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Mumbai Indians' (MI) IPL 2025 campaign came to an end on Sunday following their five-wicket defeat against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the second qualifier held at the Narendra Modi stadium. After a fine batting performance which saw them post a massive total of 203/6 on the board, MI's bowlers ended up disappointing big time as PBKS went on to reach the 204-run target in exactly 19 overs.
The catalyst of PBKS' victory was skipper Shreyas Iyer who played a match-winning knock of 87 runs from 41 deliveries. He was assisted well by Nehal Wadhera (48) and Josh Inglis (38).
Irfan Pathan criticized MI following their IPL elimination
Following MI's exit from IPL 2025, former India cricketer Irfan Pathan slammed their performance and even namdropped the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner and Trent Boult in his blunt social media post about the team.
"Bumrah – number 1, Surya – number 1 T20 batter, Rohit Sharma – 5 trophies as captain, Hardik – premier all-rounder, Santner – best left-arm spinner, Trent Boult – highest 1st-over wicket-taker. Despite having so many match-winners, still not able to win the IPL trophy. Mumbai fans must be very disappointed. MI will surely look into things deeply — you don’t get these kinds of match-winners in many T20 teams," Pathan said in his social media post.
Overall, the Mumbai-based franchise had a decent campaign in IPL 2025, as after a horrid start which saw them win just one out of their first five matches, the team went on a winning spree which lasted for six games.
Those wins boosted the players' confidence by a massive margin and the side eventually went on to make it to the playoffs, finishing the league stage on the fourth position with 16 points from 14 games.
Then, they went on to defeat Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in the crucial eliminator clash to move on to the second qualifier where their IPL journey was brought to an end by PBKS, who will be facing the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final on June 3.
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