Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Qualifier 2 was played between Mumbai Indians (Mi) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this high-scoring match, Punjab Kings made it to the finals of Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets by 7 wickets. Captain Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 87 innings. Now Punjab will compete with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on June 3, June 3.
Although IPL is going to get a new champion in this season, this defeat was very disappointing for Mumbai Indians. Five -time champion Mumbai was playing for its sixth trophy. There were many reasons for his defeat, but Harbhajan Singh, who was part of the MI champion team, blamed one reason especially for his defeat. The former Indian spinner raised questions about the frequent interference of head coach Mahela Jayawardene and bowling coach Lasith Malinga.
Harbhajan told the reason for Mi’s defeat
Harbhajan said, “Look at the dugout of Mumbai Indians. When he was carrying runs, there was a lot of interference from outside. He was telling a bowler like coach Bumrah what to do and what to do. The dressing room should be calm. The coach should be advised only, should not be shown. When this happens again, it should not be shown.
The former Indian spinner also said that players like Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Jaspreet Bumrah should be trusted. He said, “There are big players like Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya. Let them play. They have won the trophy many times before. But, the coaching staff were repeatedly pointing by hand and interfering in between. It should not have happened.”
However, the season of Mumbai Indians was not as bad. Last year, Mumbai Indians were at the last position. There was a lot of controversy about Hardik Pandya this year. Initially, Mumbai lost five of their first six matches, but then they made a brilliant comeback and won six consecutive matches and made it to the playoffs.
Mumbai strengthened their claim by defeating Gujarat Titans in Eliminator. He scored 203 runs against Punjab, but due to some captain’s decisions and Trent Bolt’s drop catch, the team came under pressure and lost the match.
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