Mumbai Indians Facing a strong Punjab kings and on Monday, at the prestigious Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, the IPL 2025 match number 69 defeated seven wickets. This disadvantage ended MI one top-to-two and booked its place in IPL 2025 Eliminator.
The 185 chase of Punjab was anchored for half-centuries from the Arya and Josh Englandis, who left it with nine balls. The pair gave a 109 -run partnership, which reduced the possibility of sealing MI's qualifier 1 spot. As a result, MI ended its league stage campaign with 16 points out of 14 matches and finishing fourth. However, now the big question is, who will face Mumbai Indians in Eliminator?
Hardik Pandya -led side has now been confirmed to the eliminator, they will have to wait for the result of the final league game of the season between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Tuesday, May 27.
Which team will face Mumbai Indians in Eliminator?
Scenario 1: RCB necklace LSG
If Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Lucknow Super Giants, RCB will jump to 19 points, cross Gujarat Titans, who are currently second with 18 points. If RCB manages to win Big on LSG, he also has a shot in finishing in the position of a better net run-rate (NRR).
If this happens, RCB will face Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mulanpur on Thursday, 29 May. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians will take the Gujarat Titans at Eliminator, which is scheduled in Mulanpur on Friday, 30 May.
Scenario 2: RCB lost to LSG
If the Lucknow super legends manage to spoil the party and defeat the RCB, the Gujarat Titans finished second and will play the role of Punjab Kings in qualifier 1. With this, the royal challengers Bangalore finished fourth and will face Mumbai Indians.
Why is the top-two finish important?
Eliminator game does not give any other chance for teams playing in Qualifier 1. The winner is in the race for the IPL 2025 title, while the losers are excluded. The winners of this match will proceed to face the defeat of qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2.
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