IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 – Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians – Cricket Betting Tips, Predictions and Picks from Experts – June 1st

Punjab Kings (PBKS) will clash with Mumbai Indians (MI) in Qualifier 2 of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) in Ahmedabad on Sunday in what promises to be a high-octane encounter between PBKS’s batting might and MI’s bowling pedigree.

While PBKS suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and were routed for 101 in Mullanpur, MI overcame Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in the Eliminator at the same venue.

PBKS and MI have faced each other once in the edition with the former gunning down the 184-run total with 7 wickets in hand and 9 balls to spare.

Punjab Kings have been one of the most aggressive batting unit this season with a combined strike rate of 157.7 – the second-highest in the competition. The biggest story for them has been the start they have got at the top of the order from Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh.

MI have staged a sensational comeback after an indifferent start to the season. They have the best average and strike rate from their sixth match in the competition. The batting has revolved around Suryakumar Yadav, who with an aggregate of 673 runs, is the second-highest scorer of the tournament. Jasprit Bumrah’s return, after sitting out the first few matches and his new-ball pairing with Trent Boult has been the other success story for MI this season. MI have the best bowling average (23.7), bowling strike rate (16.1) and economy rate (8.8) for fast bowlers this season.

We look at the rivalry between PBKS and MI, the players to watch out for and the match-ups, the numbers which stand out in the different phases of play and who is likely to come out triumphant in the high-octane encounter.

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IPL 2025 – Qualifier 2  – Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians

Head to Head
MATCHES – 33
MI WON - 17
PBKS WON – 15
TIED - 1


Since 2020:
MI WON - 4
PBKS WON – 4
TIED - 1



Probable Playing XIs

PBKS: 1 Priyansh Arya, 2 Prabhsimran Singh, 3 Shreyas Iyer, 4 Nehal Wadhera, 5 Josh Inglis, 6 Shashank Singh, 7 Marcus Stoinis, 8 Azmatullah Omarzai, 9 Kyle Jamieson, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Vijaykumar Vyshak, 12 Harpreet Brar

MI: 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Jonny Bairstow, 3 Tilak Varma, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Naman Dhir, 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Raj Bawa, 9 Trent Boult, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Richard Gleeson, 12 Ashwani Kumar


Players To Watch Out For

Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS)
Prabhsimran Singh has been a revelation for Punjab Kings at the top of the order this season. He has hammered 517 runs in 15 innings at a strike rate of 166.2 – only Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan have scored more runs than him in the powerplay! Prabhsimran has formed a formidable duo with Priyansh Arya at the top of the order and the pair have smashed 476 runs at a strike rate of 160+ with a best of 120 against Kolkata Knight Riders. He has been brilliant against both pace and spin striking at 163.4 and 173.8 respectively.


Arshdeep Singh (PBKS)
Arshdeep Singh has been the highest impact bowler and leading wicket-taker for Punjab Kings this season with 18 dismissals in 14 outings for the franchise at a strike rate of 16.7 and economy of 8.6. The left-arm seamer has been exceptional in the first 6 overs where he has picked 8 wickets at an economy of just 8.28. Arshdeep has been the leading wicket-taker for PBKS since 2023 and has returned with 54 dismissals in 42 innings.


Suryakumar Yadav (MI)
SKY has been the most consistent batter of the tournament and has not failed even once in the 15 innings he has batted this season. Such phenomenal consistency matched with his ability to score big-runs – he is the second-highest run-getter of the tournament with an aggregate of 673 runs at a strike rate of 167.8 – makes SKY the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 18^th edition of the IPL. He has scored tough runs for MI when they haven’t got a great start at the top of the order and also provided the impetus when he has been given the platform. SKY has a strike rate of 174.5 against pace and the sweep and the slog sweep have been his most productive shots this season.



Jasprit Bumrah (MI)
Jasprit Bumrah has played a significant part in MI’s transformation this season and bagged 18 wickets from 11 outings at a strike rate of 14.44. He has also been brilliantly restrictive with an economy rate of just 6.36 – the best in the tournament amongst all bowlers who have taken a minimum of 5 wickets. Bumrah has been economcal in the powerplay with an economy of just 7.35 and been lethal at the death (last 4 overs) where he has picked 6 wickets at an economy of 7.45.

Venue Stats – Ahmedabad
- The average score batting first in Ahmedabad this season is 221 making it the most high-scoring venue of the season.
- 200 has been breached in 6 of the 7 innings batting first in Ahmedabad this season. Overall, 200 has been crossed 9 times at the Narendra Modi Stadium in the tournament – the most for any venue!
- The spinners have outshone the pacers in Ahmedabad this season and have picked 28 wickets at a rate of 18.2. The pacers have a strike rate of 20.5 at the venue in the competition.
- Batting first has been a massive advantage in Ahmedabad this season with the team setting the target winning 6 of the 7 matches.
- PBKS have won 3 of their 6 matches in Ahmedabad in the IPL but MI do not have a great record and have lost 5 out of 6 matches at the venue.



Powerplay & Death Over Stats
- Prabhsimran Singh has a strike rate of 159 in the powerplay this season.
- Priyansh Arya has a strike rate of 178.4 in the powerplay this season.
- Shreyas Iyer has a strike rate of 162.5 between overs 7-16 in IPL 2025.
- Arshdeep Singh has bagged 8 wickets in the powerplay at an economy of 8.3 this season.
- Suryakumar Yadav has a strike rate of 171 between overs 7-16 in IPL 2025.
- Rohit Sharma has a strike rate of 152.5 in the powerplay in IPL 2025.
- Trent Boult has returned with 9 wickets at an economy of 8.7 in the powerplay this season.
- Jasprit Bumrah has an economy of 7.4 in the last 4 overs this season.

MATCH-UPS

- Rohit Sharma vs Arshdeep Singh in IPL
Innings – 6
Balls – 23
Runs – 28
Strike Rate – 121.7
Dismissals – 1

Prabhsimran Singh vs Trent Boult in IPL
Innings – 5
Balls – 25
Runs – 26
Strike Rate – 104
Dismissals – 2

- Shreyas Iyer vs Jasprit Bumrah in IPL
Innings – 10
Balls – 50
Runs – 66
Strike Rate – 132
Dismissals – 1

- Suryakumar Yadav vs Harpreet Brar in IPL
Innings – 3
Balls – 26
Runs – 33
Strike Rate – 126.9
Dismissals – 0

Match Predictions*

Toss Prediction
Punjab Kings

Who will score most runs
Shreyas Iyer (PBKS)
Suryakumar Yadav (MI)

Who will pick most wickets
Arshdeep Singh (PBKS)
Jasprit Bumrah (MI)

Win Prediction %
Mumbai Indians to win
MI – 60%
PBKS – 40%

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