On Monday, May 26, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face the Mumbai Indians (MI) in a critical Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh stadium. The winner of this match will secure a top-two finish.
PBKS are coming off a six-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians defeated the same opponents by 59 runs in their most recent match to qualify for the playoffs.
Toss Update
Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to field first. He said that he believes in action more than words and explained how the venue will suit both teams. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya said that it is a good toss to lose, as he wasn’t sure what to do had he won the toss. The star all-rounder mentioned how the last eight-nine games have been like knockouts for his team as they set to square off in another important encounter.
Kyle Jamieson comes in for Azmatullah Omarzai, Ashwani Kumar makes a comeback
Kyle Jamieson, who came in mid-season as an injury replacement, has been handed his debut. He will be replacing Azmatullah Omarzai, who had a disappointing outing with both bat and ball in the last game. Meanwhile, Vijaykumar Vyshak is also in the starting eleven for the Punjab-based side, with Praveen Dubey moving to the Impact subs’ list. For Mumbai Indians, Hardik mentioned at the toss that young left-arm seamer Ashwani Kumar is returning to the line-up. He has been named among the Impact Substitute list and is expected to be called into action in the second innings.
What did the captains say?
Shreyas Iyer (PBKS)
We are going to bowl first. I let the action talk more than words. I would just give them some sort of motivation and it is then their job to go and execute. Jamieson and Vyshak come in. It (the venue) is preferably suitable for both sides because of the conditions; wind factor and size of the ground. No you can’t just take it as just another day, you have to keep upgrading your game and mindset, I am someone who thrives under pressure, you have to put your best foot forward and at the same time there is no scope for errors.
Hardik Pandya (MI)
Looks like a good track, let’s see. It is a good toss to lose; we were not sure what to do. We didn’t mind either batting or bowling. We will put some runs and defend it. For us to be in this situation lot of results had to go our way, five days back we were not in this position and today we are, but being honest last 8-9 games have been like knockouts for us. Just one change – Ashwani Kumar comes in.
Playing XIs
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Substitutes: Prabhsimran Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlet, Musheer Khan
Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (WK), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Impact Substitutes: Karn Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Satyanarayana Raju
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