Punjab Kings Grab Top-Two Spot with Impressive Win Over Mumbai Indians

In a thrilling IPL 2025 showdown at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Punjab Kings (PBKS) locked in a top-two finish by outplaying Mumbai Indians (MI) by seven wickets. This big win gave PBKS 19 points, earning them a spot in Qualifier 1 and two chances to make it to the final. Meanwhile, MI slipped to fourth and now faces a must-win Eliminator match on May 30.

Key Highlights:

• PBKS clinch top-two IPL 2025 finish with seven-wicket win over MI, securing Qualifier 1 berth
• Priyansh Arya and Josh Inglis power PBKS chase after bowlers restrict MI to 184 in Jaipur
• Shreyas Iyer’s cool-headed finish seals PBKS’s first top-two IPL finish in 11 years

PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer called it right at the toss, choosing to bowl first. His bowlers delivered, holding MI to 184/7. Suryakumar Yadav fought hard for MI, scoring a steady 57, but his teammates couldn’t keep up as wickets kept tumbling. PBKS’s Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, and Marco Jansen were the stars, each grabbing three wickets. Vyshak took out big names like Will Jacks and Tilak Varma, while Naman Dhir’s quick 20 off 12 balls gave MI a late push. Still, MI captain Hardik Pandya admitted they fell “10-15 runs short” of a solid score.

Chasing 185, PBKS had a rocky start when Jasprit Bumrah got Prabhsimran Singh out for 13 early on. But Priyansh Arya (62) and Josh Inglis (73) turned things around with an awesome 100-run partnership. Arya went all out with bold shots, while Inglis played smart, keeping MI’s bowlers guessing. Even when Mitchell Santner dismissed both late in the chase, Iyer stayed cool, finishing unbeaten on 18 and smashing a six to wrap up the win in 18.3 overs.

The Jaipur pitch, a batter’s paradise this season with an average first-innings score of 201, played to PBKS’s strengths with its short boundaries. Their batting lineup really showed up.

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This victory is huge for PBKS, their first top-two finish in 11 years, and a nod to Iyer’s sharp leadership. MI, now up against it, will lean on Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav to keep their dream of a sixth IPL title alive in the Eliminator.