Sandy Verma
Tezzbuzz|02-06-2025
Mumbai Indians have lost in IPL 2025 qualifier 2 against Punjab Kings and for this reason they have been ruled out of IPL 2025. Mumbai Indians would like to forget this match soon as they have not been able to defend more than 200 scores for the first time in the history of IPL. In this match, there were 3 major reasons for Mumbai Indians behind the defeat.
Jasprit Bumrah has been a disappointing performance of Jasprit Bumrah, the biggest reason for Mumbai Indians defeat in this big match. For the first time in this season, he spent 40 runs in his 4 -over spell without taking any wicket without taking any wicket. This was his most expensive spell of this season. Punjab Kings got an edge in this match due to his not taking wickets.
The second name in this list is of the team captain Hardik Pandya as his performance in this match has made everyone frustrated. Batting first, he could not finish the innings and scored just 15 runs in 13 balls. He did nothing special in the ball as well and some decisions are raising questions in the captaincy.
Ashwini Kumar came as an impact player against Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 but could not impose impact in this match. He spent 55 runs in his 4 -over spell, defending the target.
Talking about this match, batting first, the team of Mumbai Indians scored 203 runs in their scheduled 20 overs. Chasing this big target, the innings of Punjab Kings received a lot of ups and downs, but with the remaining 1 over, he got the match in its name.
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