Punjab Kings will lock horns against Mumbai Indians in the 69th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur on Monday. With the top-two position at stake, it will be a must-win contest for both of these teams.
Whosoever will come up trumps in this game, will secure their place in the first Qualifier and thus will get another chance even if they lose the qualifier.
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings lost their previous match against Delhi Capitals despite posting 206 runs on the board. While the batting unit has continued to deliver consistently, the bowling line-up is looking a bit bleak without Yuzvendra Chahal. The leg-spinner is expected to miss this crucial game as he is currently recovering from a wrist injury.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians had played like Mumbai Indians in a must-win contest against Delhi Capitals after SKY and Naman Dhir had delivered with the bat.
MI had managed a solitary win in their first five matches of the season and not many people would have put their money on them to finish among the top two teams in the league stage. But here they are, with a chance to secure a top-two place.
Head to Head: MI 17 – 15 PBKS.
PBKS Probable XII: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis, Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal/Praveen Dubey
Probable XII: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickleton, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Xavier Bartlett, Kyle Jamieson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash
Mumbai Indians Squad: Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar, Robin Minz, Bevon Jacobs
