The enthusiasm of IPL 2025 reached new heights as Punjab Kings faced a thrilling qualifier at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad against Mumbai Indians at 2 Shodown. With a prestigious place in the final at stake, the atmosphere electricity and hopes were sky-high. Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first, which was to take initial control of the game. Mumbai Indians responded to Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Naman Dhir with a strong clan of 203/6 operated by explosives. But it was Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer who stole the show. Playing one of the best innings of the season, he remained unbeaten at 87 with only 41 balls, directed his team to a surprising victory. PBK easily chased the target, ending at 207/5 in only 19 overs. With this 5 -wicket win, Punjab Kings brought a storm in the final of the IPL 2025 in style.
Suryakumar Yadav: 44 (26 balls, 3 sixes) – quick scoring in the middle
Naman Dhir: 37 (18 balls) – late-innings fireworks
Ashwani Kumar: 4-0-55-2 – took key wickets but expensive
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Match Scorecard Qualifier 2
1st Innings – Mumbai Indians Batting Scorecard
Batter
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R
B
4s
6s
SR
Rohit Sharma
c Vyshak b Stoinis
8
7
1
0
114.28
Jonny Bairstow
c †Inglis b Vyshak
38
24
3
2
158.33
Tilak Varma
c Arya b Jamieson
44
29
2
2
151.72
Suryakumar Yadav
c Wadhera b Chahal
44
26
4
3
169.23
Hardik Pandya (c)
c Inglis b Azmatullah Omarzai
15
13
1
0
115.38
Naman Dhir
c Stoinis b Azmatullah Omarzai
37
18
7
0
205.55
Raj Bawa (not out)
not out
8
4
0
0
200.00
Mitchell Santner (not out)
not out
0
1
0
0
0.00
Did not bat: Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Reece Topley.
Fall of Wickets:
1-19 (Rohit Sharma, 2.2 ov)
2-70 (Bairstow, 6.6 ov)
3-142 (Suryakumar, 13.5 ov)
4-142 (Tilak Varma, 14.1 ov)
5-180 (Hardik Pandya, 17.6 ov)
6-197 (Naman Dhir, 19.3 ov)
Punjab Kings Bowling Figures:
Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Arshdeep Singh
4
44
0
11.00
Kyle Jamieson
4
30
1
7.50
Marcus Stoinis
1
14
1
14.00
Azmatullah Omarzai
4
43
2
10.75
Vijaykumar Vyshak
3
30
1
10.00
Yuzvendra Chahal
4
39
1
9.75
2nd Innings – Punjab Kings Batting Scorecard
Batter
Dismissal
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Priyansh Arya
c Pandya b Ashwani Kumar
20
10
2
1
200.00
Prabhsimran Singh
c Topley b Boult
6
9
1
0
66.66
Josh Inglis
c Bairstow b Pandya
38
21
5
2
180.95
Shreyas Iyer (c)
not out
87*
41
5
8
212.19
Nehal Wadhera
c Santner b Ashwani Kumar
48
29
4
2
165.51
Shashank Singh
run out (Pandya)
2
3
0
0
66.66
Marcus Stoinis
not out
2*
2
0
0
100.00
Did not bat: Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh.
Fall of Wickets:
1-13 (Prabhsimran, 2.1 ov)
2-55 (Arya, 5.1 ov)
3-72 (Inglis, 7.5 ov)
4-156 (Wadhera, 15.4 ov)
5-169 (Shashank Singh, 16.4 ov)
Mumbai Indians Bowling Figures:
Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Trent Boult
4
38
1
9.50
Reece Topley
3
40
0
13.33
Jasprit Bumrah
4
40
0
10.00
Ashwani Kumar
4
55
2
13.75
Mitchell Santner
2
15
0
7.50
Hardik Pandya
2
19
1
9.50
Impact Players for Both Teams
Mumbai Indians
Ashwani Kumar (in)
Rohit Sharma(out)
Punjab Kings
Prabhsimran Singh (in)
Yuzvendra Chahal(out)
Final Result
Punjab Kings pulled off a sensational 5-wicket victory against Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2025. Chasing 204, they sealed the win with an over to spare, thanks to Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten 87. With this commanding performance, PBKS storm into the IPL 2025 final, sending Mumbai Indians out of the tournament.
