IPL 2025, PBKS vs MI Live Score: Suryakymar Yadav takes charge after Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma fall cheaply

IPL 2025, PBKS vs MI Live Updates, Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians: Suryakumar Yadav is looking in good touch and has taken control after Rohit Sharma once again failed to convert the start into a big score and was dismissed for 24. Earlier, Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer elected to bowl first and decided to make a couple of changes in their last league stage match as Kyle Jamieson and Vyshak Vijaykumar came into their XI. The race for the top two intensified with only two matches left in the league stage, as Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will clash against each other. Punjab currently hold the second position on the points table, with Mumbai Indians sitting fourth. A victory in this clash will secure a top-two finish for the winning team....Read More

After their recent defeat to Delhi Capitals, PBKS find themselves in a do-or-die clash against MI in the race for the top two spots. Shreyas Iyer and Co. have played an exciting brand of cricket this season, as they looked like a rejuvenated unit under a new captain and coaching staff. The batting unit looks well balanced, but their bowling unit lacked consistency with over-reliance on Arshdeep Singh to get the majority of the job done. Yuzvendra Chahal, who won a couple of matches on their own for Punjab, lacked consistency and need to bring their A-game in the fag end of the tournament. Punjab will be counting on their dynamic opening duo, Prabhsimran Singh (486 runs) and Priyansh Arya (362), to fire at the top and lay a solid foundation against a formidable MI bowling attack—their most consistent weapon this season.

On the other hand, Mumbai Indians are riding high on confidence with almost everything clicking for them at the right moment. Suryakumar Yadav has been in imperious form with the bat and scored consistently for them throughout this season. However, they will be a little concerned with Tilak Varma’s dip in form. He had a high of hitting two consecutive fifties when the team began its turnaround, but Tilak has three outings of single-digit scores, two did-not-bats and two knocks in 20s in the last seven matches.

In the bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah looked sharp, producing match-winning spells, running riot in every phase of the innings. He has taken only nine matches to take 16 wickets in this IPL. Trent Boult, the tournament’s third-highest wicket-taker with 19 scalps, alongside Deepak Chahar (11), has formed a potent new-ball partnership, effectively allowing MI to reserve Jasprit Bumrah for the death overs. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya has seamlessly rotated between spinners Mitchell Santner and Will Jacks, adding further depth and versatility to MI’s bowling unit—making it appear more threatening than Punjab Kings' attack.

PBKS vs MI Playing XIs

Punjab Kings Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

PBKS vs MI IPL 2025 Match Highlights

- Rohit Sharma once again failed to convert the start into a big score and was dismissed for 24.

- Ryan Rickelton departed in the last over of the powerplay after scoring 27 runs off 20 balls.

- Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.

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