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Pitch covers coming in as rains started dripping during the qualifier 2 mach of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on the 1st June 2025 (SPORTZPICS)
The Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings was delayed after toss due to a rain at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. The drizzle started close to the match start before stopping and then starting again. The team which will win the Qualifier 2 will go to the final on Tuesday where Royal Challengers Bengaluru await.
Punjab Kings opted to bowl against Mumbai Indians with veteran leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal back in the playing eleven while left-arm seamer Reece Topley replaced injured Richard Gleeson in the Mumbai Indians line-up.
“We are going to bowl first. Slightly overcast and the wicket was under the covers yesterday. Based on these, we are going to bowl first. It’s a fresh day, we’ve recovered pretty well, rejuvenated and our mindset is to go out there and win. Boys are in high spirits, everyone’s thinking positive. The environment in the dressing room is top-notch at the moment, so I can’t complain much,” PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said at the toss.
“We also would have bowled first. Looks like a decent track, just need to bat well, assess the conditions early and I think we’ll be okay. It (pitch) has gotten much flatter, the balls have stopped doing as much as it used to do. If you bowl well, fast bowlers tend to get some help. At the same point of time, if you bat well, you can score a lot of runs. There are a lot of areas where we could have got better in the last game. Playing a tight crucial game, one day break, it’s tough but we are into a rhythm and we know what we need to execute. We came very early morning after the game, we needed some rest, most of the guys focused on recovery and being fresh for today. The intensity will be very important and we’re looking forward to it,” MI captain Hardik Pandya said.
What was predicted?
The temperature in the daytime in Ahmedabad on Sunday is expected to be around 38 degrees Celsius, and in the evening it is expected to be around 28 degrees Celsius. Apart from the temperature, dew plays a big factor at this venue, hence the teams winning the toss might be tempted to bowl first.
What happens if the match gets washed out
There’s a lot of time before the match gets washed out. The BCCI has increased the extra time to complete matches to 120 minutes from the existing one hour. The step has been taken considering the unpredictable weather.
If the match still cannot be completed in the stipulated time, the team which finished higher in the points table will qualify for the final. This means that Punjab hold the advantage over MI due to finishing 2nd as opposed to MI’s 4th placed finish.
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