The Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav went on to slam fifty in the high thriller IPL 2025 game against Punjab Kings on May 26 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
His fifty and a significant contribution from Naman Dhir and Hardik Pandya have helped the side to post 184 runs in their 20-over innings.
With both sides having qualified for the playoffs, this game will be a contest for securing the top two spots in the IPL 2025 points table. PBKS are ahead of Mumbai in the table with a superior points tally.
Batting first, Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma opened the innings while Arshdeep Singh opened the bowling attack. The Mumbai duo went on to play a decent knock of 45 for the first wicket as Rickelton lost his wicket to Marco Jansen for 27 runs.
With Suryakumar Yadav joining Rohit Sharma, they went on to score 52 runs in the powerplay.
After Tilak Varma lost his wicket for 1 run, Will Jacks lost his wicket to Vyshak Vijaykumar for 17 runs leaving Mumbai losing four wickets for 106 runs.
Innings break!#PBKS keep #MI to 184/7 in a topsy turvy first half of this exciting contest 🔥
Folks, who will seal a spot in Qualifier 1⃣ tonight? 🤔
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2025
However Hardik Pandya and Naman Dhir went on to provide some contributions. With Hardik Pandya’s 26 and Naman Dhir’s 20 runs, Mumbai pushed their total to cross 150 runs.
Meanwhile Suryakumar Yadav went on to complete his 21st half century. After an onslaught in the penulitmate over, Arshdeep Singh pulled back very effectively, picking two wickets and conceding only three runs to restrict 200 run score.
Apart from Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen and Vijaykumar Vyshak also picked two wickets each while Harpreet Brar had one dismissal.
PBKS vs MI Playing 11
Punjab King Playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh
Mumbai Indians Playing 11: Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
