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by Devesh Jaganath | in Indian Premier League Predictions
The penultimate match of the 2025 Indian Premier League season is here, and facing off in the crucial Qualifier 2 will be the Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. The winner of this clash between PBKS and the MI will meet the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final on June 3. Check out our match prediction below!
After losing to RCB in Qualifier 1, it’s now the last chance saloon for the Punjab Kings to keep their dream of winning their first-ever IPL title alive. Standing in their way, though, is the star-studded Mumbai Indians, who are aiming to become the most successful team in the history of the competition by lifting the trophy for a sixth time.
Despite ending the league phase of the competition in first place, the bookmakers have installed the Punjab Kings as the outsiders in this contest. Let’s take a look at the key stats to consider heading into this crucial encounter.
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Punjab Kings - Mumbai Indians: Form Analysis
The Punjab Kings have undoubtedly been the most improved team in the Indian Premier League this season, as they clinched top spot in the league phase with 19 points in 14 games.
As it turns out, that proved to be crucial as it grants them one final chance of maintaining their title hopes after getting smashed by eight wickets by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1.
Against RCB, after their top four batsmen were dismissed for a combined tally of 31, Punjab were bowled out for a mere 101 runs in 14.1 overs - their worst performance of the competition.
In 32 previous matches between these sides, MI won 17 and PBKS won 15!
Meanwhile, after losing four of their first five games in the competition, the Mumbai Indians have progressively gotten better and have now won eight of their last 10 matches.
MI booked their spot in the second qualifier by ousting the dangerous Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in the Eliminator, thanks to an inspired Rohit Sharma innings and a typically economical Jasprit Bumrah.
Mumbai now enter the Qualifier with all the momentum, but they will know they cannot underestimate this opponent, having lost to them by seven wickets just a week ago.
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Punjab Kings & Mumbai Indians Squad Analysis
For the Punjab Kings to have any chance of rebounding from that dismal performance against RCB, they will need a big contribution from their skipper Shreyas Iyer.
Iyer has been PBKS’s top scorer this season with 516 runs in 15 innings, but only managed two runs against the Royal Challengers before succumbing to Josh Hazlewood in the fourth over.
With the ball, Punjab will look to Arshdeep Singh to do the damage against Mumbai’s formidable top-order. The right-arm fast bowler has 15 wickets in 14 games, followed by Yuzvendra Chahal on 12 scalps.
Suryakumar Yadav is now second in the Orange Cap standings!
The Indian international notched up a brisk 33 off 20 deliveries in the victory over GT on Friday and will have to play a key role at number three in this match.
Rohit Sharma scored a tournament-best 81 off 50, but the most eye-catching performance came from Jonny Bairstow, who smashed 47 runs from 22 balls at the top of the order in his season debut.
Punjab Kings - Mumbai Indians Key Points
- The Mumbai Indians have won eight of their last 10 matches.
- The Mumbai Indians have won four of the last seven matches between these sides.
- The Mumbai Indians had the best net run rate during the league phase.
- The Punjab Kings have lost two of their last three games.
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Our Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Prediction
The Punjab Kings will enter this match with confidence, having beaten this opponent just a week ago, but the one major difference is that they are missing Marco Jansen, who was huge in that previous encounter.
None of Punjab’s bowlers were able to fill the void left by the towering South African against RCB, and that certainly does not bode well for them against Mumbai’s formidable top-order. Our Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians prediction is Mumbai Indians wins the match.
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians - Other Interesting Predictions
Suryakumar Yadav over 31.5 runs
Suryakumar Yadav is now up to second place in the Orange Cap standings with 673 runs in 15 innings. He is averaging 67.30 in the IPL this season and has an all-time T20 batting average of 38.2.
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Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians match : Frequently asked questions
The Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 between the Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will be played on June 1 at 15:00 GMT.
The Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 between the Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 between the Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will be broadcast on Star Sports in India and Sky Sports in the UK.
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