IPL 2025 Predicting MI Playing XI vs PBKS

Mumbai Indians are set to play their final league match against Punjab kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The five time IPL champions are chasing their sixth IPL trophy this year. The other three teams qualified to the playoffs are GT, PBKS and RCB in which Gujarat is the only team to win championship before.

So, in their final IPL game, we expect some changes or experiments from MI with their playing 11. Before entering the playoffs, they would like to test their bench strength for one final time against a strong looking Punjab Kings.

MI Predicted 11 against PBKS: Rohit Sharma (Karan Sharma/Impact), Jonny Bairstow, Tilak Varma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Nama Dhir, Bevon Jacobs, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Openers: Rohit Sharma and Johnny Bairstow

As we see there could be Johnny Bairstow and Bevon Jacobs making their debut for the Mumbai Indians in this game. Bairstow is a proven opener and he could show his class alongside Rohit Sharma. Both the batters can hit long sixes as the Jaipur stadium is bigger in dimensions compared with Mumbai’s Wankhade.

Batters: Tilak Varma, Bevon Jacobs, Surya Kumar Yadav and Naman Dhir

Tilak Varma and SKY will take care of the middle order. Captain Hardik Pandya, Nama Dhir and Bevon Jacob could play in the finisher role. The Punjab Kings bowlers will have a tough time bowling against this power hitters and match winners.

All Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya and Leg spinner Mitchell Santner has the ability to contribute in both batting and bowling. Their role will have a huge impact against PBKS.

Bowlers: Karan Sharma (Impact), Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, and Jasprit Bumrah

The Mumbai Indians has the best pace bowling attack this year. Deepak Chahar and Trent Boult will do the opening spell in the powerplays with their impressive seam and swing bowling. Jasprit Bumrah will take care of the death bowling to make sure PBKS are contained within the par score. Karan Sharma could play as an Impact sub inplace of Rohit Sharma.