Punjab Kings VS Mumbai Indians [What to watch out for in IPL 2025]
Introduction of Punjab Kings
The Punjab Kings is one the most popular cricket teams of all time. Based out of Mohali, Punjab, the team debuted in the Indian Premier League in 2008. In recent years, the performance of the team has improved. In 2014, the team reached the semi-finals of IPL for the first time ever and stood as runner-ups after losing the match against Chennai Super Kings.
The franchise of Punjab Kings was bought jointly by Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Mohit Burman, and Karan Paul. Each of them possesses an individual stake. Currently, Mohit Burman of the Dabur group (46%), Ness Wadia of the Wadia group (23%), Preity Zinta- of the Wadia group (23%), and Karan Paul (Apeejay Surrendra Group) own 8% stake in Punjab Kings. The high-flying Punjab Kings have retained Prabhsmiran Singh and Shashank Singh for the IPL 2025 and appointed Shreyas Iyer as the PBKS new captain. Here is the list of players in Punjab Kings:
- Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, John Inglis, Harnoor Pannu, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsmiran Singh, Shashank Singh
- Allrounders: Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge
- Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey
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Introduction of Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians is one of the most successful franchises ever in the history of IPL. The team was founded in 2008, and it is based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra. Mumbai Indians is owned by one of India's most prominent business tycoons, Mukesh Ambai, and his wife, Neeta Ambani. Although the team struggled in its initial years (2008-2009), it evolved as one of the strongest teams over time. In the past 17 years, the team brought the IPL trophy home five times. Mumbai Indians' recent victory was in the year 2020 under the leadership of Rohit Sharma.
In the IPL 2025, an Indian cricket player, a right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium fast bowler, Hardik Pandya will lead the team. Here is the list of players in Mumbai Indians:
- Batters: Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Shrijith Krishnan, Bevon Jacobs, N.Tilak Varma
- Allrounders: Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Raj Angad Bawa, Vignesh Puthur, Corbin Bosch
- Bowlers: Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, V.Satyanarayana Penmetsa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Jasprit Bumrah
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025
Two of the strongest teams of IPL, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians are going head to head in the 2025 IPL. Both teams are stacked with international stars. They feature the most polished cricketers and bowlers in IPL—such as Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal, in Punjab Kings; and Rohit Sharma, Jaspri Bumrah, Trent Boultand and Hardik Pandya in Mumbai Indians. The list continues.
When talking about Punjab kings, the team has a slightly unsatisfactory record, especially in the IPL series. On the other hand, the five-time champion, Mumbai Indians, is all set to bring back the trophy home. Over the years, both teams have evolved drastically in terms of their strategies, players, and tactics to win matches.
With MI having a slight advantage over its competitors, the fans are excited to know whether it will emerge victorious again or if the boys of Punjab Kings are ready to put their best foot forward.
Past Performance of MI vs PBKS head to head
If you're an Indian, your love for cricket must be unparalleled. On the one hand, where Mumbai Indians are evolving as the best team in the nation, Punjab Kings have practiced hard to beat MI in the upcoming 2025 IPL. Although both the teams are star-studded with players like Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal and others, it's hard to decide which one will emerge victorious.
In the past years, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians have played 32 matches against each other, out of which 17 were won by MI, whereas 15 were by PBKS.
Here is the MI vs PBKS scorecard
Retained Players in Each Team
Top retained batsmen and their performance in PBKS vs MI head-to-head matches till 2024
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Most Runs
Rohit Sharma (MI) - 5479
Suryakumar Yadav (MI) - 3090
Prabhsmiran Singh ( PBKS ) - 830
Shashank Singh (PBKS) - 398
Top retained bowlers and their performance in PBKS vs MI head-to-head matches till 2023
Top Performers in Batting and Bowling
In the IPL, Mumbai Indians retained top run-scorers Rohit Sharma (5479 runs) and Suryakumar Yadav (3090 runs). Punjab Kings retained Prabhsimran Singh (830 runs) and Shashank Singh (398 runs), their highest run-scorers.
Hardik Pandya from MI secured the first position in the bowling department with 56 wickets, followed by PBKS’s Arshdeep Singh's 81 wickets.
In the last season, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians came face to face again. Thanks to unparalleled contributions, boys in blue made the target of 192/7; and won the match by nine runs.
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