After suffering a dramatic collapse against RCB, Punjab Kings will be desperate to take down the mighty MI in their Qualifier 2 clash on Sunday. Shreyas Iyer and co. were handed a 8-wicket thrashing by Bengaluru after being bundled out for just 101 runs in Qualifier 1. While they did get another chance to book a berth in the final by the virtue of a top finish in the league stage, the game against MI won’t be a cakewalk for PBKS.
Predicted PBKS playing XI vs MI
| Position | Player | Role |
| 1. | Prabhsimran Singh (WK) | Batter |
| 2. | Priyansh Arya | Batter |
| 3. | Josh Inglis | Batter |
| 4. | Shreyas Iyer (C) | Batter |
| 5. | Nehal Wadhera | Batter |
| 6. | Shashank Singh | Batter |
| 7. | Marcus Stoinis | All-rounder |
| 8. | Azmatullah Omerzai | All-rounder |
| 9. | Yuzvendra Chahal | Bowler |
| 10. | Arshdeep Singh | Bowler |
| 11. | Kyle Jamieson | Bowler |
PBKS will be hoping that Chahal will return to the playing XI for the tie against MI. The veteran spinner missed Qualifier 1 due to a wrist injury. However, he was seen bowling on the sidelines of the Narendra Modi stadium on the eve of the match.
PBKS batters will be hoping to put up a better show vs MI after completely failing to fire in the previous match. It will be of extreme importance for Iyer and co. to not play impulsive shots and trigger a collapse. Captain Shreyas, who has had a splendid season so far, will be eyeing to score his 6th half-century in what is a must-win game for PBKS in order to keep their hopes of winning their maiden IPL title alive.
PBKS squad for IPL 2025
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, Musheer Naushad Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Praveen Dubey, Xavier Bartlett, Suryansh Shedge, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash
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