Match overview
Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in Jaipur on 26 May 2025, completing a comfortable chase of 185 with wickets to spare. Mumbai Indians had posted 184/7 batting first, a total built on a 52-run powerplay and a solid middle phase of 79 runs. In reply, Punjab Kings lost only 3 wickets and scored 99 runs in the middle overs alone. JP Inglis won the Player of the Match award. The result extends Punjab Kings' recent edge in this fixture, with PBKS now having won two of their last three meetings with Mumbai Indians.
Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field, a decision that aligned with conditions at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The venue's chase success rate across 97 matches stands at 64 per cent, and teams choosing to field have won 60 per cent of tosses there. Mumbai Indians' 184 was above the ground's average first-innings score of 165, which made the target look meaningful on paper. In practice, Punjab Kings were rarely under serious pressure once they settled into the chase.
The difference between the two innings was largely the middle phase. Mumbai Indians managed 79 runs for 3 wickets in overs 7 to 15; Punjab Kings scored 99 for 1 in the same stretch. That 20-run swing, combined with the extra wicket in hand, gave PBKS the foundation to complete the chase without a late scramble. The death overs were almost academic: Punjab Kings needed only 41 runs from the final four overs and lost one more wicket in doing so.
Venue and conditions
Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur has hosted 97 T20 matches, producing an average first-innings score of 165 and an average second-innings score of 153. Both sides scored above those averages in this game, which is consistent with the venue's pattern of performing slightly above its own baseline when two top-four sides meet late in the IPL group stage.
The powerplay average at this ground is 46 runs. Mumbai Indians exceeded that with 52 in the first innings; Punjab Kings came in just under at 47 in the chase. The death overs average is 39 runs, and both sides went above that too: MI scored 53 in their final four overs and PBKS scored 41, though the latter had a much lower asking rate at that stage. The pitch generally offers something to seamers early and flattens out through the middle, which helps explain why chasing sides do well once they get through the powerplay.
The toss has had a meaningful bearing on results here. With fielding sides winning 60 per cent of tosses and chasers winning 64 per cent of completed matches, Jaipur is as favourable a venue for a team batting second as any in the IPL calendar. Punjab Kings' decision to field first, therefore, followed a clear strategic logic rather than a coin-flip instinct.
How to watch
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Recent form
Mumbai Indians came into this fixture in decent shape, having won four of their last five matches in the 2025 IPL. Their only defeat in that run came against Gujarat Titans. Wins over Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants, and Sunrisers Hyderabad had built genuine momentum, and a total of 184 suggested the batting unit was still functioning well even in defeat.
Punjab Kings had a more mixed recent record, winning three of their last five. They beat Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants, and Chennai Super Kings but lost to Delhi Capitals and had a no-result against the same opposition. A total of 187/3 and a 7-wicket win represents their most complete performance in that run, with the batting in particular clicking at a time when it matters most in the competition.
