Punjab Kings (PBKS) take on Mumbai Indians (MI) as Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first in their crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Qualifier 2 clash being played at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on June 1. Whoever wins the match will join Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2025 final.
What did the captains say after the toss?
After winning the toss, PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said:
"We are going to bowl first. Slightly overcast and the wicket was under the covers as well. It's a fresh game, our mindset is to go out and win. The environment is top-notch. Yuzvendra Chahal comes in."
Meanwhile, MI skipper Hardik Pandya, after losing the toss, said:
"We also would have bowled first. We need to bat well and assess the conditions. It has got flatter. If you bowl well, you'll get some help. A lot of areas we could have got better. One day break, it's tough but we know what to execute. We came very early morning after the game, most of the guys focussed on recovery. We had to make one change. Topley comes in, Gleeson has a niggle."
Punjab Kings' Playing XI
Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlet, Harpreet Brar
Mumbai Indians' Playing XI
Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Raj Bawa, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Reece Topley
Mumbai Indians Impact Subs: Ashwani Kumar, Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Robin Minz, Bevon Jacobs
Pitch Report
Michael Clarke's pitch report: "There's not much to say apart from it's an absolute batter's paradise. I think all batsmen want to bat on a surface like this. Look, it's flat, it's rock hard, I think looking at statistics, if you win the toss you probably want to bat first. We've seen no dew at this venue and like I say, I think you want above 200, I reckon 200's par on a pitch as good as this." Match on Pitch No. 7 where teams batting first have won six of seven games, and the average score is 221.
PBKS vs MI Head-to-Head record
MI and PBKS have locked horns with each other 32 times in IPL so far. While MI have clinched 17 wins, PBKS have emerged victorious 15 times.