Pbks vs mi Qualifier-2: Today we will get the second finalist team of IPL 2025, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will be face to face in UGLIFIRE-2. The team that won this match to be held at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad will go to the final and the dream of the losing team will be broken. However, if the match is canceled due to rain, then a team will be out without playing.

According to the IPL 2025 format, the number 1 and 2 teams in the points table have 2 opportunities to go to the finals, only then Punjab Kings did not get out after losing the first qualifier, while the third and fourth number teams have to win 3 consecutive matches to win the title. Mumbai has defeated Gujarat in eliminator. Now qualifier-2 will be played in Ahmedabad, there is a possibility of rain in this match.

IPL Qualifier-2 is not in Reserve Day

Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians is not Reserve Day for the second qualifier. Let us tell you that Reserve Day is kept so that no big match will be inconclusive due to rain. Under this, if there is no match on the due date, then the next day the match can be started from where it was stopped. But there is no reserve day in the qualifier-2 of IPL 2025.

Yes, but to ensure that the match was not canceled due to rain, BCCI had changed the rules related to IPL 2025. Now the extra time has extended 2 hours. But even after this, if the match is canceled then what?

Which team will be outside the match due to rain?

If the match can be canceled due to the qualifier-2 rain, then the team above in the points table will benefit from it. Here the Punjab Kings were at number one in the points table and Mumbai Indians at number four. In such a situation, if this match is canceled, then the final Punjab will play with RCB and Mumbai will be out.

Punjab Kings Players List

Haranur Singh, Nehal Vadhera, Priyansh Arya, Yellow Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Aaron Hardy, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Michel Owen, Musheer Khan, Suryash Shej, Josh English (wicket keeper), Prabhasimran Singh (wicket keeper), Vishnu Vinod (wicket -keepers), Azammatullah Vinod (wicket keeper) Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kuldeep Sen, Kyle Jamison, Praveen Dubey, Vaishakh Vijay Kumar, Javier Bartlet, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Mumbai Indians Players List

Bewon Jacobs, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Charith Asanka, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Michel Santner, Naman Dhir, Richard Glison, Robin Minj (wicket keeper), Johnny Bairstow (wicket keeper), Krishnan Sreejith (wicket keeper), wicket keeper, Allah Ghaznafar, Arjun Ghaznafar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Lijad Williams, Mujib ur Rehman, Raghu Sharma, Rece Toplay, Satyanarayan Raju, Trent Bolt, Vignesh Puthur.

The IPL 2025 eliminator match will be played between Gujarat Titans, captained by Shubman Gill and Mumbai Indians captained by Hardik Pandya. The team that will win this match will play qualifier-2 while the losing team will be out of the tournament. The eliminator match will be played at Mohali’s Mullanpur Stadium (New PCA Stadium) and there is a possibility of rain.

The Gujarat Titans were initially a strong contender for number-2, but the last 2 matches lost it. After the initial defeat, Mumbai Indians were also riding on the Jeet Rath but after the defeat in 2 matches of the league stage, Hardik Pandya & Team had to be satisfied in fourth place. Now both these teams have to win 3 consecutive matches to win the title.

It is clear that the eliminator winning team will go to the qualifier-2 and the losing team will be out but what will happen if the match is canceled due to rain? Let us tell you the rules.

IPL Playoff 2025 format

According to the IPL playoff format, the top 2 teams play qualifier-1, the winning team goes directly to the finals and the losing team has to win the qualifier-2 to go to the final. The eliminator match is between the third and fourth team. The Gujarat Titans ranked third in the points table and Mumbai Indians ranked fourth.

How will the weather be in the match

The eliminator match will be held between Gujarat and Mumbai on May 30 at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in Mohali. The match will be played from 7:30 pm in the evening. There is a possibility of rain in Mohali on this day. There may be heavy rains in the afternoon, rain is forecast during the match.

If the eliminator match is canceled, which team will be out?

Gujarat Titans vs. Mumbai Indians Eliminator is not a reserve day for the match, that is, the match should be completed in a single day. If this does not happen, then the rule says that the team above in the points table will get benefit. That is, in this situation, Mumbai Indians will be out as it finished fourth while Gujarat Titans will reach Qualifier-2 as she was third.

In the IPL 2025 playoffs, only the qualifier-2 and the final match have been presented. Under this rule, if the match is not possible on that day due to rain, then the match will be played the next day, from where the match was stopped. The second qualifier will be played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad on 1 June and the final on June 3.