Consequently, PBKS, finishing the league stage in the top position with 19 points from 14 matches, will move forward to the final ahead of MI, who concluded the initial phase with 16 points in fourth place. A superior performance in the league stage grants PBKS the advantage of reaching the final, which does feature a reserve day on June 4.
The locations for the IPL 2025 playoffs have been changed from Hyderabad and Kolkata to Chandigarh and Ahmedabad, respectively, due to the current weather conditions.
After rain affected several league stage matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) aimed to prevent similar disruptions during the crucial knockout games. However, Ahmedabad is currently experiencing continuous rainfall, jeopardizing the Qualifier 2 match, which decides who will face the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the finals.
The toss has already occurred, with Shreyas Iyer winning the coin flip. PBKS chose to bowl first, prompting MI to add left-arm pacer Reece Topley to their lineup.
Playing XIs
PBKS: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
MI: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Raj Bawa, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Reece Topley
Impact substitute options
PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlet, Harpreet Brar
MI: Ashwani Kumar, Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Robin Minz, Bevon Jacobs
First Published: Jun 1, 2025 9:08 PM IST
