Mumbai Indians Playing 11 vs Punjab Kings- IPL 2025, Match 69
Published - 25 May 2025, 01:50 PM | Updated - 25 May 2025, 02:00 PM
Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be up against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 69th match of IPL 2025. This article provides details about the Mumbai Indians' Playing 11 vs Punjab Kings for match 69 of IPL 2025.
Mumbai Indians Playing 11 vs Punjab Kings- IPL 2025, Match 69:
Openers: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk)
Former Champions MI would open the innings with Rohit Sharma, who will be partnered by South African batter Ryan Rickelton, both of whom are in fine form in the current season.
Rohit will look to get some vital runs under his belt before stepping into the playoffs and guiding the team to an important win to sign off the league stage.
Rickelton, on the other hand, will look to continue the rhythm he is in while batting before joining South Africa for national commitments.
The left-hander is expected to be replaced by Jonny Bairstow for the playoff games.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (c), Mitchell Santner
MI would expect a much-improved batting performance in the upcoming match against PBKS from the team's middle order than what they delivered against DC.
The MI batters visibly struggled to bat on a sluggish wicket at the Wankhede Stadium, which had a lot of assistance for the spinners.
Mumbai Indians can take confidence from the fact that the team crossed the 200-run mark when they played in Jaipur earlier in the season.
Having said that, the Mumbai Indians would be elated by the way vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav batted against the Delhi Capitals.
The right-hander who scored a match-winning half-century was well supported by Naman Dhir, who also played an attacking and decisive knock of 24 runs off just eight balls.
Bowlers: Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
MI would want their fast-bowling trio of Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, and Jasprit Bumrah to keep up the good work that they have done so far in the ongoing season.
Boult and Bumrah, especially, have been the pick of the bowlers for the five-time champions and have played a crucial role in all three phases of the innings.
The match-winning performances of the two experienced fast bowlers are one of the reasons why the Mumbai Indians have been able to win seven of their last eight games in IPL 2025.
Having said that, the Hardik Pandya-led side would want Deepak Chahar to perform more consistently with the new ball and replicate the performance he delivered in the last game.
Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya has also done a fairly decent job with the ball in the middle overs and has picked up wickets at crucial moments for the team, which includes a five-wicket haul against LSG.
The spin bowling department, which is being handled by Mitchell Santner and Karn Sharma, has been lethal in the middle overs, which was evident against DC as well.
