Jo bhi jeetega, uska muqabla hoga Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ke saath IPL 2025 ke final mein, 3 June ko Ahmedabad mein. Yeh match ekdum jhakaas hone wala hai, dono teams apna full josh aur dimaag laga ke final ka ticket pakadne ki koshish mein hain.
Kaise Pahunche Yahan Tak
Mumbai Indians: MI ne Eliminator mein Gujarat Titans (GT) ko 30 May 2025 ko dhul chatayi, aur isme Bumrah ka kamaal tha, jiska ekdum deadly spell ne GT ke batters ko tabaah kar diya. Apni teekhi yorkers aur chalaak variations ke saath, Bumrah ne MI ko playoffs mein zinda rakha. League stage mein MI fourth spot pe thi, 16 points ke saath, jab unhone Delhi Capitals ko 59 runs se hara ke playoff mein jagah banayi. Hardik Pandya ki captaincy mein shuruaat thodi shaky thi, lekin Suryakumar Yadav (640 runs, Orange Cap race mein teesra) aur Rohit Sharma ke saath, aur Bumrah ke 19 wickets (Purple Cap ke top bowlers mein) ne team ko ekdum badal diya. Par thodi tension hai, kyunki unke kuch bade overseas players jaise Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks aur Corbin Bosch playoffs ke liye nahi hain, toh Indian talent aur replacements pe bharosa karna padega.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer ki captaincy wali PBKS ko Qualifier 1 mein RCB ne 29 May ko 8 wickets se rula diya, par woh ab bhi game mein hain. League stage mein unhone 17 points ke saath top-2 mein jagah banayi, aur MI ke khilaaf apna last league match 26 May ko Jaipur mein 7 wickets se jeeta, jisme Josh Inglis (73) aur Priyansh Arya (62) ne aag laga di. Ricky Ponting ke coaching mein PBKS ka batting ekdum zabardast raha hai, Prabhsimran Singh aur Nehal Wadhera jaise young Indian players aur Marcus Stoinis, Arshdeep Singh (18 wickets, Purple Cap mein paanchva) jaise overseas stars ke saath. Par Qualifier 1 mein unka batting ekdum flop ho gaya, jab RCB ke Josh Hazlewood aur Suyash Sharma ne unhe 101 runs pe samet diya. Ab PBKS ko jaldi apna groove wapas pana hoga, kyunki Marco Jansen aur Glenn Maxwell jaise players bhi nahi hain.
Kon Hoga Match Ka Boss
Mumbai Indians:
- Jasprit Bumrah: Yeh banda MI ka asli baap hai bowling mein. Eliminator mein usne Washington Sundar ko clean karke dikhaya ki uska koi jawaab nahi. 19 wickets ke saath, woh PBKS ke batters ke liye bada khatra hai.
- Suryakumar Yadav: 640 runs ke saath, isne PBKS ke khilaaf league mein 57 off 39 balls ka dhamaka kiya tha. Iska spinners ke khilaaf aggressive khel PBKS ke Harpreet Brar aur Praveen Dubey ke liye headache ban sakta hai.
- Hardik Pandya: Captain apne all-round game se MI ko balance deta hai. League match mein PBKS ke khilaaf 26 off 15 balls ne dikha diya ki woh clutch moments mein kamaal kar sakta hai.
Punjab Kings:
- Shreyas Iyer: Captain cool ka batting aur leadership PBKS ka backbone hai. Unka best IPL season ke runs se bas 31 runs peeche hain, aur unhe batting ko sambhalna hoga Qualifier 1 ke flop show ke baad.
- Josh Inglis: Aussie wicketkeeper ka MI ke khilaaf 73 off 27 balls ka dhamaka yaad hai? Powerplay mein yeh banda game badal sakta hai.
- Arshdeep Singh: 18 wickets ke saath, iske yorkers aur death overs mein tight bowling (MI ke khilaaf last over mein sirf 3 runs) PBKS ka trump card hai. MI ke middle order ko target karna hoga.
Game Plan Kya Hai
Mullanpur ka pitch bowlers ke liye thodi helpful hai, jaise Qualifier 1 mein RCB ne PBKS ko 101 pe rok diya. MI ka plan hoga Bumrah, Trent Boult aur Mitchell Santner ke saath PBKS ke top order ko jaldi udaana. PBKS ko apna home ground advantage use karna hoga, kyunki unhone wahan kaafi matches khele hain. Unke spinners Harpreet Brar aur Praveen Dubey ko MI ke Suryakumar aur Tilak Varma jaise aggressive batters ko rokna hoga middle overs mein.
PBKS ka MI ke khilaaf recent 7-wicket win unhe thoda confidence deta hai, lekin MI ka Eliminator ka momentum aur Bumrah ka form unhe dangerous banata hai. Dono teams ke key players ke na hone se match ekdum barabar ka hai, aur jeet uski hogi jo clutch moments mein bada shot marega.
Kya Hai Daav Pe
Jeetne wali team RCB ke saath 3 June 2025 ko IPL 2025 final khelegi. RCB ne Qualifier 1 mein PBKS ko 8 wickets se hara ke apna fourth IPL final confirm kiya, jisme Phil Salt ka 56 off 27 balls aur Josh Hazlewood ke 3 wickets ne kamaal kiya. MI ke liye yeh jeet ekdum epic comeback hogi, kyunki woh 2024 mein last aaye the. PBKS ke liye, yeh unka doosra IPL final hoga 2014 ke baad, aur ek decade ke heartbreak ko khatam karne ka chance. Haarne wali team ka season yahin khatam, toh yeh ekdum high-voltage knockout hai.
Fans Ka Josh
X pe fans ka excitement sky-high hai. Ek user ne Bumrah ke Eliminator performance ko “Jasprit Bumrah era” bola. Par kuch MI fans ko tension hai ki Bumrah ke alawa unka bowling thoda weak hai, khaas kar Deepak Chahar ke fitness issues ke saath. PBKS fans ko unke top-two finish pe garv hai, lekin Qualifier 1 ke batting collapse se thodi ghabrahat bhi. Sabka yahi maan na hai ki match chhote moments pe depend karega, khaas kar Bumrah ka opening spell aur PBKS ka top order.
Kya Hoga
Yeh match ekdum tight hone wala hai, lekin MI ka recent form aur Bumrah ka kamaal unhe thodi edge deta hai. PBKS ka balanced squad aur home ground advantage bhi kam nahi, agar unke batters Qualifier 1 ka bhoot bhul jaayein. Last overs mein jeetne wali team final mein RCB se bhidegi. Match ka faisla pressure handle karne wali team ke haath mein hoga.
