Pbks vs mi highlights: Punjab reached Qualifier-1, defeated Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets, Priyansh-Englis shone

The 69th match of IPL 2025 was played between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Which Punjab Kings won by 7 wickets. Punjab Kings have confirmed the seat in the top-2 in the points table. The top two -ranked teams in the points table get an additional chance of reaching the finals. At the same time, Mumbai will now have to play the eliminator match. Mumbai concluded the league phase with 16 points in 14 March. Hardik Pandya’s team is in fourth place while Punjab Kings topped 14 matches with 19 points.

The beginning of Punjab, chasing the target, was nothing special. Prabhasimran Singh (13) became a victim of Jaspreet Bumrah in the fifth over. After this, Josh English and opener Priyansh Arya cut Gadar. Both of them made an important partnership of 109 runs for the second wicket and brought Mumbai to the backfoot. Priyansh added 62 runs in 35 balls. He hit 9 fours and two sixes. Mitchell Santner sent Priyansh to the pavilion in the 15th over. Santner lbbbed English in the 18th over. He scored 73 runs in 42 balls, including 9 fours and three sixes. Captain Shreyas Iyer put a new innings of Zeek of Punjab. He scored an unbeaten 26 in 16 balls. He hit a four and two sixes. While Nehal Vadhera returned to two unbeaten two balls.

Mumbai, batting first, scored 184 runs at the loss of seven wickets in the prescribed 20 overs. During this, Suryakumar Yadav scored 67 runs in the maximum 39 balls with the help of 6 fours and two sixes. Surya also completed her fifty in 34 balls. This is the last league match of Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians, which has reached the playoffs and both have a decisive battle for the top-2. Whoever wins from PBKS and MI will be confirmed in the top-2. The top two -ranked teams in the points table get an additional chance of reaching the finals.

Mumbai had a beginning to start. Ryan Ricelton and Rohit Sharma partnered 45 runs for the first wicket. Ricelton scored 24 runs in 21 balls through five fours. Rohit scored 24 runs in 21 balls. Which includes two fours and one six. The bat of Tilak Verma (1) did not run today. Will Jacks scored 17 runs in 8 balls. Captain Hardik Pandya added 25 runs in 15 balls. He hit two fours and as many sixes. Naman Dhir scored 20 runs in 12 balls thanks to two sixes. Naman and Surya took wickets in the last over. Mitchell Santner returned unbeaten after scoring a run. For Punjab, Vijaykumar Vaishakh and Marco Janson took two each while Arshdeep Singh and Harpreet Brar took one wicket each.