Punjab Kings have assured a top-two end as they are going to play within the Qualifier 1. PBKS made mild work of Mumbai Indians of their ultimate league stage match of the match.
Punjab Kings have assured a top-two end within the league stage of the Indian Premier League 2025 after making mild work of Mumbai Indians of their final group sport on Monday, Could 26. PBKS pipped MI within the conflict for the top-two end as they chased down the 185-run goal with seven wickets in hand and 9 balls to spare.
Josh Inglis and Priyansh Arya performed masterful knocks on what appeared like a bit sticky pitch on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium throughout the first innings. Whereas PBKS misplaced a struggling Prabhsimran Singh early, Priyansh and Inglis put up a match-winning 109-run stand for the second wicket. Mumbai Indians tried making a comeback as they received a few wickets nevertheless it was too late.
Jasprit Bumrah eliminated Priyansh within the fifteenth over on 62. Mitchell Santner additionally received a wicket when he eliminated the opposite set batter Josh Inglis. Nonetheless, with not a lot wanted, Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Wadhera took the staff house. Befittingly, Shreyas Iyer hit the successful six as his staff received with ease.
PBKS had certified for the playoffs for the third time they usually completed the league stage all thrice within the prime two.
Earlier Mumbai Indians had made 184 on the again of a stellar 57 from Suryakumar Yadav. SKY, who has been unbelievably constant in IPL 2025, has now hit the 14th consecutive rating of over 25 in T20 cricket. He has shattered the world document for many consecutive scores of over 25 within the format, going previous the earlier document of Temba Bavuma, who had 13 such consecutive scores.
SKY reached the milestone within the ninth over when he sliced Kyle Jamieson for a 4 on the final ball of the over. SKY struck 14 runs from 5 balls within the over and the final one took him to the milestone.