbai seem to have an upper hand in this clash.
IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: PBKS vs MI Betting odds
According to Dafabet, MI are the favorites to win the Qualifier in Ahmedabad.
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